Cultivation Technician - Irrigation and IPM

United States·ScrantonFull-time Non-Exempt (H)mid

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Want to make a meaningful difference in peoples’ lives while earning a competitive salary? At Jushi Holdings Inc. ”) (CSE: JUSH) (OTCQX: JUSHF), we are shaping the future of the cannabis industry, the fastest growing jobs sector in the U.S. The Cultivation Technician position provides manual labor to support the activities and operations of the Cultivation Department while abiding by all applicable policies, procedures and operational guidelines. This position is generally responsible to assist with all Cultivation operations.

Responsible to complete any work assigned during scheduled shifts.

Provide any necessary support to the management team to ensure cultivation duties are efficiently and timely completed in a manner consistent with the company’s Standard Operation Procedure for each duty.

Initial Cultivation Associate duties will involve essential Cultivation operations and may be expanded over time.

Daily responsibilities include: plant work, and specifically (but not exclusively) big leaf and bottom stripping in flower rooms, seed-to-sale tracking data input, sweeping and disinfecting flower/vegetative rooms, disposing of used growing media, preparing rooms for a refill, and all general cleaning.

Weekly responsibilities include: spot cleaning, flipping flower blocks, consolidating vegetative trays, planting coco cubes, watering, and light maintenance.

Monthly responsibilities include: harvesting and big leafing, applying predatory insects, hanging sticky cards for IPM monitoring, helping with monthly on-hand inventory counts, assisting with safety meetings, taking clones, and rotating mother plants.

Responsible to follow all applicable operational guidelines, comply with verbal directives, and practice and/or implement all safety, security, sanitation, policies, procedures, rules, skills, and the like presented during training, by management, in Standard Operating Procedures, or otherwise when performing job duties.

Responsible to understand and follow all GACP/GMP guidelines throughout the facility.

Perform such other duties as employee is qualified to perform and may be assigned.

Irrigation & Fertigation

Clean, Prepare, and mix fertilizer stock tanks to ensure consistent nutrient application.

Monitor media moisture levels, runoff/EC/pH, and system performance to ensure consistent nutrient delivery.

Perform room walkthroughs to safeguard against irrigation abnormalities such as dry or oversaturated plants.

Assist with troubleshooting and light maintenance of irrigation systems including but not limited to filters, valves, emitters, pipes, and sensors.

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Conduct routine scouting of all growth stages for pests, disease, nutrient issues, and environmental stressors.

Accurately and succinctly document all scouting activities and findings into the QuickBase scouting form.

Must Pass a respirator fit test evaluation.

Must Apply IPM treatments including foliar sprays, drenches, and biological control agents (BCAs).

Assist with maintaining and improving sanitation and biosecurity practices to support pest and disease prevention.

Immediately report plant health trends or concerns to management.

Ensure all applications and activities are compliant with internal policies and regulatory requirements.

Maintain cleanliness and organization of assigned cultivation areas, including irrigation and spray equipment, grow rooms and tables.

Degree in Horticulture, Plant Science, Agronomy, Plant Biology, or related field, or a minimum of 2 years of experience cultivating plants, or registered in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Pharmacy Technician

Must pass background and drug screening

Knowledge of large-scale commercial plant cultivation, including but not limited to, nutrient requirements, growing media, light requirements, temperature control, and airflow.

Experience with compliance systems.

Advanced cannabis plant and genetics knowledge.

Must accept accountability, have a proactive attitude, and demonstrate consistent attention to detail.

Active listening and effective verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate to a variety of audiences, are critical.

Basic math skills are necessary.

Basic understanding of applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and particularly those governing cannabis, and organizational rules, directives, and Standard Operating Procedures.

Ability to work independently throughout the day in accordance with instructions.

Ability to use standard office equipment, and particularly computer equipment and software such as word processing, database management, spreadsheet applications, and electronic mail.

Ability to work effectively with other employees, management, customers, government representatives such as facility inspectors