Cannabis Flower Cultivation Technician

Calypso Enterprises; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Calypso Enterprises in Erie, PA seeks a Cultivation Technician (Flower) to perform hands-on tasks in flowering rooms, following SOPs for canopy management, trellising, defoliation, irrigation, and environmental monitoring.

You will log readings, support harvest readiness, assist with sanitation, and help maintain room logs and QC standards while working with a safety-focused team in a fast-paced, compliant facility.

Qualifications

• 1+ year hands-on horticulture/cannabis cultivation preferred; entry-level candidates with strong plant aptitude considered.
• Working familiarity with flowering room tasks (trellising, defoliation, irrigation checks, basic steering concepts).
• Basic understanding of EC/pH, VPD, airflow/dehumidification, and sanitation in controlled environments.

Responsibilities

• Canopy management: install trellis/netting; tuck, prune, and defoliate per run cards and timing windows.
• Maintain plant spacing and light distribution; remove senescent material to reduce risk.
• Support crop steering objectives by executing tasks that drive desired plant architecture.
• Perform irrigation events as directed; check drippers, lines, timers, and emitters for function.
• Take and log EC/pH of stock solutions, media runoff, and environmental/irrigation readings.
• Record room setpoints and actuals (temp, RH/VPD, CO₂) and verify sensor/monitor placement.
• Check airflow (fans/filters) and dehumidifiers; report alarms, leaks, or abnormal trends immediately.
• Complete scouting routes (sticky cards, leaf inspections with loupe), record findings, and flag issues.
• Complete room logs, IPM logs, sanitation checklists, irrigation records, and calibration sheets accurately.

Skills

Horticulture

Cannabis cultivation

Data entry

Tablets/Scanners

Irrigation checks

EC/pH

Sanitation

Team player

Tools

Tablets/Scanners

Job description

Calypso Enterprises in Erie, PA seeks a Cultivation Technician (Flower) to perform hands-on tasks in flowering rooms, following SOPs for canopy management, trellising, defoliation, irrigation, and environmental monitoring.

You will log readings, support harvest readiness, assist with sanitation, and help maintain room logs and QC standards while working with a safety-focused team in a fast-paced, compliant facility.