Cultivation Associate

Curaleaf; Hammonton (NJ); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay & benefits

Generous PTO

Life/ Disability Insurance

Community involvement

Referral bonuses

Product discounts

Job summary

Curaleaf is seeking a Cultivation Associate for weekend shifts at our New Jersey cultivation facility. You will handle day-to-day plant care to maintain production goals and quality targets, including trimming, pruning, debulking, transplanting, and canopy work, plus cleaning and sanitation.

You will monitor growing conditions, assist with harvests, curing, and operate cultivation equipment while adhering to state compliance and safety protocols.

Qualifications

• Experience with harvesting plants in a work or home setting (gardening, etc.).
• Great attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced team environment.
• Willingness to learn and execute techniques aligned with company best practices.

Responsibilities

• Plan cultivation activities with leadership to align with production schedules.
• Prepare space required for planned production.
• Cloning: cutting, rooting, and transplanting; clone care, watering, and feeding.
• Monitor humidity, moisture, and temperature and cultivation procedures to ensure conformance with quality control standards.
• Inspect crop and remove substandard or diseased plants to maintain quality standards.
• Monitor and care for plants during vegetative and flowering phases.
• Harvesting: cutting plants; trimming; removing flowering tops; curing process monitoring.
• Operate and maintain cultivation systems/equipment.
• Ensure daily compliance with policies and procedures including state compliance, security protocols, and access protocols.
• Other duties as assigned related to overall health and efficiency of cultivation efforts.

Skills

Harvesting

Trimming

Pruning

Debulking

Transplanting

Canopy management

Data entry

Sanitation

Plant care

Job description

At Curaleaf, we’re redefining the cannabis industry with a strong commitment to quality, expertise, and innovation. As a leading global cannabis provider, our brands—including Curaleaf, Select, and Grassroots—offer premium products and services in both medical and adult-use markets.

Join us at Curaleaf to be part of a high-growth, purpose-driven company that champions corporate social responsibility through our Rooted in Good initiative, supporting community outreach and positive change. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, drive innovation, and help shape the future of cannabis.

Cultivation Associate (Weekends)

Job Type: Full-Time; Non-Exempt

Who You Are:

As our Cultivation Associate, you will be responsible for the day-to-day assignments and tasks that keep our plants healthy to meet our production goals and quality targets on track. These responsibilities include but are not limited to trimming, pruning, debulking, transplanting, canopy manipulation, harvesting, data entry, and overall plant care at our cannabis cultivation facility. This position is also responsible for many of the cleaning, sanitation, and organization tasks of our grow rooms. Our cleaning instruments and chemicals will be required to ensure a sterile and pest-free environment for our plants.

What You’ll Do:

• Work with cultivation leadership to plan for growing activities that are consistent with planned production schedules
• Prepare space required for planned production
• Cloning: cutting, rooting, and transplanting; clone care, watering, and feeding.
• Monitor growing conditions and review changes in humidity, moisture, and temperature and cultivation procedures to ensure conformance with quality control standards
• Inspect crop to ascertain conditions such as leaf texture, bloom size, and the existence of pests or disease, removing substandard or diseased plants to maintain quality standards
• Monitor and care for plants during vegetative and flowering phase
• Harvesting: cutting plants; trimming cut plants; removing flowering tops.
• Curing: hanging and dry-racking flowers; monitoring curing process and climate control.
• Operating and maintaining cultivation systems/equipment
• Ensure daily compliance with policies and procedures including but not limited to state compliance, security protocols, and access protocols
• Other duties as assigned related to the overall health and efficiency of our cultivation efforts

What You’ll Bring:

• A green thumb, a passion for working with plants, and experience with harvesting plants in a work or home setting (gardening, etc.)
• Ability to work well with other employees in a fast paced, team environment while contributing to a positive and professional atmosphere
• Possess great attention to detail
• Ability to learn and execute techniques consistent with company best practices

Even Better If:

• You have previous landscaping, horticulture, or agriculture experience
• You have strong knowledge of weights and measurements

Physical Requirements & Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

This position has allergen warnings, potential exposure to dust, pollen, and plant pathogens, and requires daily use of provided PPE, such as masks, hair nets, beard covers, respirators, boot covers, scrubs, non-slip shoes, and Tyvek suits as necessary, has exposure to loud noises, including but not limited to air compressors, packaging equipment, and alarms, has exposure to CO2 manufacturing procedures at OSHA approved CO2 levels, requires high-stress tolerance, adaptability, and flexibility, as well as the ability to work in an ever-changing environment.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk, use hands to finger or feel, reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb and balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and lift up to 50 lbs.

This position requires close vision, distance vision, color vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

$17 - $17 USD

What We Offer:

• Competitive Pay and Benefits
• Generous PTO and Parental Leave
• Life/ Disability Insurance
• Community Involvement
• Referral Bonuses and Product Discounts

Benefits vary by state, role type, and eligibility.

Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (TSX: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) ("Curaleaf") is a leading international provider of consumer products in cannabis with a mission to enhance lives by cultivating, sharing, and celebrating the power of the plant. As a high-growth cannabis company known for quality, expertise and reliability, the Company, and its brands, including Curaleaf, Select, Grassroots, Find, and Anthem provide industry-leading service, product selection and accessibility across the medical and adult-use markets. Curaleaf International is powered by a strong presence in all stages of the supply chain. Its unique distribution network throughout Europe, Canada and Australasia brings together pioneering science and research with cutting-edge cultivation, extraction and production. Home | Curaleaf | Cannabis with Confidence

Our Vision:

To be the world's leading cannabis company by consistently delivering superior products and services and driving the global acceptance of cannabis.

Our Values:

• Lead and Inspire.
• Commit to Win.
• ONE Curaleaf.
• Driven to Deliver Excellence.

Curaleaf is an equal opportunity employer. Curaleaf recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Individuals adversely impacted by the war on drugs are encouraged to apply.

Curaleaf employees should apply for open positions through our Internal Job Board, which can be accessed via the link on The Leaf.

*** Please note that U.S. immigration rules and regulations are governed by federal law; not state law. Although Curaleaf operates in states that have legalized and decriminalized marijuana, it is still considered a controlled substance under federal regulations and thus illegal under federal law. For this reason, unless and until federal law changes, Curaleaf is prohibited from offering sponsorship for any non-immigrant or immigrant visas. ***

*** Please also note that while candidates who are Lawful Permanent Residents (such as those with Green Cards) are eligible for employment with, and are hired by Curaleaf, working for a company engaged in a business that grows and sells a product that is illegal under federal law might compromise the candidate’s immigration status. Before a Lawful Permanent Resident accepts an offer of employment, Curaleaf recommends that the candidate seek the advice of an immigration lawyer. ***

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As set forth in Curaleaf ’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

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