Cultivation Specialist

King City Gardens; Forest Park (OH); On-site; USD 20,457 - 29,136; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Discounts at dispensaries

Job summary

King City Gardens in Forest Park, Ohio is seeking a Cultivation Specialist to support the cultivation processes by handling plant maintenance and facility cleaning. The role involves essential cultivation operations and cross-training for cannabis care, including harvesting and ensuring compliance with safety policies.

The ideal candidate must be at least 21 years old, pass background checks, and work rotating shifts. Health benefits and discounts at dispensaries are offered.

Qualifications

• Ability to make decisions with required oversight.
• Proficiency in Windows-based software and internet navigation.
• Must work a minimum of 8 hours a day on rotating shifts.

Responsibilities

• Support management to ensure cultivation duties are completed.
• Perform essential cultivation operations including plant work.
• Lead harvest procedures on harvest day.

Skills

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Attention to detail

Teamwork mentality

Flexibility for scheduling

Job description

Cultivation Specialists support the entire Cultivation Department by handling day‑to‑day plant maintenance and grow‑facility cleaning. They are the backbone of our large grow operation, having a role in every part of the cultivation process. Proper training on company protocols and compliance is essential.

The Specialist reports directly to the Cultivation Manager, follows established policies and procedures, and contributes to new concepts, policies, and procedures as needed.

Cultivation Specialists may be cross‑trained to care for cannabis plants in other stages of life such as clones, vegetation, and mothers. Breeder positions are commonly filled by experienced specialists. Trimmers, buckers, and packaging staff are often cross‑trained with Specialists.

Responsibilities

• Provide necessary support to the management team to ensure cultivation duties are completed in a timely manner consistent with company SOPs.
• Initial duties will involve essential cultivation operations and may be expanded over time.
• Plant work, specifically topping, sweeping and disinfecting flower/vegetative rooms, disposing of used growing media, preparing rooms for a new transplant, and general cleaning.
• Spot cleaning, cloning, scouting pests, maintaining plant inventory, consolidating vegetative trays, planting coco cubes, watering, and light maintenance.
• Harvesting, applying predatory insects, hanging sticky cards for IPM monitoring, and assisting with monthly on‑hand inventory counts.
• Follow all operational guidelines, comply with verbal directives, and implement all safety, security, sanitation policies.
• Understand and follow GACP/GMP guidelines throughout the facility.
• Perform other duties as qualified and assigned.
• Within the flowering phase, manage watering, nutrient mixing, defoliation, monitoring and controlling room environment, maintaining equipment, logging environmental factors, measuring water run‑off, and completing waste logs for compliance.
• Lead harvest procedures on harvest day.

Environment Demands

Exposure to pollen, allergens, non‑carcinogenic pesticides, dust, odors, extreme temperatures, artificial light, sun exposure, loud machines, vibrations, and water.

Skills & Qualifications

• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, changing, and challenging environment.
• Ability to make decisions as needed with required oversight.
• Proficiency in Windows‑based and other software and internet navigation.
• Fun attitude, strong work ethic, strong attention to detail, and teamwork mentality with flexibility for scheduling expectations including weekends, evenings and holiday shifts and store location movement.
• Work a minimum of 8 hours a day and rotating shifts, including weekends.
• Lift, push, and pull 50 pounds.
• Sit, squat, bend, kneel for extended periods and repetitively perform day‑to‑day tasks.
• Stand and walk for 8 hours.

Requirements

• All applicants must be at least 21 years of age.
• All applicants must pass an FBI fingerprint search and a BCI federal background search.
• Salary: $18 per hour.

Benefits

Health benefits and discounts at our dispensaries.