Flower Technician

Green Thumb; Danville (PA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Thumb in Danville, PA, is seeking a Flower Technician to perform plant maintenance, including defoliation, pruning, and skirting, to ensure healthy growth of high‑quality cannabis for patients and consumers. You will follow SOPs, meet production goals, and work in a team while ensuring safety, GMP, and compliance with state regulations.

Qualifications include an Associate’s degree or certifications preferred, 21+ years old, valid state ID, and ability to obtain required state badges.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or certifications preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Prior cannabis experience not required.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must possess valid state ID and be able to obtain state badges.

Responsibilities

• Perform plant maintenance including defoliation, pruning, skirting with precision.
• Meet production goals and maintain high performance.
• Follow department work instructions and SOPs.
• Identify strains and growth patterns, noting anomalies.
• Work in a team while completing individual tasks.

Education

Associate's degree or certifications preferred

Job description

As a Flower Technician, you will perform a variety of plant maintenance activities to ensure the healthy growth of the highest quality flower for our patients and consumers to enjoy. Cannabis is a heavily regulated industry; therefore, all employees are required to follow safety and compliance regulations.

Essential Functions

• Perform plant maintenance activities including defoliation, pruning, skirting and other activities using dexterity, coordination and precision to perform tasks that require manual manipulation as required.
• Meet production goals and maintain a high level of performance.
• Follow department specific work instructions and SOP’s.
• Be able to recognize different strains, requirements associated with the strain, growth patterns and identify anomalies within the plants.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment while accomplishing individual tasks.

Safety & Compliance

• Be aware of hazards in the workspace.
• Retain and understand department specific training.
• Report safety incidents/ concerns and comply with follow-up actions.
• Be compliant with area safety requirements, state regulations and PPE requirements.
• Follow GMP, biosecurity, sanitation or other quality and compliance requirements.
• Perform record keeping accurately and completely as directed by a lead or supervisor.
• Maintain and calibrate tools, equipment and machinery as directed by a lead or supervisor.
• Report and escalation safety & quality concerns.

Working Conditions

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to perform reaching, grasping, bending, stooping, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
• Must be able to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time while maintaining focus.
• Must be able to lift, carry, and balance up to 50 pounds (and up to 100 pounds with assistance) AND must be able to do so with extreme care and caution when working with product.
• Must be able to work in an environment that is 85+ degrees and 70% humidity for extended periods.
• Must be able to work at heights.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing and challenging environment.
• Work involves daily exposure to allergens (such as cannabis, tree nuts, and coconut oil).

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or Certifications preferred
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing and challenging environment.
• Prior cannabis experience not required
• Must be at a minimum of 21 years of age.
• Must possess valid state ID.
• Must be able to obtain, and maintain, state badging requirements to work in in cannabis industry (requires background check and state review)

Voluntary Demographic Questions

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below race and gender self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirelyvoluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.

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

Although GTI is not a federal contractor and therefore, not under compliance mandates to report on the percentage of its workforce that is comprised of employees with disabilities or Veterans, we provide applicants and employees with a voluntary option to confidentially self-identify as a person with a disability or a Veteran as a part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion. Identifying yourself as a Veteran or individual with a disability is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer will be maintained confidentially and not be seen by selecting officials or anyone else involved in making personnel decisions. Completing the form will not negatively impact you in any way, regardless of whether you have self-identified in the past.

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