Flower Technician: Green Thumb in Oglesby

FlowerGrowersDirectory.com; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Thumb in Oglesby, Illinois is seeking a Flower Technician to maintain plants and follow production instructions in a regulated cannabis operation. You will perform daily defoliation, pruning, and skirting and ensure accurate records.

No cannabis experience required; an associate degree or relevant certification is preferred. A background check and state badging are required, and applicants must be at least 21 years old.

Qualifications

• Must have an associate degree or relevant certification (preferred).
• State badge/certification and background check required for employment.
• Minimum age 21. No prior cannabis experience required.

Responsibilities

• Perform plant maintenance: defoliation, pruning, skirting.
• Record work and monitor plant growth and conditions.
• Follow production instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Report safety or quality concerns to supervisors.

Skills

Plant maintenance

Recordkeeping

Safety reporting

Team collaboration

Education

Associate degree or relevant certification

State cannabis industry badge (preferred)

Job description

Green Thumb's Flower Technician role is based in Oglesby, Illinois. Pay is $17.50 to $20 per hour. The work centers on plant maintenance within a regulated cannabis production operation.

The technician maintains plants, follows production instructions, records work accurately, and reports safety or quality concerns. Prior cannabis experience is not required. An associate degree or relevant certification is preferred. The position requires state badging, a background check, and a minimum age of 21.

Role: Flower Technician

Employer: Green Thumb

Location: Oglesby, Illinois

Pay: $17.50 to $20 per hour

Work focus: Plant maintenance in cannabis production

Plant Maintenance And Production Work

Daily work includes defoliation, pruning, and skirting. The technician recognizes plant strains, growth patterns, strain requirements, and plant anomalies while following work instructions and standard operating procedures. Production goals guide the pace of the work, while individual tasks remain part of a team-based operation.

• Plant maintenance: Defoliation, pruning, and skirting
• Plant observation: Strain recognition, growth patterns, and anomalies
• Equipment work: Tool maintenance and calibration
• Quality work: Records, safety reporting, and production controls

Tools, equipment, and machinery require regular maintenance and calibration. Accurate records support production control and quality review. Safety, compliance, good manufacturing practice, biosecurity, sanitation, and personal protective equipment rules apply throughout the work.

Safety And Cultivation Controls

Green Thumb's operation produces flower for patients and consumers in a heavily regulated industry. The technician follows written procedures rather than improvising a plant-care method, and a safety or quality concern moves to the appropriate supervisor for review.

Sanitation and biosecurity protect the production area from preventable contamination. Good manufacturing practice rules connect plant work with clean equipment, controlled processes, accurate records, and consistent handling. These controls also give a new technician a clear structure for learning the production system.

Credentials And Physical Conditions

The role accepts applicants without prior cannabis experience, but state access rules remain firm. A valid state identification document is required, and the hire must obtain and maintain cannabis-industry badging after the required background check and state review. An associate degree or certification can strengthen an application without replacing those legal conditions.

The work includes repeated reaching, grasping, bending, stooping, and other repetitive motions. Extended sitting or standing, work at heights, and lifting up to 50 pounds are part of the stated conditions; assisted lifting can reach 100 pounds. Work areas can exceed 85 degrees with 70 percent humidity, and daily allergen exposure can include cannabis, tree nuts, and coconut oil.

Floriculture Skills In A Regulated Operation

Plant technicians build practical knowledge by connecting visible plant changes with the correct maintenance response. Defoliation, pruning, and skirting require consistent hand work, while strain knowledge helps the technician recognize when a plant's growth pattern or condition needs attention. Recordkeeping turns those observations into information that a production team can review.

Growing, distribution, importing, technology, research, education, and logistics are recognized floriculture career areas in the American Floral Endowment resources. A production technician develops the cultivation side of that wider field through repeated plant care, equipment checks, sanitation, and compliance work. Those skills can also support later work in greenhouse operations, crop production, quality control, or agricultural supervision.

Green Thumb's Oglesby operation needs careful plant work and dependable records at the same time. A technician who recognizes an anomaly, follows the applicable procedure, and escalates a concern protects both the crop and the production process.

Applicants with plant, farm, greenhouse, manufacturing, or equipment experience can describe those tasks in concrete terms. The application should also address the ability to work in heat, humidity, at heights, and around required protective equipment.