Harvest Specialist

Savvyherb; Canton (OH); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 3,031,000; Full time

Job summary

Savvyherb in Canton, Ohio, is seeking a Harvest Specialist to support daily cannabis harvest operations and post-harvest processing. You will assist with harvesting, weighing, labeling, and documentation while ensuring a clean, safe warehouse environment.

Ideal candidates follow instructions, work well in teams, and comply with cannabis regulations. The role may involve cross-departmental duties and standing for long periods with lifting up to 50 lbs.

Qualifications

• Able to follow detailed instruction and perform repetitive tasks.
• Must be 21 years of age or older and register with the state cannabis commission.
• Comfortable with heights, lifting up to 50 pounds, and standing for long periods.
• Willing to learn about, operate, and maintain facility equipment safely.

Responsibilities

• Offload, harvest, clean, and reload flower rooms.
• Weigh, record, and label post-harvest materials.
• Ensure plants are hung in specific dry rooms.
• Manage, document, and destroy cultivation waste.
• Transfer dried plant material to trim and production teams.
• Monitor and maintain quality control per state/local laws.
• Adhere to SOPs and maintain clean, safe work areas.
• Record activity using company track and trace system.

Skills

Follow instructions

Team player

Safety compliance

Manual labor stamina

Lift up to 50 lbs

Age 21+ for cannabis work

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Track and trace system

Facility equipment operation

Job description

• The Harvest Specialist supports daily cannabis harvest operations, including plant processing, quality control, documentation, and maintaining a clean and safe work environment, with occasional cross-departmental duties.
• Key responsibilities include harvesting, weighing and labeling materials, managing waste, inspecting plants for health issues, and adhering to state laws and company SOPs.
• Minimum qualifications emphasize ability to follow instructions, perform repetitive tasks, physical stamina for manual labor, and compliance with cannabis regulations, with preferred qualifications including a high school diploma and related experience.
• The role requires physical demands such as standing for long periods, lifting up to 50 pounds, working at heights, and comfort with variable environmental conditions typical of a warehouse cultivation facility.

The Harvest Specialist provides on-site support to daily harvest operations within a cannabis cultivation facility. As a Harvest Specialist, you are responsible for supporting harvest and post-harvest plant processing. Harvest Specialists may be cross-trained and asked to support other departments from time to time to meet business needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Offload, harvest, clean, and reload flower rooms.
• Weigh, record, and label post-harvest materials.
• Ensure plants are hung in specific dry rooms.
• Manage, document, and destroy cultivation waste.
• Transfer properly dried plant material to trim and production teams.
• Monitor and maintain quality control measures in accordance with state and local laws.
• Adhere to company policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment within the facility and production areas.
• Immediately inform Harvest Manager of any system or process discrepancies.
• Visually inspect plants for any diseases, insects, and mold, reporting concerns to management for remediation.
• Document all activity using company’s track and trace system.
• Work within company continuous improvement system and strive to increase productivity.
• Regularly clean and sanitize harvest equipment, tools, and work areas, including applicable machines, containers, and dry rooms.
• Provide support to additional cultivation, harvest and production teams as needed to achieve facility production goals.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Minimum Qualifications

• Able to follow detailed instruction and capable of performing repetitive tasks.
• Must have a positive attitude and work well with others in a team environment.
• Willing to learn about, operate, and maintain facility equipment in a safe manner.
• Comfortable with heights, soil and water, and tight spaces.
• Ability to safely climb, squat, bend, twist, kneel and stand for at least 8 hours per day, and lift up to 50 pounds.
• Must be 21 years of age or older and able to successfully register with the state’s cannabis commission as an agent.
• Must comply with all laws, regulations, and policies associated with the industry.

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent preferred.
• Previous experience in a regulated production facility (food, beverage, CPG, etc.) preferred.
• Basic knowledge of plant structure and horticulture preferred.

Physical and Mental Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to remain in a stationary position, move and/or position oneself, communicate, operate and/or prepare, place, position objects, tools, or controls. The employee must occasionally move packages weighing up to 50 lb. Able to stand for 90% of the time. Comfortable with heights, occasionally ascends/descends a ladder to service the lights, filters, trellis netting and ceiling fans up to 25ft. Comfortable with changing environment temperatures and humidity. Exposure to pollen, dust, dander, and other nature elements. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close observation and the ability to adjust focus. The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual, with or without reasonable accommodation, to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

Work is performed in a warehouse environment. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.

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