Nursery Technician

Green Thumb Industries (GTI); Centreville (MD); On-site; USD 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Thumb Industries (GTI) is seeking a Nursery Technician to maintain the vegetation cycle of all sustainable plants in the facility. The role emphasizes safety and compliance in a heavily regulated cannabis environment.

You will care for plants in vegetative stages across mom, clone, and veg rooms, performing tasks like transplanting, watering, pruning, and defoliation, while recognizing strain requirements and reporting issues to leadership to ensure timely fixes and quality results.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or certifications preferred.
• Prior experience in manufacturing or fast-paced environment is desirable.
• High focus and attention to detail is essential.
• Prior cannabis industry experience is not required.

Responsibilities

• Care for plants in the vegetative state (mom, clone, or veg room).
• Transplanting, cutting clones, watering, trimming, bottoming, topping, pruning, and defoliating as needed.
• Recognize strain requirements and growth patterns; identify anomalies in plants.
• Participate in all aspects of plant maintenance based on cultivation needs.
• Report issues to leadership for timely fixes; maintain safety and quality.

Education

Associate's degree or Certifications

Job description

The Role

The Nursery Technician is responsible for maintaining the vegetation cycle of all sustainable plants within the facility. Cannabis is a heavily regulated industry; therefore, all employees are required to follow safety and compliance regulations.

Essential Functions

• Caring for plants in the vegetative state in either the mom, clone or veg room.
• Tasks may include transplanting, cutting clones, watering, trimming, bottoming, topping, pruning, defoliating, etc.
• The ability to recognize requirements associated with the strain, growth patterns and identify anomalies within the plants.
• Depending on Cultivation needs, you may need to participate in all aspects of plant maintenance.
• Reporting any issues to Leadership to ensure a timely fix or solution if problems arise.
• Use dexterity, coordination, and precision to perform tasks that require manual manipulation to perform plant maintenance activities including defoliation, pruning, and other activities as required.
• Meet production goals while maintaining an elevated level of performance, safety, and quality.
• Maintain open communication with Leadership team and co-workers.
• Cleans and sanitizes all flower rooms, benches, irrigation systems, etc. to ensure cleanliness.
• The ability to Interpret and follow cultivation schedules.
• Follow department specific work instructions and SOP’s.

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 elevate 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 repetitively climb ladders and/or stairs and work from elevated platforms.
• 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 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
• Prior experience in manufacturing, or fast-paced environment
• Ability to utilize simple math for calculations.
• High focus and attention to detail.
• Perform any additional tasks assigned by a manager or lead.
• Prior cannabis experience not required.

Additional Requirements

• 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)

The pay range is competitive and based on experience, qualifications, and/or location of the role. Positions may be eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program driven by organization and individual performance.

Green Thumb Pay Range

$19.50—$20 USD