Nursery Technician New Oglesby, Illinois, United States

New Cannabis Ventures; Illinois; On-site; USD 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

New Cannabis Ventures is seeking a Nursery Technician to maintain the vegetation cycle of sustainable plants in the facility. The role requires adherence to safety, GMP, and state regulations, with duties spanning from clones to vegetative care and plant maintenance. Candidates should be at least 21 years old and able to obtain state badging for cannabis work.

Salary ranges from $19.00 to $19.50 per hour. Prior cannabis experience is not required, and a state ID plus background check are part of

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or certifications preferred.
• Prior experience in manufacturing or fast-paced environment is beneficial.
• Ability to use simple math for calculations.
• High focus and attention to detail.
• Perform additional tasks assigned by a manager or lead.
• Prior cannabis experience not required.

Responsibilities

• Care for plants in vegetative state in mom, clone or veg rooms.
• Transplanting, cutting clones, watering, trimming, bottoming, topping, pruning, defoliating as needed.
• Recognize strain requirements and plant growth patterns; identify anomalies.
• Participate in all aspects of plant maintenance as needed by cultivation.
• Report issues to leadership for timely fixes.
• Use dexterity to perform cultivation tasks with precision.
• Meet production goals while maintaining safety and quality.
• Maintain open communication with leadership and coworkers.
• Clean and sanitize flower rooms, benches, irrigation systems, etc.
• Follow cultivation schedules and SOPs.

Skills

Attention to detail

Manual dexterity

Math skills

Education

Associate's degree or Certifications

Job description

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)

$19 - $19.50 USD

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.