Proper Brands - Cannabis Cultivation Technician

Vireo Health, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Proper Brands in Missouri is seeking a Cannabis Cultivation Technician to assist with coordinating grow operations in a controlled agricultural environment at our Rock Hill facility.

This entry‑level to mid‑level role starts at $18/hour, with a Monday–Friday schedule and occasional weekend work; you will perform nutrient mixing, plant care, sanitation, and accurate record‑keeping to support safe, compliant cultivation.

Qualifications

• Must be 21 years of age or older.
• Passion for cannabis.
• Must submit fingerprints and pass criminal background check to obtain Missouri Agent ID card.
• High School diploma or GED required.
• Ability to work weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Measuring and mixing nutrients and plant applications according to company policy.
• On-going plant maintenance including pruning, skirting, topping, and training.
• Weighing all shake, stem, and material trimmed from the plant.
• Sorting and weighing each yield from each plant.
• Reporting all weights to the Cultivation Production Manager.
• Germinating seeds in a clean environment to ensure no contamination.
• Creating viable and healthy clones from mother plants.
• Transplanting and transferring plants.
• Spraying and introducing preventive controls for pests.
• Recording all weights trimmed, nutrients used, chemicals sprayed, and tagged plants as required by the state track and trace system.
• Monitoring and adjusting environmental controls as directed.
• Monitoring plant health and reporting anomalies to the Cultivation Production Manager.
• Assisting the Cultivation Production Manager with the rotation of strains through the garden to ensure variety and quantity goals for the cultivation facility

Skills

Positive attitude

Willingness to learn

Passion for cannabis

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

At Proper Brands, we’re building a community of passionate, genuine people to grow the legal cannabis market. Together, we hold ourselves to the highest standard of quality in everything we do—from people to product and everything in between. At Proper, it’s not about being the biggest. It’s about being the best in what we do, demonstrating compassion, and improving people’s lives through cannabis. We believe that happy people make happy plants, and happy plants make happy people.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Cannabis Cultivation Technician to assist with the coordination of all grow operations in a controlled agriculture environment. The Cannabis Cultivation Technician will join us on our journey to transform our bold ambitions for the Missouri cannabis market into a reality.

The Cannabis Cultivation Technician will work out of our Rock Hill, MO warehouse. This opportunity will start at $18/hour, with the schedule being Monday-Friday with occasional weekends.

Responsibilities:

• Measuring and mixing nutrients and plant applications and administering these mixtures according to company policy;
• On-going plant maintenance including pruning, skirting, topping, and training according to company policy;
• Weighing all shake, stem, and material trimmed from the plant;
• Sorting and weighing each yield from each plant;
• Reporting all weights to the Cultivation Production Manager;
• Germinating seeds in a clean environment to ensure no contamination;
• Creating viable and healthy clones from mother plants;
• Transplanting and transferring plants;
• Spraying and introducing preventive controls for pests;
• Recording all weights trimmed, nutrients used, chemicals sprayed, and tagged plants as required by the state track and trace system;
• Monitoring and adjusting environmental controls as directed;
• Monitoring plant health and reporting anomalies to the Cultivation Production Manager;
• Assisting the Cultivation Production Manager with the rotation of strains through the garden to ensure variety and quantity goals for the cultivation facility

Ensures assigned facility area is clean and safe, this includes but is not limited to:

• Performing all assigned duties to maintain the facility’s cleanliness and safety;
• Maintaining a clean workspace to prevent cross-contamination by cleaning and sanitizing rooms and tools;
• Ensuring personal hygiene is acceptable under standards set by the company before performing any production activities by showering, wearing a hair net, changing clothes;
• Ensuring that all cultivation equipment is clean and maintained, including light reflectors, containers, mixing tools, application tools, and ventilation equipment.

Ensures accurate reporting and documentation, this may include but is not limited to:

• Assisting the Cultivation Production Manager with tracking plants from birth to harvest by ensuring proper and accurate documentation for applicable activities;
• Ensuring accurate documentation of all plant tracking numbers, lot numbers, and other applicable information;
• Documenting according to company policy the application of all nutrients and/or substances applied to any plant located within the cultivation facility.

Requirements:

• Great attitudeand ability to follow direction, learn quickly and gain an understanding of the broader cultivation process
• Must be 21 years of age or older
• Passion for cannabis
• Must submit fingerprints and pass criminal background check to obtain Missouri Agent ID card
• High School diploma or GED required
• Ability to work weekends and holidays