Cultivation Technician

CULTIVATION TECHNICIAN

Position Overview

The Cultivation Technician is responsible for plant care in all stages oflife-cycle cannabis growth to include germination, vegetative, flowering and harvest. The Technician journals, monitors and tracks all observations in the company’s software tracking system.

Full Time

Pay : $19.25 + benefits

This position will remail open for at least one week, until 10/5/2024 but may remain open beyond that time.

Major Areas of Responsibility include:

• Clone, plant, water, fertilize, and water plants, shrubs, and trees, using hand tools and gardening tools.


• Harvest plants, and transplant or pot and label them.


• Record information about plants and plant growth.


• Feel plants' leaves and note their coloring to detect the presence of insects or disease.


• Fill growing tanks with water.


• Inspect plants and bud ties to assess quality.


• Clean work areas and maintain tools in accordance with sanitation standards.


• Check and water all plants in cultivation facility as outlined in the Daily Room-Checklist.


• Transplanting plants into larger containers as needed.


• Trimming plants in the vegetative stage and creating clones from material.


• Washing pots/trays/lights, etc. retuning them to the appropriate Clean Room.


• Harvesting and Trimming flowering plants.


• Staking weak plants.


• Examining plants for signs of pests or disease.

Minimum Qualifications (Skills, Knowledge & Abilities):

• Working knowledge of medical and recreational cannabis industry.


• Working knowledge of general plant physiology and biology, cannabis specific knowledge is a plus.


• Must be 21 years of age


• Must have MED  badge


• Ability to work in hot humid conditions on concrete for long periods of time, standing, walking around, and preforming manual labor associated with plant care.


• Knowledgeable on regulations related to the Medical Use of Marijuana Program.


• Experience with inventory control methods.


• Strong interpersonal skills including listening, and communication.


• Ability to take direction, comprehend, and complete tasks as assigned in a timely manor.


• Excellent written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills.


• Ability to develop strong relationships and experience working with senior level executives.


• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships in order to gain support and achieve results both internally and externally.


• Ability to exercise sound judgment and problem solving.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit;  handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

Work environment characteristics are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to an environment suited for the plants optimal performance and not necessarily employees comfort. The noise level and light intensity in the work environment is very high.

About The Cannabist Company (d.b.a. The Green Solution):

The Cannabist Company, formerly known as Columbia Care, is one of the most experienced cultivators, manufacturers and providers of cannabis products and related services, with licenses in 12 U.S. jurisdictions. The Company operates 89 facilities including 70 dispensaries and 19 cultivation and manufacturing facilities, including those under development. Columbia Care, now The Cannabist Company, is one of the original multi-state providers of cannabis in the U.S. and now delivers industry-leading products and services to both the medical and adult-use markets. In 2021, the Company launched Cannabist, its retail brand, creating a national dispensary network that leverages proprietary technology platforms. The company offers products spanning flower, edibles, oils and tablets, and manufactures popular brands including dreamt, Seed & Strain, Triple Seven, Hedy, gLeaf, Classix, Press, and Amber. For more information, please visit www.cannabistcompany.com.

Recognized for its comprehensive benefits, ongoing training opportunities and commitment to diversity and equity inclusion both internally and with external vendors, The Cannabist Company has earned a spot on mg Magazine’s America’s Top Cannabis Industry Employers list.

The Cannabist Company provides full-time employees with an excellent benefits and compensation package including but not limited to competitive wages, paid holidays, vacation and sick time, 401K with company match, multiple health plan choices, dental, vision, pet and life insurances, 100% paid short-term disability, optional long-term disability insurance and more!

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