Cultivation Associate

About Etain:

Etain is New York's only women-founded, vertically integrated cannabis company with dispensaries in Yonkers, Kingston, Syracuse and a flagship in Midtown East in New York City. Alongside their premium cannabis products, Etain carries a curated selection of women-owned CBD and health and wellness brands to highlight other women in the industry and their products.

Their mantra, "Take a moment with Etain", embodies the spirit and belief that their products meet the needs of our community by delivering the highest quality and purest products, so their patients feel good about investing in their health and wellbeing. They believe the future of cannabis is diverse, and they execute every day on making that future a reality by doing things differently and fostering diversity and inclusion in the cannabis space.

Objective:

Cultivation Associates will engage in all cultivation tasks from daily watering through to post-harvest processing. They will also participate in quality control tasks such as auditing and Good Agricultural Practice logs. All team members must maintain a clean environment suitable for the production of medical products, and work cohesively as part of a team to achieve department objectives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Cultivation Associate tasks include, but are not limited to the following list. You may be asked to perform any or all of these tasks on a given day while maintaining compliance with the relevant regulations and Good Agricultural Practices.

• Utilize irrigation equipment and hand-watering methods to apply solutions formulated with the correct nutrients and pH.
• Prepare grow media using specialized machinery, and prepare pots for transplanting.
• Maintain plants through pruning, trellising, and defoliating.
• Move plants to selected areas while maintaining BioTrack records accurately.
• Participate in harvest activities including defoliation, trimming, bud removal, drying, grinding, packaging, cleaning, and waste removal.
• Dispose of waste in accordance with the New York State Regulations, and Good Agricultural Practices.
• Follow the Etain LLC guidelines for sanitary practices regarding hand washing, and the use of PPE such as protective lenses, suits, gloves, shoe covers, scrubs, and work shoes, and face masks.
• Participate in cleaning all cultivation areas, including within greenhouses, hallways, and drying rooms.
• Participate in training sessions designed to either improve your skills or your understanding of Etain LLC and the New York State Regulations.
• Work cohesively with team members to achieve department objectives.

Competencies:

• Ability to perform repetitive actions with a high level of accuracy over time
• Ability to use a computer and to learn new programs for accurate record keeping
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand for 8 hours
• Manual dexterity at a level sufficient to operate small tools such as scissors or drills and to tie knots in repetition.
• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age

Work Environment:

This is a manual labor position that requires heavy lifting and which involves repetitive tasks. This position operates within greenhouses that can reach elevated temperatures. All Cultivation Associates must be able to remain within greenhouses during work hours over an eight-hour day. Importantly, all members of the cultivation staff must wear PPE including Tyvek suits, scrubs, boot covers, protective eyewear, hair and beard nets, gloves, and face masks.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma
• 2 years experience in agricultural or factory settings
• Equivalent level of education, training, and experience
• Must be 21 years old

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Salary

$18.50 USD per hour