What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cultivator - Nature's of Sedgwick position at Nature's Herbs and Wellness / High Plainz Strains?
Come join the growing field of cannabis! We are searching for a full time Grower to join our team in Sedgwick.
General Info:
Candidates with a current badge to work in the cannabis industry in Colorado will be given heavy preference. If you do not have that, you can apply for this by clicking HERE!
This is a full time position, regularly scheduled for 40 hours over 5 consecutive days. Schedule would be Sunday - Thursday 6am- 230pm. This position requires the ability to work on holidays, weekends, and a variety of shifts. Your schedule will be set, but may rotate a few times per year.
The ideal candidate will be a team focused, self motivated person who is reliable, honest, and willing to follow ALL rules by the organization and by the MED (Marijuana Enforcement Division).
Pay - this position starts at $16/hour.
We offer a competitive benefits package, including Health Insurance (Kaiser), Dental Insurance (Delta Dental), Vision (VSP), and Gap/Accident/Illness (Transamerica). We also participate in Colorado SecureSavings.
Our culture is full of fun times and camaraderie! After all, we ARE in the cannabis industry! We do our best to make the work day enjoyable, while also meeting the needs of the business, and following the rules set by the state. Our Grow team is proud of the product they produce for sale in our stores and use in our state of the art commercial cannabis kitchen and extraction facility. It's a group of hard working folks who work as a team to make sure our plants are well cared for.
Basic Functions of the Job:
- Mixing and adding nutrients to reservoirs correctly and consistently.
- Capable of learning the pruning and defanning procedures for the vegetative and flower stages of growth quickly and efficiently.
- Pesticide application.
- Cultivation facility cleaning
- Monitoring ideal environmental parameters
- Cultivation irrigation strategies
- Transplanting large numbers of plants quickly without damage.
- Cutting clones with an effective survival rate of 90%.
Ideal Skills and Experience:
- 1-2 years of experience in commercial cultivation highly desired, but not required. We will teach and train you on our method anyway!
- Ability to retain basic chemistry knowledge required to properly mix and apply nutrients and pesticides.
- Self motivated worker who knows what needs to be done and makes it happen with minimal supervision (once fully trained).
- Ability to perform monotonous tasks correctly and consistently over long periods without diminishing quality of work.
- Basic knowledge of cannabis physiology expected.
- Ability to work as part of a team to ensure the grow functions at the highest level.
- Must be able to lift and carry 80 lbs at a time, and go up and down stairs multiple times per day, with or without accommodation.
We are an EEO Employer.