What are the responsibilities and job description for the Post Harvest Associate position at Talaria, LLC?
Job Description:
This position offers an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic team focused on growing beautiful flower. If you are passionate about agriculture, have previous trimming experience and enjoy hands-on work in a cultivation setting, we encourage you to apply.
The Post Harvest Associate is responsible for properly manicuring, inspecting weighing, labeling and packaging all cannabis products. This position is an integral piece of Talaria's post-harvest process.
Responsibilities: The Post Harvest team is involved in all cultivation activities as directed. These activities include, but are not limited to:
- Removing fan leaves and trunks after harvest and in preparation for drying or while growing
- Trimming/manicuring of cannabis flower continuously for shifts of 8 hours in an efficient and quality-focused manner
- Inspect, manicure, and weigh cannabis flower, stems, stalks, and fan leaves for input into inventory control software
- Ensuring quality control for a clean, seedless, pest and pathogen free final product
- Reporting any instances of identifiable occurrence of mold, mildew, seeds, pests, or pathogens to the Processing or Cultivation Manager
- Assist Manager with any other tasks related to the growing and harvest process as necessary
- Applying labels to various forms of boxes and jars
- Accurately and precisely weighing flower
- Making and packaging prerolls
- Maintaining a clean work environment
Qualifications:
- Meticulous attention to detail and strong desire to produce a high- quality product
- Able/willing to meet target production rates in grams per hour of trimmed cannabis flower buds or grams per hour of plant manicuring and packaging
- Must be 21 years of age or older
- At least 1 year experience trimming cannabis plants
Preferred Experience:
- Experience trimming cannabis plants and flower (or cutting/trimming hair)
- Experience working in a regulated environment
- Experience working in a high-volume factory/continuous production line
- Familiarity with agricultural hand tools
- Experience with weighing/packaging flower
- Experience in commercial food production or clean room processes
Working Conditions:
- The person in this position will constantly be exposed to dust, terpenes, cleaning chemicals and fumes. Although systems are in place to remove these byproducts, there is still exposure to some degree.
Physical and Other Requirements:
- Sitting, standing and walking motion/movement will be required throughout the shift (up to 10 hours)
- Constant movement and use of hands/fingers and limbs; this position requires good manual dexterity, coordination and stamina.
- Daily lifting, positioning or moving items up to 50 pounds
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour, depending on experience
Benefits:
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday with some weekends
Work Location: One location
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $15.00 - $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Paid time off
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Providence, RI: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: One location
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
Salary : $15 - $18