Cultivation Associate

Title:

Cultivation Associate

Pay Rate: $18.00/hr

Location:

Fargo, ND

Job Type:
Full Time | Non-Exempt

Shift:
Monday - Friday | 6:30am - 4:30pm

You’re excited to build a well‑rounded skill set in cannabis cultivation and eager to learn every aspect of the garden. With training and guidance, you’ll gain hands‑on experience across the entire production cycle, including plant care, environmental monitoring, harvesting, and more. You bring curiosity, reliability, and a team‑focused mindset, making you a key part of a cultivation operation that thrives on shared knowledge and cross‑training.

• Perform daily plant care: cutting, rooting, transplanting, watering, feeding, trimming, staking, and pruning to keep plants healthy.
• Track humidity, moisture, and temperature to maintain ideal growing conditions and meet quality goals.
• Inspect plants for leaf health, bloom size, pests, or disease and remove any that don’t meet standards.
• Assist with harvest: cutting plants, trimming, removing flowering tops, weighing products, and recording inventory in the electronic tracking system.
• Support the curing process by hanging and dry‑racking flowers, monitoring climate conditions, labeling and weighing products, and entering inventory data.
• Operate and maintain lighting, irrigation, and climate‑control systems while stocking supplies and keeping all cultivation areas and tools clean and sanitized.
• Pitch in during high‑demand periods to help prepare and package products, including premium extraction items.
• Follow state regulations and security procedures by accurately labeling plants and entering inventory information.

• You have a natural green thumb and a genuine passion for working with plants, with experience harvesting in a professional or home setting (gardening counts).
• You thrive in a fast‑paced, team environment, collaborating with others while fostering a positive and professional atmosphere.
• You bring sharp attention to detail, ensuring quality and consistency in every task.
• You are reliable and detail‑oriented, with strong documentation, inventory, and organizational skills that help you stay on top of a tight schedule.
• You have solid math and measurement skills and the ability to operate a scale with confidence.
• You have a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent.

• You bring knowledge of growing technologies such as lighting, irrigation, soil, and nutrients, along with hands‑on experience in landscaping, horticulture, or agriculture.
• You understand different cannabis strains and their unique growing needs.

• Ability to stand, sit, and walk for extended periods of time (8–10 hours per shift).
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds regularly and occasional lifting of heavier items with assistance.
• Frequent and repetitive use of hands and wrists for extended periods of time.
• Repetitive bending, squatting, and reaching.
• Ability to climb ladders or step stools to access plants or equipment.
• Ability to use required PPE when required (masks, hair nets, beard covers, respirators, boot covers, scrubs, non‑slip shoes, and Tyvek suits as necessary).

• Exposure to environments with high humidity, varying temperatures, and strong odors (such as cannabis).
• Exposure to soil, water, fertilizer, dust, pollen and plant pathogens.
• Exposure to cleaning solvents (high volumes of isopropyl alcohol).
• Exposure to loud noises, including air compressors, packaging equipment, and alarms.
• Exposure to CO₂ manufacturing procedures at OSHA approved CO₂ levels.

• Career Growth Opportunities.
• Competitive Pay and Benefits.
• Generous PTO and Parental Leave.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan.
• Life/Disability Insurance.
• Community Involvement.
• Referral Bonuses and Product Discounts.

To be the world's leading cannabis company by consistently delivering superior products and services and driving the global acceptance of cannabis.

• Lead and Inspire.
• Commit to Win.
• ONE Curaleaf.
• Driven to Deliver Excellence.

Curaleaf is an equal opportunity employer. Curaleaf recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Please contact us to request accommodation.

Individuals adversely impacted by the war on drugs are encouraged to apply.