Cultivation Technician; Proper Brands

Position: Cultivation Technician

Department: Cultivation

Division/

Location:

Missouri
- Rock Hill, MO

At Proper Brands, we're building a community of passionate, genuine people to grow the legal cannabis market. Together, we hold ourselves to the highest standard of quality in everything we do—from people to product and everything in between. At Proper, it's not about being the biggest. It's about being the best in what we do, demonstrating compassion, and improving people's lives through cannabis.

We believe that happy people make happy plants, and happy plants make happy people. Proper Brands is part of the Vireo family. With roughly 4,500 team members, over 1 million square feet of cultivation space, and more than 170 dispensaries across 10+ states, Vireo is one of the fastest-growing platforms in the industry, and we're just getting started. What sets us apart isn't just our footprint.

It's our people. Every role here plays a real part in shaping where this industry goes next, and in return we offer real opportunities to grow, contribute, and make an impact. If you're passionate about shaping the future of cannabis technology and joining a team that values growth and creativity, we'd love to have you on the team. Let's grow the future together.

• Compensation:
  Starting at $18per hour
• Schedule at our Rock Hill, MO warehouse is Monday through Friday with occasional weekends
• Benefits:
  Medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, retirement savings plan, holiday pay, EAP, employee discount program, and paid parental leave

We have an exciting opportunity for a Cannabis Cultivation Technician to assist with the coordination of all grow operations in a controlled agriculture environment. The Cannabis Cultivation Technician will join us on our journey to transform our bold ambitions for the Missouri cannabis market into a reality, working out of our Rock Hill, MO warehouse.

• Measure, mix, and administer nutrients and plant applications according to company policy
• Perform ongoing plant maintenance, including pruning, skirting, topping, and training, according to company policy
• Germinate seeds in a clean environment, create viable and healthy clones from mother plants, and transplant and transfer plants
• Spray and introduce preventive controls for pests
• Weigh and sort all shake, stem, and trimmed material and each plant’s yield, and report all weights to the Cultivation Production Manager
• Record weights, nutrients used, chemicals sprayed, and tagged plants as required by the state track and trace system, and document plant tracking numbers, lot numbers, and applications accurately
• Monitor plant health and environmental controls, adjusting as directed and reporting anomalies to the Cultivation Production Manager
• Assist the Cultivation Production Manager with rotating strains through the garden to meet variety and quantity goals and with tracking plants from birth to harvest
• Keep the assigned facility area clean and safe by sanitizing rooms, tools, and cultivation equipment, and meet company personal hygiene standards before any production activities

• Great attitude and ability to follow direction, learn quickly, and gain an understanding of the broader cultivation process
• 1 year of experience in commercial cannabis or a related field
• High school diploma or GED
• Passion for cannabis
• Must be 21 years of age or older, and must submit fingerprints and pass a criminal background check to obtain a Missouri Agent
• Ability to work weekends and holidays
• Ability to regularly walk, stand, stoop, bend/crouch, climb stairs, ladders, and scaffolding, and lift 50 lbs
• Preferred:
  Prior cultivation experience in a cannabis cultivation…