Cultivation​/Harvest Support Technician

Company

Concentrate Labs LLC

Cultivation / Harvest

Cultivation Support Technician (Harvest)

Harvest Lead or designated supervisor

Seasonal / Temporary — Harvest Support

The Cultivation Support Technician works as part of the seasonal harvest crew and may be assigned to any station across the harvest workflow — from cutting and transporting branches in the field to sorting, bucking, weighing, defoliating, or floating between stations as needed. Assignments are made daily (and may change during a shift) based on harvest volume, crew staffing, and workflow bottlenecks.

This job description covers the full range of duties a Cultivation Support Technician could be asked to perform. Not every technician will perform every duty listed, and no single shift is likely to involve all of them — the Harvest Lead will assign specific stations and tasks based on the day's needs.

Below are the stations a Cultivation Support Technician may be assigned to, in whole or in part, on any given shift. Each station has its own detailed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP); the summaries below describe the general nature of the work.

Team size: 1 - Moves between stations to keep the whole harvest flowing

• Continuously monitors the harvest workflow and identifies bottlenecks before they stop production.
• Moves fresh flower from bucking stations to the Weighers and stems to the Mulcher.
• Restocks gloves, scissors, bags, liners, and cleaning supplies at each station.
• Temporarily fills in at any station that is falling behind or waiting on material.
• Maintains general cleanliness and organization throughout the harvest area.

Team size: 1-2 - Field-based, cuts branches and loads them for transport

• Cuts branches from designated harvest plants using loppers or harvest scissors.
• Places cut branches onto hangers and loads them onto wagon-mounted branch racks.
• Paces cutting based on rack capacity and direction from the Transporter or Floater.
• Collects METRC plant tags and keeps them separated by harvest batch.
• Works outdoors and monitors radio communications throughout the shift.

Team size: 1-2 - Moves wagons between the cutting and sorting areas

• Cycles wagons between Cutters and Sorters, keeping branch order intact.
• Assists Cutters with loading branches onto hangers and racks.
• Delivers loaded wagons to the sorting station using first-in, first-out rotation.
• Manages the flow of empty and loaded hangers between stations.
• Communicates rack capacity and hanger availability across the crew.

Team size: 2-4 - Sorts branches into A, B, and C size categories

• Receives loaded hangers and processes them in first-in, first-out order.
• Removes branches from hangers and sorts them by size (A, B, or
  
  C).
• Fills and stacks labeled trays without overfilling or crushing flower.
• Supplies A trays to Hand Buckers and B/C trays to Machine Buckers.
• Monitors tray levels and bucking-station demand to avoid backups.

Team size: 2-4 - Manually removes flower from A-grade branches

• Processes only A-grade branches, using scissors to remove flowers by hand.
• Collects flower directly into a food-safe bag lined inside a five-gallon bucket.
• Handles flower with extra care to preserve structure and quality.
• Notifies the Weigher when a bucket of flower is ready for pickup.
• Keeps stalks and branches separated from finished flower.

Team size: 2 primary, plus 1 overflow as needed
- Mechanically buckets B/C-grade branches

• Operates a bucking machine assigned to either B or C branches.
• Feeds branches fresh-cut-end-first and collects flower in a lined 27-gallon tote.
• Directs stripped stems into a designated collection bin.
• Follows machine safety procedures, including lockout during jams or malfunctions.
• Wears required eye and hearing protection while operating equipment.

Team size: 2-3 - Packages bucked flower into 2,270g bags for the freezer

• Weighs freshly bucked flower into turkey bags at a target weight of 2,270 grams.
• Seals, numbers, and logs each completed bag in chronological order.
• Keeps strains and harvest batches clearly separated at all times.
• Transfers completed bags to…