Cultivation Tech

Company Description

AYR Wellness is a publicly traded, multi‑state cannabis company with more than 85 dispensaries. We are one of the largest scale producers of high‑quality cannabis in the U.S., and our purpose is to be a force for good. People are at the heart of everything we do, and we are passionate about bringing progress and positive changes to our communities, our industry, and our world.

Our Cultivation Technician positions are responsible for executing cultivation plans in keeping with the Company’s operating procedures for indoor and outdoor cultivation. Technicians conduct the day‑to‑day assignments and tasks of the cannabis production cycle.

• Cultivation:
  Cloning, cutting, and transplanting; watering; labeling; and inventory data input. Plant care during vegetative and flowering phase: trimming, manipulating, and staking; big leafing and pruning; watering; plant monitoring; inventory data input.
• Harvesting:
  Cutting plants; weighing and inventory data input into the electronic inventory tracking system. Operating and maintaining cultivation systems/equipment; stocking and handling production inputs and supplies; sanitizing and cleaning growing rooms, cultivation work spaces and tools.

• Cloning: cutting, rooting, and transplanting; clone care, watering and feeding; clone monitoring and climate control; labeling; and inventory data input into state mandated electronic tracking system.
• Monitors growing conditions and reviews changes in humidity, moisture and temperature and cultivation procedures to ensure conformance with quality control standards.
• Inspects crop to ascertain conditions such as leaf texture, bloom size and the existence of pests or disease; removing substandard or diseased plants to maintain quality standards.
• Plant monitoring and care during vegetative and flowering phase: trimming and staking; big leafing and pruning; plant care, watering and feeding; plant monitoring and climate control; pest and disease control; inventory data input.
• Harvesting: cutting plants; trimming cut plants; removing flowering tops; weighing and inventory data input into the electronic inventory tracking system.
• Curing: hanging and dry‑racking flowers; monitoring curing process and climate control; labeling; weighing and inventory data input.
• Operating and maintaining cultivation systems/equipment: monitoring, calibrating, running, and maintaining lighting, irrigation, climate control and other cultivation systems; stocking and handling production inputs and supplies; sanitizing and cleaning growing areas, cultivation work spaces and tools.
• Ensure daily compliance with policies and procedures including but not limited to state compliance, security protocols, and access protocols.
• Other duties as required or needed to assist the company in meeting goals.

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong work ethic, reliable, flexible
• Commitment to producing highest quality work
• Ability to work in a demanding, fast‑paced environment, including flexible and/or extended hours as needed

• High school diploma/GED preferred

• Experience in the cannabis or agricultural industry not required, but preferred

• Adaptable / Flexible – Effectively manages change and adapts comfortably to new people and processes; multi‑tasks and handles ambiguity and stress well while remaining positive; bounces back quickly from challenging situations; asks for help when needed and stays focused on being a force for good.

No direct reports

• The person in this position may be exposed to dust, kief, cleaning chemicals and fumes. Although systems are in place to remove these byproducts, there is still exposure to some degree.
• Frequently works in rooms with bright light where eye protection is required.
• Frequently works in rooms with moderate heat and humidity.
• The person in this position is constantly exposed to moderate background noise due to environmental systems, equipment and fans.

• Prolonged sitting, standing and / or walking motion/movement will be required throughout the shift.
• Constant…