Lead Nursery Technician

The Role

As the Lead Nursery Technician, you will lead a team of employees who are responsible for maintaining the vegetation cycle of all sustainable plants within a cannabis cultivation and manufacturing facility, in turn playing a role in creating exceptional cannabis products for our patients and consumers to enjoy. This role will ensure the highest quality products and highest standards of compliance are met, while keeping a keen eye on cleanliness and efficiency of the production area and supporting a world-class work environment and culture. In doing so, you’ll help advance Green Thumb’s mission of promoting wellbeing through the power of cannabis!

Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Lead team in the care of plants in the vegetative state in either the mom, clone, or veg rooms.
• Lead by example in the execution of daily tasks including but not limited to transplanting, cutting clones, watering, trimming, bottoming, topping, pruning and defoliating.
• Communicate goals and maintain tracking of performance.
• Complete KPI’s, record keeping and other required performance metrics.
• Direct labor to achieve daily goals and efficiency targets
• Create and follow department specific work instructions and SOP’s
• Develop deep technical knowledge for the department and transition that knowledge into work instructions, SOP’s, visual guides, etc.
• Develop strong cannabis strain-specific knowledge in order to identify growth patterns and identify anomalies.
• Ensure the consistent execution of new employee training or retraining as needed, in turn completing all training documentation
• Successfully mentor and develop strong team members, providing coaching in real time.
• Accurately track both product and waste electronically in the state traceability system.
• Investigate and report all incidents (accidents, near miss, poor performance, etc).
• Lead daily communication meetings, including action item tracking as directed by management.
• Direct the team – directing, scheduling & leading the team to complete daily, weekly, monthly and annual production goals.
• Escalate issues to direct Supervisor, Operations Manager and HR as appropriate.
• Help create a positive environment by having a positive attitude and by being self-motivated.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor and/or Operations Manager, including performing tasks in other Cultivation areas as the needs of the operation dictate.

Safety 

• Acts as a leader and role model for establishing a culture of safety and compliance among team.
• Be aware of hazards in the workspace.
• Retain and understand department specific training.
• Report safety incidents/ concerns and comply with follow-up actions.
• Be compliant with area safety requirements, state regulations and PPE requirements.
• Follow GMP, biosecurity, sanitation or other quality and compliance requirements.
• Perform record keeping accurately and completely as directed by a Supervisor/Manager.
• Maintain and calibrate tools, equipment and machinery as directed by a Supervisor/Manager.
• Report and escalate safety & quality concerns.

Working Conditions

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to perform reaching, grasping, bending, stooping, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
• Must be able to repetitively climb ladders and/or stairs and work from elevated platforms. 
• Must be able to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time while maintaining focus.
• Must be able to lift, carry, and balance up to 50 pounds (and up to 100 pounds with assistance) AND must be able to do so with extreme care and caution when working with product.
• Must be able to work in an environment that is 85+ degrees and 70% humidity for extended periods.
• Must be able to work at heights.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing, and challenging environment.
• Work involves daily exposure to allergens (such as cannabis, tree nuts, and coconut oil).
• Work involves daily exposure to allergens (such as cannabis, tree nuts, and coconut oil).

Qualifications 

• Minimum of a high school diploma or GED.
• Effective time-management skills and ability to multi-task.
• Ability to work well with others while also completing individually assigned tasks.
• Prior cannabis experience not required.

Additional Requirements

• Must pass all required background checks and approval by state badging agency to work in the cannabis industry 
• Must be and remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry  
• Must possess valid driver’s license
• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age