Lead Cultivation Associate - Nursery
Biddeford, Maine, United States · Posted 7 days agoDescription
At Curaleaf, we’re redefining the cannabis industry with a strong commitment to quality, expertise, and innovation. As a leading global cannabis provider, our brands—including Curaleaf, Select, and Grassroots—offer premium products and services in both medical and adult-use markets.
Join us at Curaleaf to be part of a high-growth, purpose-driven company that champions corporate social responsibility through our Rooted in Good initiative, supporting community outreach and positive change. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, drive innovation, and help shape the future of cannabis.
Title: Lead Cultivation Associate
Pay Rate: $20.00 - 22.50/hr
Location: Biddeford, ME
Job Type: Full Time | Non-Exempt
Shift: Monday - Friday | 7:30am - 4:00pm
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Lead Cultivation Associate is responsible for leading a team of hourly employees in vegetative garden cultivation operations with a continuous focus on compliance, safety accountability, product integrity, team productivity and cost. Support additional department operations, which include but are not limited to mother plant care, cloning, inventory control and supporting the flower garden as required.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead a team of Cultivation Associates in the performance of cultivation tasks such as watering, feeding, defoliating, transplanting, organizing, cleaning cultivation spaces and operator-level maintenance in the vegetative garden space.
- Co-lead and support additional department functions such as sanitation, room preparation, mother plant care, cloning, etc.
- Care for cannabis plants via transplanting, pruning and fertilizing with oversight from Cultivation management.
- Lead and pace the team to ensure adherence to the grow plan and schedule.
- Ensure product integrity; making sure plant quality is maintained while being cloned, grown and harvested.
- Safely handle and apply sanitizing, foliar and preventative chemical sprays.
- Perform daily audits of garden rooms to maintain optimal growing conditions.
- Monitor/report problems with lighting, HVAC, CO2, irrigation and air flow systems.
- Monitor humidity/temperature levels and report readings that are out of tolerance.
- Perform pest inspection and mitigation activities to prevent/remediate mold, powdery mildew, spider mites, root aphids, fungus gnats, etc.
- Maintain the correct plant structure and level of foliage to allow for proper airflow and light penetration by removing leaves strategically per schedule.
- Measure and dispose of plant waste in accordance with state regulations.
- Support department core metrics (quantity, quality, and productivity objectives).
- Measure planned versus actual performance on an hourly cadence.
- Utilize and maintain production data files, records, and reports such as the Daily Hour-by-Hour Tracker, load plans, grow schedules, and plant inventory.
- Support tracking and recordkeeping functions with the state seed-to-sale e-system MJ Freeway remaining in compliance with DOH rules and regulations.
- Follow standard operating procedures (SOP) for all operations, ensuring adherence to company and regulatory compliance (proper weighing, data recording, product tracking, security, green waste disposal, etc.
- Train and coach team members in accordance with SOP.
- Remain engaged with department continuous improvement and occupational safety initiatives such as the 5S program and Hazard Communication.
- Hold self and others accountable at all times.
- Assist management with cultivation scheduling and resource planning (labor, consumables) daily/weekly/monthly.
- Support the 5S program and Sanitation Schedules. Serve as a team champion for sanitation and bio-security.
- Pass on key communications from management and keep the team informed.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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