ASSISTANT GROWER - NATIVE CARE - OSHKIIMAAJITAHDAH

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

ASSISTANT GROWER

NATIVE CARE

OSHKIIMAAJITAHDAH

OPEN: December 9, 2022-Until filled.

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

We are recruiting an experienced, passionate, and trustworthy Assistant Grower to produce success within our operations. This role will be crucial in ensuring successful harvests throughout the year while being a valuable asset to our growth plans in the Minnesota Cannabis market. Native Care focuses on producing the best possible product for users and building a team internally rooted in a family culture where everyone is appreciated and welcomed. If you are passionate about the commercial industry and believe you possess the right experience to join the team for this high-level role, apply today, and it just might be your new company to expand with. Reports to Agriculture Director. Full-time position with benefits. Salary; DOQ.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

• Oversee cannabis cultivation from seed to harvest

• Follow cultivation Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and ensure successful implementation

• Supervise a cultivation team

o Overseeing group of team members

o Initial and ongoing training of team

o Schedule employees to ensure plants receive proper care and attention

• Organize and document the daily processes according to documentation control SOPs including, but not limited to:

o Germination

o Transplanting

o Cloning

o Defoliation

o Drying

o Incidental plant treatments

• Ensure that the growth requirements of cannabis plants are consistently met (lighting, soil potential of hydrogen (P.H.), nutrients, etc.) through constant monitoring and responsiveness

• Diagnose and resolve plant health issues like mold, mildew, and other insect pest management (IPM) functions

• Maintain working knowledge of state cultivation regulations and updates

• Manage inventory relating to indoor cultivation (including equipment and supplies)

• Inspect the quality of plants and harvest throughout the growing process

• Maintain operation within regulatory boundaries to ensure compliance

• Planning out forecasts on supply needs, harvest schedule, and any setbacks that may arise

• Harvest schedule set under the guidance of Executive Director

• Being Hands-on with scheduling and ensuring product quality

• Maintaining an Inventory of nutrients, fertilizer, etc. for each day to ensure needs are met

• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

EDUCATION/WORK EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associates (Horticulture related field Preferred) or equal experience

• Management: 2 years (Required)

• At least 2+ years of indoor growing experience

o Growing References required

• Ability to commute/relocate: Redby, Minnesota: Reliably commute or willing to relocate

• Full knowledge from Seed to Harvest

• Ample knowledge cloning cannabis plants

• Demonstrable knowledge of cannabis lighting and irrigation systems

• System installation and maintenance experience

o Irrigation

o Lighting

o Fertigation

o Nutrient dosing

• Excellent planning and organizational skills

• Minnesota pesticide application certification (can earn certification after employment)

• 30 hr. OSHA Certification (can earn certification after employment)

• Familiarity with Growlink software preferred

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

• Excellent communicational skills

• Open to learning and receiving constructive criticism

TO APPLY: Applications and copies of certificates/diplomas are being accepted at the Government Center – Human

Resources Department, P.O. Box 546, Red Lake, MN 56671 Phone (218) 679-1847