Cultivation Technician

**Cultivation Technician (10 hours shifts in a condensed work week schedule)**

Safari Flower Co. is a premium craft cannabis producer and supplier for some of the largest brands across Canada. We focus on cultivation excellence through the use of tools from our scientific laboratory and our talented teams growing together over 3 years cycling consumer focused cannabis genetics. Our environment is state-of-the art to grow new varieties, test plant profiles, and bring new products to market faster than our competitors.

The **Cultivation Technician** will care for cannabis plants in the vegetation and blooming stages, complete all post-harvest processes including trimming, drying, curing, and packaging. Be apart of a team to develop process improvements and quality systems to cultivate high-quality cannabis flowers within a matured well-structured team setting. This position offers a condensed 4-day work week including weekends.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Care for clones, vegetative, and blooming cannabis plants
- Complete pruning sessions, defoliations, and toppings of plants at different stages of their lives
- Mix nutrient recipes and pest prevention remedies to nurture flowering plants
- Harvest flower blossoms on well designed schedules
- Participate in harvest such as operating trimming machines, drying racks, analytical equipment, packaging equipment, and final inspection procedures.
- Ensure clean and sanitary conditions of grow rooms, equipment, and processing rooms
- Participate in monthly staff training sessions, group home-growing learning activities and business update.
- Ensure compliance with Health Canada CTLS regulations
- Adhere to set Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s)
- Requirement to wear company issued PPE including facemasks and respirators.
- Support our sustainable energy, waste mandates and workplace Health & Safety guidelines

**Qualifications**:

- Prior experience in cannabis cultivation and manufacturing in a licensed business of 2+ years.
- Pesticide control and management experience, pest control product spray licence is a preferred asset.
- Willingness to learn plant diseases and pests as well as the symptoms of nutrient deficiency and toxicity
- Good understanding of plant propagation, cloning, and harvest operations is preferred.
- Must be able to sit, stand, reach, and lift for extended periods of time
- Must be able to lift 40 pounds, a forklift certified user is a big plus.
- Must be able to successfully complete background criminal and reference checks
- Applicants must be eligible to legally work in Canada

**Hours of Work**:

- 40 hours per week. May include weekends.

**Job Type**: Permanent

**Salary**: $18.00-$21.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

Work Location: In person