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**:

- High school diploma or equivalent experience
- 1+ years working with plants in an indoor or outdoor horticultural setting is a plus
- Manufacturing experience is a plus
- Willingness to learn plant diseases and pests as well as the symptoms of nutrient deficiency and toxicity
- Willingness to learn and comprehend indoor horticultural systems
- Must be able to sit, stand, reach, and lift for extended periods of time
- Must be able to lift 40 pounds
- Must be able to successfully complete background criminal and reference checks
- Applicants must be eligible to legally work in Canada

**Hours of Work**:

- 35 hours per week, Thursday (12pm to 5pm), Friday, Saturday and Sunday (7am to 5:30 pm)

Work remotely
- No

**Job Type**: Permanent

**Salary**: From $17.00 per hour

Additional pay:

- Overtime pay

**Benefits**:

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

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
The company maintains a Covid Policy consistent with Ontario Reopening Plan and local Public health guidelines and requirements

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Fort Erie, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)