Coordinator, Cultivation

**Coordinator, Cultivation**

**Job location: Bradford, ON**
**Employment type: Full Time Employment**

**Hours: 40 Hours per week**

**A little about us**

Hi, we’re Aurora Cannabis, and we’re so excited to meet you

We’re a global cannabis company driven by our passion to help people improve their lives. We have a diverse team who bring their best every day so Aurora can be the cannabis provider of choice for patients and consumers. We love our work, and we especially love our high quality, innovative brands that make up the Aurora family - from Aurora, Aurora Drift, San Rafael ’71 and Whistler.

Our people combined with our collective passion for the industry is what makes Aurora a special place to work and defines what we call our “A-Team”. We are a high-performing team of cannabis experts, innovators, and champions, that work, learn and win together. We think **BIG**, act **BOLD** and execute with **PURPOSE** in all that we do, and will stop at nothing to cultivate the ultimate cannabis experience for our community.

**Job summary**

Are you a cannabis enthusiast with an energetic spirit? Are you looking to work with a fun group of people? If so, we would love to meet you

We’re looking for an ambitious and hard-working professional to join our Cultivation team in the role of **Coordinator, Cultivation**

**As a Coordinator, Cultivation, you will.**

Plant Health Activities:

- Continuously monitor the crop to ensure optimal plant health and productivity.
- Coordinate timely & effective pest & disease control measures as required.
- Communicate and escalate all issues with a crop and/or the production process to all the relevant parties as required.
- Recommend, perform and coordinate corrective actions such as the removal, isolation or destruction of plants.

Irrigation Activities:

- Coordinate with the Irrigation Team to collect and interpret fertilizer concentrations. Take necessary actions to adjust fertilizer levels.

Cultivation Activities:

- Coordinate and participate in cultivation related activities such as plant maintenance, plugging, harvesting and cycle turnover.
- Where applicable, must adhere to Aurora’s SOPs and comply with Health Canada’s Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR). In addition, must adhere to all ISO requirements and the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA).
- Ensure crop growth specifications are acceptable by meeting or exceeded the company’s goals and objectives.
- Coordinate daily activities to determine opportunities for improvement in productivity, efficiency and quality.
- Communicate with other departments to ensure timely & effective operations, including facility maintenance.
- Train, coach, manage and empower production staff.
- Provide fair and balanced performance feedback to staff on a regular basis to encourage and motivate a positive workforce.
- Openly and honestly communicate with all employees to build trust and effective teamwork.
- Encourage employee involvement to achieve shared organizational objectives.
- Participate as required in Aurora’s Joint Health and Safety Committee.
- Recognize unsafe conditions and practices and make corrections to prevent injuries and product loss.
- Support by completing safety inspections of the production area as well as being involved in incident investigation and inspection programs.
- Position details and activities may change from time to time in order to meet operational needs.
- Where applicable, promote and maintain GMP requirements.
- Other duties as required

**You would be the best fit for this role if you have**
- Post-secondary degree in Agriculture/Horticulture is an asset.
- Previous experience in a similar role is required
- Previous supervisory experience is preferred
- Knowledge with climate control systems (Priva, Argus or Hoogendoorn)
- Excellent time management, leadership, decision making, and interpersonal skills
- Excellent organizational skills and the ability to achieve objectives.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
- Intermediate to excellent computer skills in MS Office

Recognize unsafe conditions and practices and make corrections to prevent injuries and product loss

**Bonus points if you have**
- Physical effort is required, lifting, pushing, and pulling up to 30 lbs.
- Temperatures range from 20 degrees Celsius to 32 degrees Celsius
- Able to perform cleaning and crop maintenance duties while working on a step ladder
- Ability to work weekends, holidays and after hours as required
- Repetitive use of hands, wrists and forearms
- This position involves significant exposure to cannabis/plant materials, and it is therefore not likely suitable for an employee that may suffer from allergies to cannabis/plant pollen material, or experience other medical issues, such as asthma and hay fever, as a result of cannabis/plant material exposure

**Why you’ll love working at Aurora**
Our people are at the heart of everything we d