Thrive Cannabis

**PRODUCTION ASSOCIATE (CULTIVATION)**

**Job Location**: Thrive Cannabis, Townsend, ON

**Employment Type**: Full-time permanent employment onsite

**Division**: Operations

**Hours**: 40 hours per week

**Salary**: $17.60 per hour

**A LITTLE ABOUT US**

We are 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, Whistler, and Greybeard.

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 are currently looking for a **Team Member, Production** to join our team at our Thrive Cannabis facility in Townsend, Ontario. The individual will report directly to the Supervisor, Cultivation and is responsible for cultivation and harvesting cannabis in both indoor and outdoor facilities.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Participate in cultivation related activities such as pruning, planting, defoliating, crop maintenance, harvesting and cycle turnover as required.
- Participate in sanitation of cultivation areas
- Communicate and escalate all issues with the crop and/or the production process to all the relevant parties as required
- Where applicable, must adhere to Aurora's SOPs and comply with Health Canada’s Cannabis Act.
- Recognize unsafe conditions and practices and make corrections to prevent injuries and product loss.
- Participate in the continuous scouting and monitoring of the crop for health, pest and diseases.
- Release biological control agents (BCA’s) as part of the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program.
- Maintain high levels of cleanliness in all aspects of the workplace
- Maintain equipment and tools necessary for production tasks
- Maintain production records to Cannabis Act Good Production Practice (GPP) standards

**Qualifications**:

- High School diploma required and some post-secondary preferred or equivalent related work experience within manufacturing industries.
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in a production or manufacturing environment
- Strong organizational, interpersonal, written and communication skills.
- An understanding of GMP is an asset

**WORKING CONDITIONS**:

- Physical effort is required, lifting, pushing, reaching and pulling up to 30 lbs.
- Temperatures range from 20 degrees Celsius to 32 degrees Celsius. Humidity levels ranging from 40 to 70%
- Working under time-based deadlines
- 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.
- Extensive use of PPE when required

**NEXT STEPS**

Think you have what it takes to join our team? So do we

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**DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION**

We are proud to foster and celebrate a diverse community of professionals We take pride in nurturing an inclusive culture that empowers our people to be their authentic selves, celebrate their differences and love where they work.

If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site or alternate format of job posting) during the recruitment and selection process, please do not hesitate to let our team know We are here to help.