Cultivation Assistant, Propagation

**CULTIVATION ASSISTANT, PROPAGATION**

**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.**

**MAIN RESPONSIBILITES**:
**Propagation Assistance**:

- Participate in the continuous scouting and monitoring of the crop for health, pests and diseases.
- Participate in cultivation related activities such as watering, feeding, transplanting, pruning, defoliating, crop maintenance, harvesting and cycle turnover as required.
- Collect supplies, chemicals and other necessary tools for the week’s workload.

**Team Supervising and Training**:

- Act as an escalation point for propagation questions for team members.
- Communicate and escalate all issues with the crop and/or the production process to all the relevant parties as required.
- Assist in leading and training of production processes, ensuring procedures are properly following Aurora’s SOP’s.

**Quality Control and Compliance**:

- Where applicable, must adhere to Aurora’s SOP’s and comply with Health Canada’s Cannabis Act. In addition, must adhere to all ISO requirements and the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA).
- Where applicable, promote and maintain GMP requirements.
- Participate in recognizing contamination and cross-contamination risks within the department.

**Documentation and Record-Keeping**:

- Assist in the maintenance of accurate records of propagated plants, inventory levels, and propagation outcomes.
- Maintain accurate records of propagation activities, including growth data and observations.

**Facility Maintenance and Optimization**:

- Recognize unsafe conditions and practices and make corrections to prevent injuries and product loss
- Other duties as required.

**Knowledge, Skills & Abilities**:

- Basic understanding of plant propagation techniques and practices.
- Attention to detail and ability to follow instructions for plant care and propagation.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment and communicate well with colleagues.
- Basic knowledge of cannabis cultivation practices is beneficial.
- Basic computer and outlook 365 knowledge.

**Education & Experience**:

- High school diploma or equivalent; additional coursework or certification in horticulture or related fields is advantageous.
- Prior experience in plant propagation, horticulture, agriculture, or related roles is preferred.
- Familiarity with cannabis cultivation practices and compliance requirements is advantageous.
- Physical ability to stand, lift, and move objects as needed in a cultivation environment.

**WORKING CONDITIONS**:

- Comfortable working with Cannabis
- Physical effort is required, lifting, pushing, and pulling up to 30 lbs.
- Ability to work weekends, holidays and after hours as required
- Repetitive use of hands, wrists and forearms
- Comfortable working with step ladders (i.e. step ladder/single sided step ladder)
- Must be able to wear proper PPE (jump suits, safety glasses, hair nets, etc.)
- **This role is in one of Aurora’s Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certified plants and works directly with products. Towards the end of the recruitment process, we require that you undergo a medical screening exam with our third-party vendor.**

**Why you’ll love working at Aurora**
Our people are at the heart of everything we do here at Aurora, and we take pride in fostering an inclusive space that inspires our team to love where they work From rewarding career opportunities to flexible work environments to team activities, we go above and beyond to prioritize your success and here’s how we do it
- **Flexibility**:you will enjoy a flexible work environment that is the perfect blend of work and fun With flexible working hours to compressed work weeks to paid sick and vacation time, you will be empowered to achieve work-life balance.
- **Total rewards**:we will motivate you to go above and beyond with a competitive salary or hourly wage (with shift premiums), stock options, an RRSP program, annual bonuses, and a health and personal care spending account for you to use for gym memberships