Cultivation, Post-Harvest, and Packaging positions

Temporary Cultivation, Post-Harvest, Packaging, and Labeling Techs

Viridian Staffing's client is looking for temporary cultivation, post-harvest, packaging, and labeling techs to help with a cannabis facility 40 minutes east of Greenfield, Massachusetts. The assignment is expected to start in mid-May and for workers who meet or exceed performance expectations, this position could convert to a permanent opportunity! Work shifts vary with most as Monday-Friday, 1st shift (6:30am-3:00pm) or 2nd shift (3:00pm-11:30pm). Post-harvest positions are four 10-hour shifts including weekend days.

Founded in 2013, Viridian Staffing is the cannabis industry's original recruiting firm and the leading full-service cannabis staffing agency, providing executive search, HR consulting, and temp staffing, coast-to-coast.

As a cultivation tech, you will be focused on assisting head growers and assistant growers with a variety of tasks with the cannabis plants in an indoor grow environment. Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to manicuring, monitoring, pruning, watering, planting, trimming, cleanliness, and efficiency of production area.

As a post-harvest tech, your duties could include anything from weighing post-harvest materials and products, hand debucking, trimming, and grinding cannabis flower, sanitization and sterilization of equipment and clean room environment, accurate counting of cannabis products, data tracking, and documentation for state regulations.

As a packaging technician, you will help to measure cannabis products, package the product, and then label the product accordingly. You may also get to help collect samples and perform tests to ensure quality.

You bring with you the ability to work in a fast-paced, changing, and challenging environment. You are known for your effective time-management skills, ability to multi-task, and are always able to arrive on time and willing to give 100%. You also have the ability to sit, stand, kneel, twist and lift plants and equipment up to 50 pounds for extended periods of time.

Requirements:

• Must be 21 years of age or older
• Must be eligible to work for a licensed cannabis company in the State of Massachusetts
• Reliable transportation and ability to arrive on time
• Ability to stand, sit, kneel, twist and lift up to 50 pounds for extended periods of time
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to take direction, have a growth mindset, and work in a fast-paced environment with a positive attitude
• Ability to be around plant materials up to 10 hours
• At least two professional references able to speak to your great work ethic

Preferred qualifications: cannabis cultivation, trimming or harvesting experience

Pay range: $17.50-$18.50/hour

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