Post Production Technician

Position: Post Production Technician

Reports to: Post Production Lead

Department: Cultivation

Location: Cuba (Oil Spring), New York

Date: December 31, 2024

Company Overview

Nativa Cannabis is a vertically integrated adult-use cannabis enterprise in Western New York. The business currently incorporates a retail storefront operating in the Buffalo, NY area, and a cultivation and production facility in Cuba (Oil Spring), NY. This facility houses the cultivation, extraction, manufacturing/packaging, and testing of cannabis and cannabis products in partnership with the company’s retail location.

Department Overview

The Cultivation Department provides cannabis product streams for the vertically integrated channels within the company, including retail and manufacturing. This team’s general duties focus on growing healthy, dynamic cannabis plants and maximizing flower yield within the facility. Nativa implements Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to maintain organization, consistency, and efficiency across our team. General duties include plant propagation, transplanting, fertigation, trellising, pruning, cleaning, monitoring for pests, viruses, and disease, harvest, and general maintenance.

Overview of Position

The Post Production Technician provides the daily care and focused attention necessary to process and package clean, potent, safe cannabis for our patients. The successful candidate will possess a keen attention to detail and record keeping, and a willingness to continually learn more about the subject. This entry-level, non-management position offers the opportunity to learn and grow with the Company from the ground up and to take on increasing levels of responsibility over time.

Duties and Responsibilities

The main responsibilities of the Post Production Technician include all aspects of the daily care of cannabis from harvest to packaging; monitoring weights and measurements; presentation; and maintaining the highest levels of cleanliness and sterility inside the processing area.

· Assists in harvesting, processing, and packaging finished cannabis

· Keeps accurate records on each plant using Company system and protocols

· Records and tracks accurate weights and measurements of cannabis throughout the processing and packaging procedures using company systems and protocols

· Maintains a clean, safe environment inside the processing area

· Inspects cannabis for defects using a variety of magnification tools

· Calibrates, operates, cleans, and stores packaging equipment including heat sealers, etc.

· Prints and applies labels to finished product; stores and inventories finished product according to Company policy and as directed by the Post Production Lead

· Other duties may be assigned by the Post Production Lead or other company management personnel according to Company needs

Qualifications

Education

· High school diploma or equivalent

· 2 years post-secondary education in horticulture, agriculture, biology, chemistry, botany or related field preferred

Work Experience Required

· Work history showing progressive responsibility, willingness to accept additional projects or challenges

· 1 year experience in horticulture, botany, or related field

· 1 year in professional, state-licensed cannabis cultivation and/or production preferred

Required Knowledge

· Knowledge of computer & office equipment and programs (inventory systems; Word; Excel; office equipment such as copiers/telephone systems)

· Extensive math required for inventory, projections, measurements, calculations

· Principles and practices related to the indoor production of cannabis

· General biology and chemistry of cannabis

· Experience with seed-to-sale tracking systems preferred

Skills and Abilities

· Excellent time-management skills

· Ability to effectively plan and prioritize

· Ability to maintain confidentiality

· Ability to focus; attention to detail

· Skill at using computers

· Mechanical skill

· Ability to work effectively as part of a team

· Ability to communicate clearly and calmly

· Ability to remain calm in periods of high stress or unusual activity

· Absolute reliability and honesty

Physical Requirements

· Extended time standing, sitting, walking, bending, and reaching

· Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds for a distance of 100 feet

· Close visual focus required

· This position occasionally requires the extended and repetitive use of arms, hands, and fingers to cut and manipulate small objects

Native Preference

· Seneca or Native preference applies, given to qualified applicants pursuant to the Seneca Nation of Indians’ Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18 - $22