Technician, Plant Work

Job summary

Are you a dynamic professional who is looking for a challenging career opportunity? Does the idea of working with a fun group of cannabis experts excite you? If so, our A-Team is the perfect place for you!

Reporting to the Supervisor, Plant Work, the Technician, Plant Work is responsible for carrying out daily activities related to all elements of the plant work cycle including transplanting, harvesting, and trimming flowers at the Aurora Pemberton facility.

Major Responsibilities/Duties:

• Planting, pruning, trellising, defoliation and harvesting of all production lots within grow rooms.
• Sanitation of grow and trim rooms between production lots.
• Regularly inspect plants for signs of pests, diseases, or nutrient deficiencies and report findings to the Supervisor, Plant Work. Implement corrective actions as needed.
• Maintain accurate records of plant growth stages, environmental conditions, and any treatments applied to the plants.
• Support propagation by assisting with the cloning, transplanting, and early-stage plant care to ensure healthy plant development.
• Monitor and maintain irrigation systems to ensure plants receive adequate water and nutrients.
• Trim, manicure, and prepare cannabis flowers for packaging, following industry standards for quality and consistency.
• Organize plant supplies and tools.
• Adhere to all safety protocols and standard operating procedures (SOPs) while maintain compliance with local cannabis regulations and industry standards.
• Work closely with other departments such as quality assurance (QA), propagation, and post-harvest to ensure smooth operations and timely completion of tasks.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Adherence to Health and Safety standards for both themselves and those around them.
• Adhere to the company code of conduct and all applicable SOPs.
• Demonstrate a continued level of development and improvement of skills/knowledge to help better complete your duties.
• Strong organization, time management, and prioritization skills.
• Strong physical abilities.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability and desire to work with people at all levels of the organization.

Education & Experience:

• Previous experience in an agricultural or horticultural setting an asset
• Previous experience in a manufacturing setting an asset

Working Conditions:

Physical effort is required, lifting, pushing, and pulling up to 55 lbs.

• Temperatures range from 18 degrees Celsius to 32 degrees Celsius.
• Ability to work weekends, holidays and after hours as required.
• Repetitive use of hands, wrists and forearms.
• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time
• 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.

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 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, ski-trips or staycations.
• Benefits: we will foster your health and wellness (and your dependents) with our employee benefits package including, employer-paid health and dentalcare premiums, life insurance and LTD policies and a medical cannabis coverage program, designed exclusively for our A-Team, that will provide you with coverage each year (because we truly believe cannabis is the best medicine).
• Life-long learning: we’re lifelong learners here at Aurora and will invest in your professional development throughout all aspects of your career! You will have access to a tuition assistance program, virtual learning activities and annual performance reviews, to ensure you are provided with the toolkit and support you need to succeed.
• Perks: we love to celebrate our people by providing corporate perks including employee discounts, perkopolis memberships, company SWAG, paid volunteer time, and modern technology.
• Team: we are a diverse and global team of cannabis enthusiasts, energetic innovators, fitness gurus, caring parents, foodies and more, with a collective passion to nurture an inclusive environment that helps you grow and provide people better days with medical cannabis.