Coordinator, Cultivation
Job Location: Onsite, Simcoe, ON
Hours: 40 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent, Full-time
Hourly Wage : $26/hr to start
A LITTLE ABOUT US
Aurora is proud to be a global leader in the cannabis industry. With a smart strategy, unmatched talent and focus on our long-term success, we believe we have a bright future.
At Aurora, we’re passionate about helping patients improve their lives through high-quality premium medical cannabis under brands they can trust and rely on. Our products, available across Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, include leading brands like Pedanios, IndiMed, San Raf, Tasty’s, Whistler, Greybeard and CraftPlant.
Our diverse team works passionately across various roles, from manufacturing to corporate positions, and many more, united by our purpose: Opening the World to Cannabis. Enabled by science and empowered by people, for patients and consumers. We collaborate globally, embrace change with courage, stay agile, and treat everyone with compassion. We live our values daily, making a meaningful impact on patients, communities, and our A-Team.
Major Responsibilities / Duties:
- Continuously monitor the crop to ensure optimal plant health and productivity.
- Maintaining detailed records on plant health, activities and overall observations.
- Coordinate production and crop work according to production schedules.
- Coordinate with the supervisor on timely & effective pest & disease control measures as required.
- Maintain and participate in the IPM program (ie. Spraying, and monitoring)
- Communicate and escalate all issues with a crop and/or the production process to all the relevant parties as required.
- Recommend, perform and coordinate corrective actions such as the removal, isolation or destruction of plants.
- Analyze and adjust irrigations when necessary.
- In the absence of the cultivation supervisor, will step in to cover cultivation responsibilities.
- Coordinate and participate in cultivation related activities such as plant maintenance, plugging, harvesting and cycle turnover.
- Where applicable, must adhere to Aurora’s SOPs and comply with Health Canada’s Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR). In addition, must adhere to all ISO requirements and the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA).
- Ensure crop growth specifications are acceptable by meeting or exceeding the company’s goals and objectives.
- Coordinate daily activities to determine opportunities for improvement in productivity, efficiency, and quality.
- Communicate with other departments to ensure timely & effective operations, including facility maintenance.
- Encourage employee involvement to achieve shared organizational objectives and engagement.
- Train and coach staff
- Recognize unsafe conditions and practices and make corrections to prevent injuries and product loss.
- Support by completing safety inspections of the production area as well as being involved in incident investigation and inspection programs.
- Where applicable, promote and maintain GPP requirements.
- Other duties as required.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Knowledge with climate control systems (Priva, Argus or Hoogendoorn)
- Excellent time management, leadership, decision making, and interpersonal skills
- Excellent organizational skills and the ability to achieve objectives.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
- Intermediate to excellent computer skills in MS Office
- Recognize unsafe conditions and practices and make corrections to prevent injuries and product loss
Education & Experience:
- Post-secondary degree in Agriculture/Horticulture is an asset.
- Previous greenhouse experience is required unless the candidate has an Agriculture/Horticulture Degree
- Previous experience in a similar role is required
- Pesticide license is an asset
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