Cultivation Intern

The Cultivation Technician is responsible for the overall maintenance of the vegetation cycle of all sustainable plants within the facility. This is a part-time paid internship on-site in our Abingdon production facility. 

Responsibilities

Plant maintenance in veg cycle:

• Topping plants
• Bottoming plants
• Transplanting
• Mixing soil
• Scouting for disease or potential insects
• Training plants

Flower:

• Move plants from veg to flower
• Stick irrigation emitters into plants
• Lay trellis netting and work plants into place
• Defoliate and prune plants

Harvest:

• Prepare room for harvest
• Harvest/ take down plants
• Defoliate and break plants into smaller pieces
• Hang plants on dry rack
• Clean both dry and flower rooms in between harvests

Cleanliness:

• Sweeping, mopping and all other required cleaning
• Cleaning of the plant housing devices
• Maintenance and cleaning of the plant tables
• Maintenance of the plant pots
• Reporting any issues to management to ensure a timely fix

Requirements

• Previous experience working with plants, plant disease and pests is desired
• Strong work ethic with flexibility to work days, nights, weekends and holidays
• Proven ability to maintain consistency in a fast paced, hard working, high-stress environment
• High attention to detail with ability to scout for disease and pests is required
• Ability to work in ever changing physical conditions
• Must possess a can-do attitude and be able to work with a team
• Must be able to obtain required licensing at time of hire and submit personal information for licensing and fingerprinting
• Must be 21 years of age or older

As an employer of more than 100 employees, Green Thumb will be operating in accordance with the Biden Administration’s Path Out of the Pandemic should the mandate take effect.