Harvester Job Description Sample Template

JOB TITLE:

  • Harvester

DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Follow Standard Operating procedures for harvesting, bucking, trimming, drying, and curing cannabis harvests in preparation for oil extraction and/or flower sales.
  • Responsible for taking down, trimming, and bucking the plants as requested.
  • Participating in the cannabis harvest process including offloading, harvesting, sanitizing and reloading flower rooms, milling, and destruction of cannabis waste.
  • Harvesting and drying wet cannabis plants.
  • Accurately weigh and record post-harvest materials and manage cultivation waste.
  • Implements basic growing principles including cloning, pruning, topping, trimming, mixing soils and growing mediums, transplanting, watering, pruning, and physically moving plants.
  • Organizes and maintains a clean work environment and complies with all health and safety standards established by the State.
  • Protects the quality of the product at all times.
  • Recognizes contamination – pests, seeds, dirt, mildew, etc – and handles them properly.
  • Follow compliance guidelines and green waste requirements.
  • Accounts for unusable waste for each by-product type processed off the flower; tracks and classifies stems and fan leaves as waste.
  • Prepares harvested flowers to be sold in designated medical dispensaries and cannabis retail locations.
  • Plant care during the vegetative and flowering phase: trimming, manipulating, and staking; big leafing and pruning; watering; plant monitoring; inventory data input.

EXPERIENCE and QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Must be 21 years of age or older to apply.
  • Must pass any and all required background checks.
  • High School Diploma or G.E.D minimum.
  • Experience with cannabis cultivation, harvesting, and trimming.
  • Must be and remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry.
  • Have a basic understanding of the cannabis laws, rules, and regulations set forth by the state
  • Previous experience in a hands-on environment with high attention to detail.
  • Ability to adapt to a changing industry and an expanding organization, and is open to new ideas and change.
  • Must be able to adapt to various strains, styles, and types of cannabis being trimmed, adjusting techniques to maintain a steady pace and quality.
  • Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
  • Highly motivated, self-directed, and innovative.
  • Ability to focus on a task for long periods of time.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

  • Must be able to speak, hear, see, read, write, type, dial, reach, and bend.
  • Must be able to lift, carry, push, and/or pull 50 lbs.
  • Ability to stand and walk long distances for extended periods of time.
  • Exposure to high/low temperatures.