Mom/Clone Technician Job Description Sample Template
JOB TITLE:
- Mom/Clone Technician
DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maintains the mother plants as well as the clones on a daily basis to ensure maximum health.
- Maintain mom stock, cut clones, and manager watering.
- Assists in all aspects of cultivation operations including trellising, pruning, spacing, and overall canopy management.
- Ensures daily production schedule and goals set by Cultivation Manager/Team Leads are met.
- Completes proper transplanting techniques including substrate mixing, container filling, and transplanting.
- Assists in the setup, monitoring, and maintenance of irrigation systems and environmental controls.
- Drive production during cloning and transplanting to ensure all deadlines are met
- Ability to teach and coach other cultivators in a way that grows them as an individual and cultivator.
- Checks for any plant loss or stress, malfunctioning cultivation equipment, and any uncompleted tasks from the day before.
EXPERIENCE and QUALIFICATIONS:
- Meticulous attention to detail and a strong desire to produce a high-quality product.
- Able to demonstrate sound judgment and problem-solving.
- Prior experience working in agriculture/horticulture, packing houses, and general production/retail greenhouses.
- Familiarity with Good Agricultural Practices/Good Handling Practices (GAP/GHP).
- Knowledge of basic plant science and crop production.
- Effective time-management skills and ability to multi-task.
- Knowledge of medical cannabis policy and law.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to make decisions as necessary with oversight when needed.
- Must be 21 years of age or older
- Must pass any and all required background checks.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Sitting, standing, and walking motion/movement will be required throughout the shift.
- Constant movement of hands/fingers and limbs; this position requires good manual dexterity, coordination, and stamina.
- Frequently ascends/descends a ladder to inspect/maintain plants.
- Occasionally operates power hand tools and other cultivation machinery.
- Ability to remain stationary, move about the facility, and lift equipment or plants up to 75 lbs. for extended periods.