IPM Technician

Purpose

The IPM Technician position is responsible for supporting the plant health of the cannabis cultivation by scouting, diagnosis, and treatments throughout the week. This position will follow the direction and training through the leadership of the IPM department to achieve high standards and expectations towards application and scouting. This position must fulfill their role with efficient productivity and accuracy.  The IPM Technician will report to the Lead of IPM and Supervisor of IPM. 

Pay for this role starts at $19/hour

Essential Duties

Procedures & Tasks

• Apply pesticide treatments in a safe, effective, and compliant manner to all phases of growth. 
• Have the understanding of product labels, SDS, and mix rates.
• Ensure accurate and legible logging of a variety of paperwork and labels.  Enter collected data in company logs, send reports as needed. 
• Scout for molds, mildews, viruses, root diseases, pests, and abnormal plant morphologies.
• Maintain and operate spray equipment.
• Maintain a biological insect program by distributing beneficial insects, breeding sachets, and sticky cards.
• This position is expected to perform tasks in a timely manner, accurately, safely, and compliant. This position will be responsible for participating in their role throughout the scheduled shift, consistently.
• Cleaning and maintaining all areas, equipment, and material throughout the cultivation.
• Other duties as assigned, including, but not limited to assisting other departments to help facilitate the additional and/or supplemental work, such as, Production dept tasks, Post Harvest dept tasks, cleaning, and light maintenance as needed throughout the facility.

Training Requirements

• This position will follow the direction and training by the Lead of IPM and/or Supervisor of IPM assigned to the Lothian, MD cultivation facility.
• The role is expected to engage in proactive participation to be able to achieve the high standard cultivation practices, consistently and compliant.
• This position requires the regular use of a respirator and will go through respirator certification after hire.
• Training towards PharmaCann’s mission statement and leadership development.
• Understanding how to compliantly operate within the cultivation based on the state laws and regulations

Workspace and Material Maintenance

• Ensure organization and cleanliness of the immediate work area.
• Contribute to instructed cleaning, sanitizing, and organization in the cultivation.
• Contribute and provide support to associates with a safe, well maintained, and organized work area.
• After use of equipment or supply, follow through with cleaning and organizing SOPs.

Compliance and Reporting 

• Take instruction from Farm leadership towards upholding current laws and regulations for the cultivation facility. Adapt to updated laws and regulations to implement safe and effective practices to sustain highest quality standards and efficiencies.
• Take instruction from leadership with updating and tracking all required information in the Farm department logs and spreadsheets daily.
• Any compliance or safety mistake or error created must be addressed, reported, and resolved.  Communication with appropriate leadership to ensure resolution.

Supervision

• Works under the direct supervision of the Lead of IPM and Supervisor of IPM.
• This position is expected to follow and obey the company policies.

Working Conditions 

• Able to use a computer and/or hand tools while sitting or standing for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to maintain a clean shaven face, per federal guidelines.
• Handling state approved pesticides and beneficial insects.
• Able to move about a typical office, manufacturing and warehouse environment.
• Working in warmer, agricultural conditions, wearing cover-all uniforms for protective layering. While doing treatments, additional PPE and respirator will be required. Operating with spraying equipment.
• Able to kneel, bend, reach, rotate, and stoop on an intermittent to regular basis daily.
• Able to lift and move up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Consistent on-time attendance for all scheduled shifts.  Prepared for full 40 hour week working scheduled shifts with occasional overtime shifts to complete daily and weekly objectives.
• Handle and operate spray equipment for pesticide applications.

 

Job Qualifications

Work Experience

• Preferred at least 3 months employment with PharmaCann to apply.
• Preferred at least 1 year of prior agricultural experience to apply.
• Demonstrates ability to consistently achieve productivity and performance requirements. 
• Demonstrates professional and respectful demeanor towards others.  Demonstrates respectful verbal and written communication capability. 
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The term “qualified individual with a disability” means an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the position.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate professionally in person, over the telephone, through email and other electronic means, move about the office, handle various types of media and equipment, and visually or otherwise identify, observe, and assess.
• Knowledge of local, state, regional states, and federal employment laws relating to key areas of responsibility.

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Skill Sets Preferred for Position:

• Agricultural experience
• Proactive, dedicated, and results-driven skills
• Independent work, high attention to detail
• Problem solving team player
• Professional, quality, compliant, and safe decision making
• Willing to take direction
• Thrives in a fast paced environment