Farm Laborer
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**Farm Laborer**

* 12817, NY

* Full-Time

* Cultivation

* Farm Laborer

**Farm Hand**

Job Description

**Classification:**

Full Time with opportunities for overtime

**Reports to:**

Cultivation Operations Manager

Chestertown, NY

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

**Introduction and Objective:**

Etain LLC is a family-owned business dedicated to producing the highest quality medical marijuana products in New York State. We are seeking team members that can assist us in scaling up our production and enhancing patient experiences by cultivating healthy, and consistent crops. Our ideal team will have individuals that support each other as well as the company goals and who share our dedication to providing patients with a safe and consistent experience.

**Objective:**

Farm Laborer's will engage in all cultivation tasks from daily watering through to post harvest processing. They will also participate in quality control tasks such as auditing and Good Agricultural Practice logs. All team members must maintain a clean environment suitable for the production of medical products, and work cohesively as part of a team to achieve department objectives.

**Essential Functions:**

Farm Laborer tasks include, but are not limited to the following list. You may be asked to perform any or all of these tasks on a given day while maintaining compliance with the relevant regulations and Good Agricultural Practices.

- Utilize irrigation equipment and hand watering methods to apply solutions formulated with the correct nutrients and pH.

- Prepare grow media using specialized machinery, and prepare pots for transplanting.

- Maintain plants through pruning, trellising, and defoliating.

- Move plants to selected areas while maintaining BioTrack records accurately.

- Participate in harvest activities including defoliation, trimming, bud removal, drying, grinding, packaging, cleaning, and waste removal.

- Dispose of waste in accordance with the New York State Regulations, and Good Agricultural Practices.

- Follow the Etain LLC guidelines for sanitary practices regarding hand washing, and the use of PPE such as protective lenses, suits, gloves, shoe covers, scrubs, and work shoes, and face masks.

- Participate in cleaning all cultivation areas, including within greenhouses, hallways, and drying rooms.

- Participate in training sessions designed to either improve your skills or your understanding of Etain LLC and the New York State Regulations.

- Work cohesively with team members to achieve department objectives.

**Competencies:**

- Ability to perform repetitive actions with a high level of accuracy over time

- Ability to use a computer and to learn new programs for accurate record keeping

- Ability to lift 50 lbs

- Ability to stand for 8 hours

- Manual dexterity at a level sufficient to operate small tools such as scissors or drills and to tie knots in repetition.

**Preferred Education and Experience:**

- High School Diploma

- 2 years experience in agricultural or factory settings

- Equivalent level of education, training, and experience

**Work Environment:**

This is a manual labor position which requires heavy lifting and which involves repetitive tasks. This position operates within greenhouses which can reach elevated temperatures. All Farm Hands must be able to remain within greenhouses during work hours over an eight hour day. Importantly, all members of the cultivation staff must wear PPE including Tyvek suits, scrubs, boot covers, protective eyewear, hair and beard nets, gloves, and face masks.

**Travel:**

Travel is not required as a part of this position, however online education will be offered to assist in employee development and advancement.

**Other Duties**

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.