Cultivation/Integrated Pest Specialist

Location

Hagerstown, MD | United States

Job description

The shift will be Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm.

DCM, Inc. is a fast-growing, high-quality medical and recreational cannabis manufacturer seeking motivated and accountable individuals to join our team! Our mission is to grow more than the world's best Cannabis. We're growing a better world. One that's more caring, compassionate, understanding, and informed. Every day we learn a bit more about the unlimited potential cannabis holds, and there's nothing we like more than sharing it with you. Because to us, cannabis is much more than a plant; it's our chance to change the world, one person, one patient, one policy at a time.

Cultivation/Integrated Pest Specialist

IPM scouting is recorded in a digital software platform thereby enabling the Cultivation/IPM specialist to analyze the data and make informed decisions to the IPM program. Our Cultivation/Integrated Pest Specialist will be accountable for interpreting this data and making data driven decisions regarding applying all pesticides/fungicides and administering all beneficial insects in a safe, planned, and effective manner that is compliant with all laws and regulations inside the state.

Your role in caring for our plants:

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Responsible for management of pest and diseases
• Perform scouting and record data in software program
• Manage beneficial and curative spray program and monitor efficacy
• Manage biological program and monitor efficacy
• Make action plans based on interpreting scouting reports in software program.
• Communicate field availability and quality issues to management on a daily basis
• Facilitate and document trials of new products prior to applying to entire crop
• Maintaining up-to-date records of spray applications
• Develop and roll out inspection plans for raw materials to storing, palletizing, and shipping of the finished product to assure pest-free products
• Maintain records of pest and disease trends and report trends and mitigation strategies on a weekly basis to management
• Maintain library of insect specimens
• Monitor Environment in software program
• Temperature and Humidity Tracking
• Leaf Temperature Tracking
• Monitor temperature changes
• Maintain vendor relationships
• Calls as often as necessary on efficacy of products
• Alignment with Koppert on application rates and strategies
• Maintain orders and order frequency within budget
• Develop and optimize canopy maintenance strategies for each variety
• Create weekly reports on Harvest post processing - How much loss was caused by insects or diseases
• Crop registration, weekly leaf samples, and weekly water samples
• Create and edit Standard Operating Procedures; update as necessary
• Maintain Grodan GroSens and CaraMet substrate monitoring systems
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications we ask you to have:

• For legal reasons, all employees need to be at least 21 years of age.
• You will be asked to pass a Federal and State criminal history background check.
• We ask that you have a Bachelor of Science in horticulture, agriculture, entomology, plant science or plant pathology.
• We ask that you have three (3) years IPM experience.

Addition skills which will help you excel in your role:

• Willing and able to work in 85+ degree temperatures in greenhouse with up to 80% humidity.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to be coachable and takes full ownership of personal development. Regularly solicits feedback from teammates above, below, and adjacent; as well as demonstrating the ability to learn agility by making clear behavior changes.
• Ability to foster collaboration and team environment.
• Comply with all HR policies including confidentiality and non-disclosure.
• Ability to maintain open communication with the management team and other co-workers.
• Strong work ethics - be accountable and proactive.
• Ability to maintain strong attention to detail throughout entire shift.
• We ask that you do not have allergies to plant materials or nitrile gloves; job requires daily exposure to cannabis plants and nitrile gloves.
• Ability to follow specific protocols and strictly adhere to Standard Operating Procedures.

This is not your average desk job! Please make sure you are willing and able to perform the following:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• This position requires an inordinate amount of sitting, walking, kneeling, bending, scooping, twisting and reaching in full range of motion to complete physical tasks
• Must be capable of sitting for extended periods of time, lift objects on a regular basis, and perform daily repetitive tasks.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. unassisted and up to 80lbs assisted.
• As this is a cannabis growing facility, there will be strong odors, bright lights, and various noises throughout the workday.
• Employees are asked to wear scrubs, masks, gloves, and hairnets while working with the plants. DCM will provide scrubs, gloves, and hair nets to all employees.

Our Benefits

• Health Insurance: Medical, Dental & Vision
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Short-Term Disability
• Life Insurance AD&D
• 401K
• DCM Product/Merch Discounts
• Paid Time Off
• Competitive pay
• Industry Discounts

Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action

DCM Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. DCM Inc. is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at DCM Inc. are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. DCM Inc. will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

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