IPM Technician At 710 Labs, our mission is simple: to disrupt the industry through obsessive quality. We believe in quality over everything – quality people, quality thinking, quality expression, quality of life. We believe in open communication and genuine collaboration where everyone has a voice. We rise together as a team and as an industry. 710 Labs is an award-winning multi-state cannabis brand obsessed with making the richest flavored, organic, small batch cannabis on the planet. We are the OGs that hand select and hunt exotic cultivars from the most renowned breeders. We collaborate with artists such as Richard Prince, LSD World Peace, Astral Oracles, The Elder Stateman and Camp High among others for exclusive accessories and product drops. The IPM Technician is an important Cultivation team member, providing a clean foundation free of pests and pathogens for us to grow. "IPM" stands for "Integrated Pest Management", and is a foundational practice that ensures successful, healthy harvests. The role provides an exciting opportunity to work with organic IPM applications, live beneficial insect releases, and learn the core practices of proper cultural and environmental controls. This is a labor-intensive role, physically demanding, detail oriented, and fast paced in a cultivation environment. This position has many opportunities to learn more about Cannabis Cultivation, including hands-on-plant work, and will be assisting both the Cultivation and Nursery teams as needed in various tasks. The IPM Technician will report directly to the Director of Cultivation.
Responsibilities include:
Work in a fast-paced environment on your feet all day, standing, squatting, bending, and lifting more than 25 lbs. Use a variety of industrial chemicals to clean and sanitize cultivation spaces including grow room floors, walls, ceilings, and hallways between and connecting rooms.
Apply foliar applications to plant sets following all guidelines carefully, including application rates, required PPE, and REI periods.
Work with a wide range of biocontrol applications, including live beneficial insect releases.
Maintain a clean and organized storage area, adhering to OSHA, BCC, and DPA regulatory guidelines for chemical and pesticide storage and disposal.
Must wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment, including a Tyvek suit and full-face respirator, when handling various sanitation/cultivation chemicals and pesticides.
Remove green waste and used grow media (coco coir) from cultivation sites, load into baler, and dispose of into a dumpster.
Operate a large industrial baler, compressing green waste and grow media into bales for disposal.
Clean up spills and leaks, ensure safety signs are visible to employees for wet floors, oily surfaces, and other occupational hazards.
Must understand and consistently follow all cultivation sanitation SOPs, adhering to the cultivation schedule to complete cleaning grow rooms on time.
Must be comfortable working in hot and humid environments for extended periods of time.
Participate, as needed, in various cultivation tasks (including pruning, defoliating, applying trellis net, etc.), harvest tasks, and light maintenance duties.
Performs any other tasks delegated by the Cultivation Manager, Director of Cultivation, or General Manager.
Benefits:
Competitive pay Benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, Life/AD&D, 401K with company match, paid time off, and holidays. Please note that the regulations and laws of The State of Michigan require persons working onsite at a cannabis facility to be at least 21 years of age. The Company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
