Horticulture Specialist

POSITION TITLE: Horticulture Specialist DEPT.: Plant Sciences

REPORTS TO (JOB TITLE): Director of Global Plant Sciences

About AEssenseGrows

AEssenseGrows is an exciting growth stage business in the rapidly expanding indoor farming industry. AEssenseGrows has developed a suite of products that provide growers with the power to precisely and repeatedly create the perfect plant growth environment for exceptional harvests with consistent quality and maximized efficiency every time using aeroponics managed by our GuardianTM Grow Manager software. AEssenseGrows’ corporate headquarters is based in Sunnyvale, CA, and has additional offices in Copenhagen and Shanghai to support a global customer base.

About the Role
We are seeking a motivated and outgoing individual to help build our Plant
Science team. The Horticulture Specialist will have a primary role in ensuring customer success, by providing direct technical support primarily related (but not limited) to cannabis and other plant cultivation in the AEtrium system. This is an exciting position to help expand our Plant Science and Cultivation support. The Horticulture Specialist will be the bridge between the Grow Partner (customer) and the company to ensure customer success as well as improve quality and advance product development. This individual will work closely with sales, service, hardware, and software teams. This role will be based out of Sunnyvale, CA but may require regular domestic and possible international travel.

Summary of Duties (included, but not limited to):
• Lead customer training for plant cultivation
• Consult with customers to assure that they are successful when they are growing in AEssense products (Proactive outreach to customers), address customer cultivation issues in near real time (phone, email, travel)
• Support Service Team with commissioning, build out, and technical support
• Work with sales to help address customer cultivation issues and close sales (some travel required) which can include but is not limited to travel to customer sites and attending shows and conferences.
• Work with product marketing to develop new products and services while
providing positive feedback to hone current products
• Work with worldwide cultivation team members to help drive research that will improve our products and the customer experience
• Remain up to date on research developments for specialty crops in controlled environments
• Shared responsibilities in maintaining a working and presentable AEtrium
demonstration/R&D space at Sunnyvale headquarters to best reflect
AEssenseGrows.
• May be required to take on tasks outside of the primary roles of Hort. Specialist

Required Qualifications:
• Bachelors’ Degree in Horticulture, Agronomy, Plant Sciences, or related degree from a reputable university
• Knowledgeable of growing methods including nutrient management, cultural practices
• Knowledge of plant diseases, insects and fungi, as well as diagnostic and IPM processes
• Efficient work ethic with application of problem-solving skills to overcome
cultivation/production issues.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in written and oral formats
• Highly motivated, self-directed, and able to work independently or among
teams
• Adapts and thrives in a demanding, start-up, fast-paced environment
• Possesses a high level of critical thinking
• Operates with a high level of professionalism and integrity, including dealing with confidential information
• Must have accountability, proactive behavior, strong attention to detail. Can follow company policies and contribute towards the goal of achieving
production targets within set timelines.

Preferred Qualifications:
• 5 years of experience in a licensed commercial cannabis production
• Customer service experience
• Experience growing in aeroponics
• Experience developing SOP’s for cultivation practices
• Experience working with diverse teams
• Development of production plants, nutrient and environmental recipes
• Experience with greenhouse or indoor cultivation and HVAC software
management tools