Rubicon Organics Careers
Irrigation & Climate Supervisor (Hope)
Description
At Rubicon Organics, our vision is to be the most trusted house of premium cannabis brands – creating elevated experiences for people everywhere. Our mission is to build brands people believe in by delivering elevated experiences in all we do. Through uncompromising quality, purposeful innovation, and trusted partnerships, we create products and relationships that enrich lives and help shape the future of cannabis.
Rubicon Organics is seeking an experienced Irrigation & Climate Supervisor to oversee all fertigation and climate-related operations in our indoor cultivation facility in Hope, B.C. Reporting to the Sr Cultivation Manager – Hope, this position is responsible for recipe development, system calibration, and zone-by-zone climate optimization. This role plays a vital part in delivering precise crop steering, maximizing quality and yield, and supporting IPM execution.
Key Responsibilities:
Irrigation & Fertigation Management:
- Develop and adjust nutrient recipes based on crop stage, cultivar, and production goals.
- Supervise execution of irrigation schedules, EC/pH monitoring, and runoff data collection.
- Oversee system maintenance for tanks, injectors, lines, and valves.
Climate & Lighting Control:
- Operate Priva or similar environmental control system to manage temperature, RH, VPD, and CO₂ across all rooms.
- Collaborate with the cultivation manager to tune lighting strategy by growth phase and genetic profile.
- Identify and respond to climate-related crop stress.
IPM & Crop Support:
- Align irrigation and feeding schedules with IPM plans, including biologicals and foliar products.
- Sanitize irrigation infrastructure to minimize risk of disease or biofilm buildup.
- Must be able to support occasional pesticide application in accordance with certifications.
Compliance & Reporting:
- Maintain detailed logs of all recipes, pH/EC levels, and irrigation events.
- Assist in data collection for crop steering, yield improvement, and audit readiness.
Qualifications:
- 3+ years of experience in irrigation/climate roles within cannabis or controlled environment agriculture.
- Strong knowledge of crop steering, fertigation strategies, and water quality.
- Proficient in Priva or similar systems for climate and lighting control.
- Certified pesticide applicator (or ability to obtain within 3 months).
- Spanish language skills strongly preferred.
- Technically skilled with dosing systems, sensors, and greenhouse automation.
Why Rubicon
- Canada’s leader in premium, certified organic cannabis.
- Fast-growing company with real momentum and opportunity to make an impact.
- Collaborative, high-ownership team that values accountability, speed, and continuous improvement.
- Direct visibility into results, with opportunities to learn and contribute across multiple functions.
- Quality-driven culture in a dynamic, scale-up environment.
- Competitive base salary of $60-65 plus annual performance bonus.
- Comprehensive medical and dental benefits after three months.
- Three-week vacation to start and monthly phone stipend.
Compensation
$60,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year