Store Associate - Part-time

Who We Are:   

At Copperstate Farms and Sol Flower, we’re creating a better kind of cannabis company. Where we know happy plants begin with happy people. We aspire to high standards, take pride in our work, and drive for better results every day. At the greenhouse, our roots are growing flower, but we’ve branched out to offer an extensive range of cannabis products like edibles, topicals, and concentrates for retail dispensary locations. From farm to market, we are committed to the quality of our products and are always testing for patient and customer safety. By bringing together best practices from big agriculture, consumer packaged goods, and pharmaceutical and retail industries, Copperstate is becoming one of the top cannabis companies to work for.    

What We’re Growing:   

As one of the largest greenhouse cannabis producers in North America, Copperstate Farms ranges over 1.7 million square feet of canopy and 40 acres under glass. It’s here where we have been growing a house of cannabis brands that our patients and customers can trust, each addressing a different needs state and demographic. From the greenhouse to corporate to multiple Sol Flower dispensaries, we’re an inclusive cannabis community empowering wellness for all. Most of all, we strive for a culture where our employees view us as one of the best places to work.     

Job Description: 

The Store Associate is the first friendly face you see when you walk into our dispensary. This role combines customer service, product education, and a strict adherence to legal and operational compliance. . 

• Customer Service: Greeting customers, providing a welcoming environment, and guiding them through product selections based on their needs, preferences, and desired effects.
• Product Knowledge: Maintaining in-depth knowledge of various cannabis products (strains, edibles, concentrates, etc.), their effects, and methods of consumption to effectively educate customers on safe and appropriate use.
• Sales & Transactions: Operating a Point of Sale (POS) system, handling cash and debit transactions accurately, managing a balanced cash drawer, and meeting sales goals.
• Compliance & Legal Adherence:
  • Verifying customer IDs to ensure they meet the legal age requirements.
  • Ensuring all sales and job duties adhere to company standard operating procedures (SOPs), as well as state and local laws and regulations.
  • Accurately entering customer information into state-required tracking systems

Qualifications and Education: 

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must be able to pass a background check in order to obtain, and maintain, a Facility Agent card in accordance with Arizona State Department of Health Services requirements.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Knowledge of the cannabis industry.

Physical Requirements: 

• Requires prolonged sitting, standing, walking, bending, lifting, and use of hands.
• Frequently required physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, pull, or push heavy objects or materials.
• Frequently stooping, bending, and reaching.
• Must work indoors and outdoors year-round.
• Must work in noisy and crowded environments.
• Lift 25-50 pounds from the floor to a waist-high table when necessary.
• Crouch & bend often.
• Stand for short/high periods of time.
• Sit for short/medium periods of time.
• Walk for short/high periods of time.
• Occasionally sit on the floor or at floor level.
• Handle the responsibilities and routine stress often associated with this position.

Certifications or Training Requirements: 

• New Hire Orientation & Security Training – New Hire.
• Store Associate Training- New Hire.
• Cannabis Education course – New Hire.
• Additional annual or ongoing training as assigned by management.
• Maintain active Arizona Facility Agent Card – Biannual or as dictated by Arizona Department of Health Services.

Disclaimer: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other or additional tasks be performed as assigned.