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As a Micropropagation Technician at Plantd, you will be responsible for cultivating and dividing young plants at Plantd's tissue culture laboratory in Oxford, North Carolina. Daily, you will work with a team of passionate technicians to process plant material that will grow into rapidly regenerative feedstock for Plantd's fully-electric factory.

Job tasks are very repetitive and require technicians to maintain a clean and organized workspace.

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• Process plant material using sterile technique
• Maintain inventory of plants as they are processed
• Other tasks as assigned

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Ability to lift up to 30 pounds
• Ability to sit for long periods
• Ability to load and unload autoclave
• Must be able to handle repetitive tasks

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• Interest in science and plant biology
• 1-2 years related experience as a laboratory technician, greenhouse operator, or other related experience

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Competitive Hourly Rate

Plantd is hiring responsible individuals for hands-on tasks at our agriculture site in Stovall, NC.

The ideal candidate would have general working knowledge of crop/land management or a great eagerness to learn — which includes tractor operation, equipment maintenance, and greenhouse operations such as transplantation of small seedlings. Must be reliable and self motivated. The position is full-time, hourly rate with a full benefits package.

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• Help Ag Team site manager to complete equipment install and set-up.
• Assisting in harvesting operations for the production team. 
• Transplanting and care of greenhouse plants.  
• Loading and unloading plants for field delivery. 
• Minor maintenance on farm vehicles or equipment.
• Prolonged walking, standing, bending, stooping, and reaching.
• Other on and off farm tasks as needed
• Communicate with the team and managers on a regular basis.
• Accurate record keeping

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• This job requires a minimum of 1 month of agricultural field work experience, and with performing manual tasks and working with your hands.
• This position is a demanding physical job, requiring outside and greenhouse work in all seasons.
• An ideal candidate would have general knowledge of agriculture and greenhouse work or a great eagerness to learn —which includes tractor operation, equipment maintenance and repair, crop transplantation and field maintenance, and plant nutrient and water maintenance.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs
• Must be reliable, able to work alone or in groups, and self motivated.
• Though not a hiring requirement, if a worker drives a company vehicle the driver must possess a valid driver's license issued by a U.S. state or foreign equivalent and operate the company vehicle in accordance with the license restrictions and vehicle classifications applicable to that license.

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Competitive Hourly Rate

A Quality Control Technician is responsible for maintaining quality standards throughout testing, manufacturing, warehousing and distribution operations of consumer products. They are also responsible for maintaining quality assurance processes, recording and analyzing results as well as taking very detailed notes.

• Perform proper and accurate testing for quality control products.
• Organize and manage the retention of quality records. 
• Communicate the results of inspections to the Quality Control Supervisor. 
• Document all deficiencies and errors of product.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Windows, Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Knowledge of standard practices related to quality control.
• Performing measurements using precise measurement tools (Micrometer, Caliper)
• Identify areas for process improvement and recommend corrective actions

• 2+ years of experience or employment in a Quality Control field.
• A valid driver's license.
• High school diploma or GED required. 
• Must be able to lift 50+ pounds.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. 
• Ability to work independently or as a team.
• Excellent mathematical skills.
• Reliable transportation is a must.
• Extremely detail oriented.
• Must be able to work extended hours and weekends as needed.

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• Competitive hourly rate
• 100% health insurance coverage
• Company Equity

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As an Engineer at Plantd, you will work directly with the leadership team to operate, test and maintain cutting edge machines that have been designed to produce the world's first truly carbon negative building materials that will disrupt the traditional construction industry and aid in our planet's efforts in the fight against climate change. You will work directly with the design and build engineers to learn how to operate the machine and develop maintenance and test campaigns to ensure its proper operation through time. You will lead the effort of training production staff to take over machine operations as you step into the build and test of future machines. 

Construction or industry experience is not required, we look for smart, motivated, collaborative engineers who love solving problems and want to make an impact on the world. 

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• Maintain ownership of machines to ensure constant and reliable operation
• Develop quality inspection processing and train quality inspectors
• Develop test campaigns for new machines as they are developed
• Oversee machine upgrades and test
• Work directly with production to optimize operations and develop tooling as required.

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• Grit - the ability to push through adversity in order to achieve mastery
• Communication - the ability share thoughts and ideas effectively
• Intelligence - the ability to think on a first principles basis
• Ethics - alignment with our critical world views here at Plantd
• Goals - alignment with our mission here at Plantd

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• Thinks fast and adapts to changing conditions
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, or scientific discipline OR 5+ years of professional experience maintenance/testing/operating large machine
• Experience with GUI based operating systems
• Computer software/IT experience is a plus 

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• Competitive Salary $65k- $72 + Equity
• 100% health insurance coverage

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As an Engineer at Plantd, you will work directly with the leadership team to build the machines and systems that will disrupt the traditional construction materials industry. You will design, fabricate, test, and iterate through current and next-generation technologies that will enable full-scale production of modern, carbon-negative building materials, bringing Plantd’s vision of sustainable building materials to life. 

Day-to-day you will work at our vertically integrated space designing automated production lines.  You will partner with leadership and peers to develop requirements at the system level and will own the creation of CAD models, engineering drawings, and structural analyses for your projects. You will work closely with an experienced production team to make your designs a reality.

Construction or industry experience is not required, we look for smart, motivated, collaborative engineers who love solving problems and want to make an impact on the world.

• Learn quickly from on the job training
• Work with other world-class engineers to integrate your designs into the most efficient machines possible
• Adapt to fast-changing inputs, data, specifications, and requirements
• Document designs in requirements documents, CAD models, engineering drawings, structural analyses, engineering specifications, and bill of materials so that we can keep track of all the things you’re fixing
• Create detailed component and assembly drawings incorporating an understanding of GD&T and tolerance stack-ups to make sure you don’t make more problems than you fix
• Take on challenges as they come

• Grit - the ability to push through adversity in order to achieve mastery
• Communication - the ability share thoughts and ideas effectively
• Intelligence - the ability to think on a first principles basis
• Ethics - alignment with our critical world views here at Plantd
• Goals - alignment with our mission here at Plantd

• CAD experience using Siemens NX, Solidworks, Catia, or similar
• Proficient in the use of first-order calculations
• Experience communicating engineering requirements, drawings, and planning
• Hands-on fabrication experience: Welding, CNC milling and lathe, plasma cutting, soldering, and wiring

Must be willing to work on-site in Oxford, NC

• Competitive hourly wage
• On the job training to become a rockstar engineer