Budtender (Full Time) - High Plainz Strains of Fort Lupton

**Full-Time | $15.16/hour + tips** **Tips typically add approximately 4–6/hour** **Generally 30–40 hours per week | 4–5 shifts** High Plainz Strains is hiring a full-time Budtender for our Fort Lupton dispensary! Budtenders help customers understand our products and choose options that fit what they're looking for while providing accurate, professional service in a regulated retail environment. Previous cannabis industry experience is helpful, but it isn't required. Strong experience in retail, restaurants, bartending, serving, hospitality or other customer-facing work can translate very well to this position. We can teach cannabis product knowledge. We're more interested in finding someone who communicates well, enjoys working with customers, is dependable and wants to learn the products well enough to become genuinely good at the job. Budtending is a combination of customer service, product knowledge and responsible retail sales. Responsibilities include: Good budtending isn't about knowing the most cannabis trivia. It's about listening to customers, understanding the products well enough to explain them clearly and knowing when you need additional information rather than guessing. This is a full-time position, generally scheduled 30–40 hours per week over 4–5 shifts. **Base pay: $15.16 per hour** Budtenders also receive tips from customers. Tips currently average approximately 4–6 per hour in additional compensation, although actual tips vary based on shift, customer traffic, hours worked and other factors and are not guaranteed. We're looking for people who are comfortable talking with customers and interested in becoming knowledgeable about the products they sell. Strong candidates are reliable, communicate clearly and can work efficiently when the store gets busy. They should be comfortable handling money and able to follow procedures consistently in a regulated environment. Experience in any of the following can translate well to budtending: Previous cannabis product knowledge is useful but not required. You also don't need to make cannabis your entire personality to work here. You should be interested enough in the products to learn them well, enjoy helping customers and take the responsibilities of working in a regulated industry seriously. Applicants must be **at least 21 years old**. Employees must hold an active Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) Employee License before beginning regulated cannabis work. Candidates who already have an active MED license are encouraged to apply, but having one at the time of application is not required. Candidates who are eligible and willing to obtain one before beginning work are welcome to apply. Employees are responsible for obtaining, maintaining and paying for their required MED license. Full-time employees have access to our benefits package, including: Budtending can be more than learning a menu and completing transactions. A strong Budtender develops product knowledge, learns how different customers shop, becomes proficient with retail systems and promotions, understands the compliance requirements of cannabis sales and learns how a successful dispensary operates. Employees who perform well and demonstrate reliability, product knowledge and good judgment may have opportunities to pursue Lead Budtender, management or other positions within the company as openings become available. Advancement isn't automatic. We want employees to build the skills necessary to take on additional responsibility successfully. High Plainz Strains is part of Nature's Herbs & Wellness, a locally owned Colorado cannabis company that has been operating for more than 15 years. We're still privately owned by the same people who started the company, with longstanding roots in Northern Colorado. Over the years, we've grown to include retail dispensaries, cultivation, extraction, manufacturing and distribution. That gives our retail employees exposure to products and knowledge from several different parts of the cannabis industry. Our stores carry products from across the Colorado market as well as products manufactured within our own operation. We're continuing to grow our manufactured product lines and expand their distribution into other dispensaries around the state. For employees interested in making cannabis a longer-term career, working in retail provides direct experience with customers, products and the part of the industry where purchasing decisions actually happen. **Location:** Fort Lupton, Colorado **Employment:** Full-time **Schedule:** Generally 30–40 hours per week, 4–5 shifts **Store hours:** 8:00am–10:00pm, seven days per week **Base compensation:** $15.16/hour **Additional compensation:** Tips, currently averaging approximately 4–6/hour Apply through this posting with a current resume. High Plainz Strains / Nature's Herbs & Wellness is an Equal Opportunity Employer.