Summary
Responsible for successful cultivation activities from seed/clone through harvest, following
company policies and procedures and maintaining compliance with state regulations.
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
- Responsible for the grow portion of operations, including developing a detailed plan and timeline for plant production from seed/clone to harvest
- Initiates and manages a harvest schedule to consistently meet the demands of the business
- Schedules to ensure adequate staffing at all times
- Tracks inventory levels and ensures that adequate supplies are available in reasonable quantities
- Ensures that grow rooms are clean, properly equipped and in good working order at all times
- Operate greenhouse automation systems to monitor and affect grow environment
- Produces a product that meets all lab testing requirements at targeted yield levels with the expected amounts of active pharmaceutical ingredients
- Clearly sets out a vision for success and educates cultivation members on how their actions and accomplishments contribute to the overall success of the company
- Establishes and enforces standards of accountability for cultivation staff
- Regular reporting of Grow status metrics and other key indicators
- Completes regularly scheduled quality assessment of plants for signs of pests/disease
- Ensure staff is trained and follows appropriate SOPs
- Ensures that all requisite information is maintained in the state required computer system and sire records are up to date
- Provide work direction to other growers
- Complete inventory audits compliant with state and company requirements
- Ability to work flexible hours
Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Familiarity with large scale greenhouse and outdoor grow operations to include the systems that are used in grow operations
- Communication skills aligned with leading a team
- Team management experience
- Familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel and ability to learn seed to sale and ERP systems
- Advanced understanding of horticulture practices including cloning plants
- Ability to identify and remedy plant disease states
- Familiar with good agricultural practices (GAP)
- Can identify and remedy suboptimal nutrient states
- Must be able to work in hot, humid environments for extended periods of time with exposure to dust, allergens, and water
- Must be able to stand for extended periods of time, and kneel, stoop, bend, twist, in tight areas
- Must be able to lift 50lbs safely, and regularly at times
- Must adhere to all safety policies and wear appropriate personal protective equipment
- at all times
Education:
Bachelor ’ s degree in Botany, Horticulture, Agricultural Engineering, or other related field
Desired Work Experience
- Ten years ’ experience in a large-scale commercial growing operation in an indoor horticulture environment, with five years at the management level
- Experience in a commercial scale cannabis grow operation
- Experience with grow data acquisition
- Experience designing nutrient mixes
- Has worked in regulated environment
- Familiar with supply chain software
- Can grow to schedule
- Supervisory experience is a plus
- Knows Gavita light systems
- Mechanical aptitude