Cultivation Supervisor

JOB SUMMARY

CORE JOB DUTIES

• Responsible for supervising the day-to-day actions of cultivation leads/staff and cultivation operations
• Serves as a role-model and resource for cultivation staff concerning products and services, policies and procedures, industry news, and changes in regulations.
• Responsible for delegating tasks to gardeners daily as dictated by the garden calendar
• Coordinates with Cultivation Leaders to ensure accurate information is communicated to the cultivation staff.
• Primary areas of responsibility/management include mother, propagation, flower and vegetative rooms/departments.
• Responsible for producing healthy, consistent high-quality mothers/clones
• Responsible for mother/vegetative/clone plant care, training staff, and maintaining processes to Cresco standards
• Lead teams of agents in topping, skirting, transplanting and moving plants
• Relays pertinent information concerning plant health, scheduling and cultivation staff to the Operations Manager.
• Coordinates necessary pest management practices to ensure that all plants are entering the flower houses disease free and healthy
• Assist in the maintenance of accurate records for all cultivation activities including employee records, inventory records, crop application records, harvest data collection in accordance with the State and standards set by Cresco Labs.
• Responsible for assisting with data entry, employee scheduling, and payroll
• Responsible for assisting with monitoring cultivation software during both on/off facility hours along with weekend oversight
• Responsible for performance management of Cultivation Staff, including hiring and termination

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND SKILLS

• Preferred Bachelor's degree in plant biology, physiology, biological sciences, or agricultural sciences, or demonstrated experience supervising a large-scale agriculture facility OR 2 years of experience in a position with managerial responsibilities in cultivation.
• OSHA certified in Safety training preferred
• Supervisorial experience with managing a team of 8-12 workers
• Knowledge of cannabis cultivation, cultivation facility operations, fertigation systems, defoliating, transplanting, cloning/topping procedures, healthy plant identification, and canopy maintenance
• Critical-thinking, problem-solving, planning and assessment
• Computer literacy in word processing, database management, windows-based software and point of sale applications
• Experience with use of cannabis software to monitor/adjust room environments, feeding schedules & plant stress points
• Knowledge of medical cannabis policy and law
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail
• Effective time-management and ability to multi-task
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing and challenging environment
• Requires work around plant material, which could include exposure to plant pollen and/or dust.
• Requires ability to sit, stand, and/or do repetitive actions with your hands for long periods of time.
• Requires ability to lift up to 50 lbs to torso level.

BENEFITS

Cresco Labs is one of the largest public, vertically integrated, multistate operators in the cannabis industry. Our portfolio of in-house cultivated and manufactured brands features some of the highest quality, most awarded and most popular cannabis products in America. With dozens of locations nationwide, our owned and operated Sunnyside® dispensaries provide a welcoming, positive, judgement-free place to shop for anyone at any point on their cannabis journey. Founded in 2013, Cresco Labs’ mission is to normalize and professionalize cannabis through our passionate employees. As stewards of the cannabis industry, our teams are constantly focused on supporting the needs of our fellow colleagues, consumers, customers, and communities alike. With a focus on Social Equity and Educational Development, our SEED initiative ensures that our company reflects the communities in which we serve, ensuring equal opportunity for all in cannabis. At Cresco Labs, we aim to revolutionize and lead the nation’s cannabis industry with a focus on quality and consistency of product, and to bring legitimacy to the industry with the highest level of integrity and professionalism.