Cultivation Manager

Cresco Labs • Winchester, KY

16d • $77,000 - $85,000

About The Position

Cresco Labs is seeking a Cultivation Manager to manage cultivation operations. The Cultivation Manager will oversee and lead various site projects, coordinate onsite functional groups across multiple departments, and serve as a vital connection between the site and corporate and/or external resources. The Cultivation Manager must have the ability to understand a multitude of interests’, keep multiple stakeholders informed, and help drive decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Botany, Plant Science, Horticulture, PlantBiologyor related field preferred
• 5+ years commercial agriculture and/or manufacturing experience, with cannabis cultivation experience strongly preferred.
• 3-5 years managing and developing an hourly workforce
• Must be a strong leader with an acute business sense
• Experience with various grow mediums and irrigation methods
• Experienced team leader with a positive attitude and vision for the future
• Knowledge of crop management and commercial agriculture
• Advanced experience with using excel formulas,functionsand pivot tables
• Knowledge of plant diseases,pestsand health
• Strong communication, organizational and leadership skills
• Requires work around plant material, which could include exposure to plant pollen and/or dust.
• Requires ability to sit, stand, kneel, and/or do repetitive actions with your hands forlong periods of time.
• Requires ability tolift upto 50 lbs to torso level.

Responsibilities

• Oversees all cultivation tasks and processes, ensures proper documentation of all applicable activities
• Manage the day-to-day operations for cultivation, including environmental monitoring,operatingand maintaining of control systems such as lighting and irrigation with a strong focus on the clone and vegetative departments.
• Manage and train a cultivation team of agents and supervisors
• Maintain, track and audit SOPs & KPIs for the cultivation department.
• Serves as arole-modeland resource for cultivation staff concerning products and services, policies and procedures, industry news, and changes in regulations.
• Responds to all gardener questions, concerns, or suggestions andtakes actionwhen necessary to resolve conflicts.
• Responsible for delegating tasks and weekly inventory checks to supervisors, leads, and gardenersin order tomaintain a compliant and clean cultivation facility.
• Ensure the execution of cultivation procedures and nutrient protocols, keepingaccuraterecords and presenting the results in a timely manner to the Facility Director & Director of Cultivation
• Adhere to Cresco Labs cultivation methods, and work closely with the rest of the cultivation department to develop and improve processes
• Ensure proper training and development of employees
• Schedule preventative maintenance to ensure the highest quality yields without loss to fungus,diseaseand mold etc.
• Develop and deploy weekly gardenscheduleto the Garden Supervisor as outlined by the Facility Manager & National Cultivation Team.
• Track consumable inventory rates and stock items associated with the cultivation department.
• Assists Director of Cultivation, Facility Director and Sales to manage and track quarterly strain planning changes for the facility.
• Maintainand audit Production planner for the facility based on quarterly strain planning schedule.

Benefits

• Cresco Labs is proud to offer eligible employees a robust offering of benefits including, major medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(K)-match program, FSA/HSA programs, LTD/STD options, life insurance and AD&D.
• We also offer eligible employees paid holidays and paid time off.
• Other rewards may include annual discretionary bonuses, stock options as well as participation in our employee discount program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees