Manager of Post Harvest

PharmaCann • Hamptonburgh, NY

6h • $75,000 - $95,000 • Onsite

About The Position

PharmaCann, Inc. owns and operates best-in-class production facilities and retail dispensaries for cannabis-based products. We currently operate in the States of Illinois, New York, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Colorado and Michigan as a medical and/or adult use cannabis provider to patients and customers. We are looking for energetic, results-driven individuals to join our rapidly growing team and industry.
The Manager of Post Harvest is responsible for overseeing and managing the operational workflow from processing harvest plants to final packaging of the flower product at the cultivation facility. This position is accountable for building and developing departments of staff to be trained and follow the standard operating procedures, prepared with the proper equipment within the Post Harvest department to achieve a consistent, high quality packaged product. The Manager of Post Harvest will exemplify the highest level of effective leadership, communication, and professionalism to achieve the daily and weekly objective for the cultivation facility. This role will be asked to maintain compliant, safe, and consistent production expectations, along with guiding the progressions of the department through analytics, technology, and equipment advancements. This role will report to the Senior Manager of Cultivation to direct and manage the Post Harvest department.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Work Experience: Experience working in a fast-paced production environment required.
• Demonstrates ability to consistently exceed productivity and performance requirements.
• Shows the capability to handle multiple tasks at once under tight deadlines.
• Capability to deliver and lead an entire cultivation facility to achieve highly productive results in all departments.
• Demonstrates high attention to detail and the ability to resolve conflict and complex issues.
• Demonstrates professional and respectful demeanor towards others.
• Demonstrates respectful verbal and written communication capability.
• Ability to create, utilize, and modify electronic documents.
• Able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Knowledge of local, state, regional states, and federal employment laws relating to key areas of responsibility.
• Must be eligible for the position based on state and federal laws and regulations.
• Consistent on-time attendance for all scheduled shifts.
• Prepared for over 40+ hour work weeks within this position, regularly.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred at least 2 year employment with PharmaCann to apply.
• Preferred at least 2 years experience in a commercial cannabis operation.
• Preferred at least 2 years of prior leadership experience to apply.
• Experience managing over 30+ employees is preferred.
• Advanced electronic and technical skills preferred.
• Manufacturing and/or Cannabis industry management experience, training, and education preferred.
• Technical Manufacturing or Packaging experience
• Proactive, dedicated, and results-driven leadership skills
• Effective communication, training, and coaching skills
• Analytical, logistical, mechanical skills
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Problem solving team player
• Professional, quality, compliant, and safe decision making
• Willing to give and take direction

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage all aspects of the Post Harvest department for the cultivation facility from processing harvested plants to final packaging of cannabis flower.
• Manage the Post Harvest department operational workflow, supporting leadership to achieve daily and weekly objectives, training, coordinating and developing staff to improve efficiencies, and problem solving and conflict resolution towards plants, equipment, room conditions, and staff.
• Analyze and direct the progress of the department productivity and execution utilizing collected data, evolving expectations, collaborating with relevant department leadership, and researching and developing processes and equipment.
• Manage the department leadership to continuously evolve in productivity and accuracy towards the different tasks and objectives.
• Provide effective leadership to employees to ensure a complete understanding of and alignment to PharmaCann’s vision, mission, and values to maintain a positive work environment and a high level of morale.
• Support the Senior Manager of Cultivation with facility events.
• Provide assistance to the Senior Manager of Cultivation towards manufacturing projects, and then proactively and creatively achieve effective results within a given budget and by a deadline.
• Achieve and participate in the coordination of practices and processes to evolve and maintain the department under GMP protocols.
• Work closely with the Quality Assurance leadership to ensure commitment to the updating of practices.
• Manage and support the department towards staff planning, scheduling, hiring, onboarding, transferring, promoting, demoting, and termination as necessary to achieve professional, compliant, safe, and production results.
• Execute proper training, annual reviews, and employee engagement exercises for the Production department.
• Ensure clear understanding of workflow throughout the company.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Manager of Cultivation.
• Ensure Post Harvest machinery and rooms are operating properly at all times, and prepared to support coordination and resolution with relevant departments and contractors when maintenance, troubleshooting, or broken equipment become a concern.
• Provide direction and training to Post Harvest department staff with a safe, well maintained, and organized work area.
• Support the leadership of Post Harvest departments towards procuring proper supplies and equipment, with recurring purchasing coordination with the Supply Chain department for essential replenishments towards workflow.
• Provide management and direction towards processes of sanitizing, organizing, maintenance, troubleshooting equipment, workspace functionality, and supplies to maintain proper organization of the cultivation facility.
• Provide communication and collaboration with supporting departments, such as and not limited to, Facilities, Safety, C&A, Quality Assurance, and IT, to resolve equipment, technology, and operational issues then prevent standard operating workflow.
• Support the leadership of cultivation departments towards noticeable environmental or product quality concerns. Address them by finding solutions to resolve and maintain best practices.
• Direct the Post Harvest department staff in upholding current laws and regulations towards the cultivation facility.
• Adapt to updated laws and regulations to implement safe and effective practices to sustain highest quality standards and efficiencies.
• Oversee the inventory tracking and reporting for cannabis product throughout the Post Harvest workflow.
• Direct the Post Harvest department staff in training and supervision to ensure compliance of the cultivation facility.
• Manage, coordinate, train, coach, supervise, discipline, and analyze with staff to maintain compliant practices and workflow.
• Address, report, and resolve any compliance or safety mistake or error created.
• Communicate with appropriate leadership to ensure resolution.
• Direct the management of the Post Harvest department towards the communication and collaboration with other supporting departments, such as and not limited to, Analytics, C&A, and Quality Assurance to ensure workflow operation maintains proper reporting, tracking, and compliance with laws, regulations, and company practices.
• Supervise and manage the Post Harvest department for the cultivation facility.
• Manage staff, including hiring and developing, planning, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining, addressing complaints and resolving employee issues.
• Ensure that individual and team performance meets PharmaCann’s standards of service and quality.
• Supervise the Post Harvest department attendance, time off balances, time off requests, pay change requests, position change requests, and all other attendance and documentation related procedures/processes.

Benefits

• The salary range for this is $75,000 to $95,000

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED