Harvest Manager

3 weeks ago


Madison Heights, United States Holistic Industries Full time

About the Job:The Cultivation Manager is responsible for setting strategic direction and overseeing cultivation facility operations including processes and procedures within propagation, vegetation, and flowering cycles, and the pre-harvest phase. Through the Assistant Cultivation Manager, the Cultivation Manager will provide oversight of all Cultivation Associates and ensure that the facility is safe and compliant with all applicable regulations at all times. Additionally, the Cultivation Manager is responsible for ensuring all company policies are upheld and all company-provided standard operating procedures are adhered to. This ensures the quality of product meets or exceeds standards.
  • Plan and execute on strategic direction of cultivation facility consistent with direction from Management and in alignment with Company goals
  • Develop and execute forward-thinking plans for cultivation facility to include expansion, integration of new technologies, and adaptation of processes to improve efficiencies and decrease costs
  • Design and implement a cultivation schedule aimed at utilizing the full potential of the facility to produce consistent, high-quality cannabis and ensure the needs of plants are being met at all times
  • Identify nutrient deficiencies and environmental problems, providing and implementing immediate solutions, and tracking and analyzing the outcomes of those solutions
  • Train and manage Assistant Cultivation Manager, Cultivation Supervisors, and Cultivation Associates in appropriate and approved cultivation methods, processes, and procedures
  • Supervise and manage Assistant Cultivation Manager, Cultivation Supervisors, and Cultivation Associates, ensuring proper scheduling of staff with adequate coverage to address cultivation needs
  • Develop fertilization, irrigation, and feed schedules, and enforce adherence to those schedules
  • Develop and implement an integrated pest management (IPM) plan in accordance to state and local rules and regulations
  • Ensure proper execution of established cultivation standard operating procedures (SOPs), coordinating with the Facility Operations Manager to update procedures as necessary
  • Ensure needs of plants are being met at all times, overseeing the daily activities relating to proper light intensity and positions, irrigation, fertilization, plant maintenance, sanitation, and equipment functionality
  • Oversee proper techniques related to cultivation, including but not limited to transplanting, pruning, defoliating, watering, and feeding
  • Perform daily quality inspections of plants and their environment, immediately identifying and resolving problems
  • Maintain functionality of equipment and the facility, making minor repairs and spearheading larger repairs and equipment replacement, as needed
  • Ensure proper inventory of cultivation supplies, including light bulbs, grow media, and nutrients, and place orders for supplies with the Facility Operations Manager
  • Implement and adhere to cultivation schedules by consulting vegetative plant inventories daily to ensure that sufficient numbers of healthy plants are being prepared for the flower process
  • Schedule harvest of plants with the Postharvest Manager, based on cultivation schedule and plant maturation
  • Coordinate harvest times with the Postharvest Manager, ensuring harvests are adequately staffed
  • Perform employee trainings for Cultivation Associates at the time of onboarding and anytime that a procedure is adjusted or implemented
  • Collaborate with Facility Operations Manager to update SOPs in identifying and addressing plant-specific issues, environmental issues, and climate control, and coordinate the harvesting of plants
  • Ensure proper labeling, tagging, and traceability of plants, including plant counts, both physically and in METRC, and correct plant inventory discrepancies immediately
  • Enforce all safety regulations and use of required PPE
  • Assist with calculating production yields and determining areas of improvement for each harvest
  • Facilitate inspections, whether initiated internally or through a governing entity, using inventory and compliance audits
  • Physical Requirements of the Job: VERY LABOR INTENSIVE. Must be able to lift, carry and balance up to 75 pounds (125 pounds with assistance), may include walking or standing for extended periods of time, as well as stooping, bending over and/or crouching. Moderate to loud exposure to noise level.
About You:General:
  • Regulations require that incumbent be at least 18 years of age and able to obtain and maintain state marijuana work credentials.
Education/Experience:
  • Horticulture degree is preferred
  • High School diploma or equivalent is required
  • Cannabis experience is preferred
  • At least five years of relevant work experience in a hydroponic vegetable production or bedding plant production facility is desired
Technological Skills:
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel
  • Experience with automation systems
Required Knowledge and Skills:
  • Ability to adapt to changing priorities
  • Ability to communicate clearly and accurately
  • Ability to initiate and follow through on work independently
  • Ability to train staff
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Able to maintain confidentiality
  • Basic plant structure knowledge preferred
  • Decisive, with ability to exercise independent judgment
  • Delegation and the ability to perform well under pressure
  • Detail-oriented
  • Experience in horticulture, crop management, and cultivation mechanical systems, plumbing (including irrigation systems), and electrical
  • Knowledge of medical marijuana regulations preferred
  • Professional demeanor, strong work ethic
  • Proficient written and verbal communications skills
  • Proven ability to develop and maintain a positive team environment
  • Proven efficiency and ability to prioritize and manage time and task for self and others
  • Proven problem-solving skills with ability to analyze situations, identify existing or potential problems, and recommend solutions
  • Strong computer skills for data entry and analysis is required
  • Strong ethics and sound judgment
  • Understanding of and ability to oversee and manage all production cycles in large-scale agriculture

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