Flower Room Lead (Hope BC)

Rubicon Organics; Hope; Hybrid; CAD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary 50K–55K CAD

Bonus up to 10%

Phone stipend up to CAD 70/month

Benefits after 3 months

3 weeks vacation

Job summary

Rubicon Organics’ Flower Room Lead is responsible for guiding the cultivation team through flowering, from flip to harvest, at the Cascadia Facility in Hope, BC. This role ensures plants receive optimal care and that defoliation, pruning, and harvest activities follow SOPs to maintain product quality.

Reporting to the Flower Room Supervisor, you will train, coach, and coordinate labour, document processes, and support continuous improvement initiatives in a fast-paced production environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience in cannabis flowering rooms or a similar horticultural production environment.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to lead and coach a team.
• Spanish fluency preferred; English proficiency required for reporting and compliance.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and perform physically demanding work.
• Valid Pesticide Applicator Certificate, or willingness to obtain.
• Comfortable using Excel, Microsoft 365 apps, and seed-to-sale tracking systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily flowering-room activities (defoliation, staking, pruning, harvest prep) and ensure work meets SOPs.
• Monitor crop health and escalate pests, nutrition, irrigation, or environmental issues.
• Collaborate with Cultivation team to maintain workflow and crop quality.
• Maintain clean, compliant work areas and enforce SOPs and biosecurity standards.
• Document inventory and traceability throughout flowering stage; support trials and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Cannabis cultivation

Defoliation & pruning

Data tracking

Tools

Excel

Seed-to-sale systems

Microsoft 365

Job description

At Rubicon Organics, our vision is to be the most trusted house of premium cannabis brands – creating elevated experiences for people everywhere. Our mission is to build brands people believe in by delivering elevated experiences in all we do. Through uncompromising quality, purposeful innovation, and trusted partnerships, we create products and relationships that enrich lives and help shape the future of cannabis.

The Flower Room Lead is responsible for leading cultivation team members through the critical flowering stage, from flip to harvest. Reporting to the Flower Room Supervisor, this role ensures plants receive optimal care, and that defoliation, pruning, and harvest activities are executed to SOPs. This Lead plays an essential role in maintaining product quality, identifying issues proactively, and enforcing compliance across the team.

Reporting to the Flower Room Supervisor and based out of our Cascadia Facility in Hope, BC.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily flowering-room activities, including defoliation, staking, pruning, daily checks, and harvest preparation, ensuring work is completed efficiently and to established standards.
• Monitor crop health and development, proactively identifying and escalating concerns related to pests, nutrition, irrigation, plant performance, or environmental conditions.
• Collaborate closely with the broader Cultivation team, providing support across priority activities as needed to maintain workflow and crop quality.
• Maintain clean, organized, and compliant work areas while ensuring team adherence to SOPs, sanitation protocols, and biosecurity standards.
• Complete scheduled checks of grow rooms and HVAC equipment, reporting deficiencies or abnormalities promptly to support consistent environmental control.
• Support the Flower Room Supervisor with daily planning, task coordination, and labour allocation to maintain smooth workflow and operational efficiency.
• Train, coach, and guide team members on flowering best practices, harvest preparation, quality expectations, and safe work procedures.
• Ensure accurate documentation, inventory tracking, and traceability throughout the flowering stage in alignment with quality & compliance requirements.
• Collect accurate data for trials, research activities, and continuous improvement initiatives as required.

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of experience in cannabis flowering rooms or a similar horticultural production environment.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality, with effective team leadership, coaching, and communication skills.
• Spanish fluency preferred; English proficiency required for reporting, documentation, and compliance-related communication.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and perform physically demanding work in a fast-paced production environment.
• Valid Pesticide Applicator Certificate, or willingness and ability to obtain certification as required.
• Comfortable using Excel, Microsoft 365 applications, and seed-to-sale tracking systems.

Why Rubicon

Rubicon Organics is Canada's leader in premium, certified organiccannabisand a fast-growing company with strong momentum, offering the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.You'lljoin a collaborative, high-performing team that values accountability, speed, and continuous improvement, whereyou'llhave direct visibility into the results of your work and the chance to learn and contribute across multiple functions.It's a quality-driven culture where innovation, ownership, and growth are at the heart of everything we do.

• Base salary of $50K–$55K, based onexperience.
• Annual performance bonusof up to 10%.
• Monthlyphone stipendof up to $70.
• Comprehensive medical and dental benefits after three months.
• Starting with three week vacation.

We believe hiring should be a human process. Every application is reviewed by our team, and we do not use artificial intelligence or automated tools to screen, rank, and make decisions about candidates.

We take a deliberate approach to evaluating each applicant based on their experience, skills, and potential, ensuring every candidate is considered thoughtfully and fairly.