Cultivation Floor Manager - Job ID 1896511

DCM Inc; Hagerstown (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance: Medical, Dental &amp

Employee Assistance Plan

Short-Term Disability

Life Insurance AD&D

401K

DCM Product/Merch Discounts

Paid Time Off

Competitive pay

Industry Discounts

Job summary

District Cannabis LLC. seeks a Cultivation Floor Manager to lead the cultivation and drench teams on-site in Maryland. Responsibilities include staffing to weekly schedules, building station assignments, and cross-training staff to meet daily production goals while adhering to SOP and safety standards.

The role partners with the Cultivation Manager and Director to ensure compliant, well-documented floor activities and continuous workforce planning and development.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of management experience with non-exempt employees.
• At least two years in cultivation/agriculture leadership.
• Ability to plan labor and schedule shifts in a production setting.
• Must pass federal/state background checks.
• Must be 21+ years old.

Responsibilities

• Staff and cover all cultivation and drench stations to meet daily goals.
• Create weekly department schedules and daily station assignments.
• Cross-train team members and ensure SOP compliance.
• Monitor quality, efficiency, and performance; report progress.
• Maintain safety, logs, and equipment logs.
• Collaborate with HR for performance evaluations and development.

Skills

Team leadership

Staffing planning

Scheduling

Safety standards

Compliance awareness

Plant handling

Problem solving

Communication

Education

High school diploma/GED

Job description

Cultivation Floor Manager

The Cultivation Floor Manager is responsible for making sure the cultivation and drench departments are fully staffed and every station is covered so daily production goals are met. This role leads the floor: staffing to the weekly schedule and production plan set by the Cultivation Manager, building daily station assignments, covering call-outs, cross‑training team members, and keeping work moving safely and according to SOP. The Cultivation Floor Manager supports the Director of Cultivation through workforce planning, hiring support, training, scheduling, and performance management, and partners with the Cultivation Manager to ensure all floor activity is completed in a compliant and accurately documented way.

Your role in caring for our company:

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Maintain safety standards to ensure safe operations in all associated areas.
• Maintain MCA compliance and District Cannabis production standards on the floor; elevate compliance concerns to the Cultivation Manager.
• Responsible for following all standard operating procedures (SOP), operational guidelines, verbal directives, training information, and policies when performing duties.
• Ensure equipment maintenance and cleaning logs are completed and accurate.
• Collaborate in building a well‑developed, high‑performing, and cohesive team and encourage a healthy work environment.
• Execute the weekly department schedule written by the Cultivation Manager and provide input on team availability and coverage needs.
• Motivate staff to ensure production goals are met.
• Monitor team's quality, efficiency, consistency, output, and performance and report on individual progress.
• Ensure work orders for damaged equipment are placed in a timely manner.
• Report problems, accidents, unsafe conditions, or equipment trouble to management.

Staffing & Station Coverage:

• Ensure daily and weekly headcount for the cultivation and drench departments meets the weekly schedule and production plan.
• Use the daily task plan drafted by the Cultivation Manager to build daily station assignments so every cultivation station and drench station is filled.
• Respond to call‑outs, absences, and shifting priorities by reallocating team members to keep critical stations covered.
• Maintain a cross‑training matrix and develop team members across multiple stations to reduce coverage gaps.
• Train new hires on station SOPs and confirm competency before independent assignment.

Process Specific Responsibilities

• Cultivation: Oversee all cultivation processes to ensure the team follows SOPs including cloning, clone care, transplanting, defoliation, tagging, data logs and sanitary targets are met.
• Drench: Oversee plant movements during drench applications to ensure SOPs are being followed accurately, including both manual and automated drench applications. Ensure defoliation is completed accurately and to standards and plants are correctly loaded and connected back to irrigation following the day's workflow.
• Report any plant health abnormalities to Director of Cultivation immediately after observations are made.
• Maintain accurate sensor tracking for irrigation strategy.
• Maintain irrigation equipment, including routine upkeep, and perform minor corrective repair work.
• Maintain the cultivation environment by ensuring workspaces are cleaned and sanitized daily.
• Place materials orders in a timely manner to ensure teams have adequate supplies.

Team Leadership & Performance Analytics

• Collaborate effectively with the Human Resources Department and appropriate partners to implement and manage the company's policies and procedures.
• Partner with the Human Resources Department to monitor staff performance, provide timely feedback along with development goals, assign accountabilities, set objectives, establish priorities, and conduct annual performance evaluations.
• Retain and develop top performers by understanding individuals' motivations and providing actionable feedback.
• Address low performance and attendance issues quickly, compassionately, and in alignment with company policies.
• Manage employees' scheduling, basic time off requests, performance reviews, etc.

All other duties as necessary.

Q Qualifications we ask you to have:

• For legal reasons, all employees need to be at least 21 years of age.
• You will be asked to pass a Federal and State criminal history background check.
• We ask that you have at least a high school diploma/GED.
• We ask that you have a minimum of five (5) years of management experience, directly with non‑exempt employees.
• We ask that you have at least two (2) years of industry experience, preferably leadership experience relating to cultivation/agriculture/horticulture.
• Experience with labor planning, scheduling, and shift coverage in a production environment.
• Must be able to regularly handle plant materials and use nitrile gloves; this position requires daily exposure to cannabis plants and nitrile gloves.
• You are willing and able to step over 28‑inch‑tall rails.

Additional skills which will help you excel in your role:

• Strong attention to detail, our plants are very delicate throughout their lifecycle!
• Ability to think on your feet and re‑plan staffing quickly when priorities or attendance change.
• Flexibility to accommodate scheduling demands including some weekends and applicable holidays.
• Desire and ability to work as a member of a team in multiple settings and environments.
• Ability to foster collaboration, be a team player, though also independent and self‑motivated.
• Proactive, accountable, and observant in the team's daily work.
• Coachable and can take full ownership of personal development, regularly soliciting feedback from teammates including those supervising, colleagues, and supervisor/s.
• Ability to work at a fast pace in a high production environment!
• Ability to remain calm in high‑pressure situations.
• Comply with all HR policies including confidentiality and non‑disclosure.
• Maintain open communication with the management team and other co‑workers.
• Strong work ethic, integrity, and desire to be accountable, transparent, and proactive.
• A passion for the cannabis culture.

Work Schedule/Location:

• On‑site 5 days a week with potential need to flex hours based on company needs for evenings and weekends.

Please make sure you are willing and able to perform the following:

Reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• This position requires an inordinate amount of sitting, in addition to standing, walking, kneeling, bending, scooping, twisting and reaching in full range of motion to complete physical tasks.
• Must be capable of sitting for extended periods of time, lifting objects on a regular basis, and perform daily repetitive tasks.
• This position requires the ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. unassisted and up to 80lbs assisted.
• As this is a cannabis growing facility, there will be strong odors, bright lights, and various noises throughout the workday.
• Please be comfortable, willing, and able to work in an environment with high light levels.
• Employees are asked to wear scrubs, masks, gloves, and hairnets while working with the plants. DCM will provide scrubs, gloves, and hair nets to all employees.

Our Benefits

• Health Insurance: Medical, Dental & Vision
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Short-Term Disability
• Life Insurance AD&D
• 401K
• DCM Product/Merch Discounts
• Paid Time Off
• Competitive pay
• Industry Discounts

Equal Opportunity and Affinitive Action

DCM Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. DCM Inc. is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at DCM Inc. are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. DCM Inc. will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.