Cultivation Manager

Cresco Labs; Mount Joy (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Major medical insurance

401K match

Stock options

Paid holidays and time off

Annual discretionary bonuses

Job summary

Cresco Labs is seeking a Cultivation Manager to lead cultivation operations across sites, coordinating with multiple departments and serving as a key link between site operations and corporate resources.

The role requires coordinating with the Facility Director and Director of Cultivation, managing a cultivation team, and ensuring adherence to growth protocols while driving process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is preferred.
• 3+ years commercial agriculture/manufacturing experience, cannabis cultivation strongly preferred.
• 3+ years managing an hourly workforce.
• Strong leadership and business sense required.
• Experience with various grow mediums and irrigation methods.
• Proficient in Excel (formulas, pivot tables).
• Knowledge of crop management, plant diseases, pests, and health.

Responsibilities

• Oversee cultivation tasks and document activities.
• Manage day-to-day cultivation operations, including environmental monitoring and control systems.
• Lead and train cultivation team of agents and supervisors.
• Maintain SOPs and KPIs for cultivation.
• Train staff on products, policies, and regulatory changes.
• Delegate tasks and conduct weekly inventory checks to keep a compliant facility.
• Ensure adherence to cultivation procedures and nutrient protocols; report results to leadership.
• Develop and improve cultivation processes in coordination with the department.

Skills

Strong leadership

Excellent communication

Experience managing hourly workforce

Crop management knowledge

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Botany/Plant Science/Horticulture/Plant Biology

Tools

Irrigation systems

Job description

COMPANY OVERVIEW Cresco Labs is one of the largest public, vertically integrated, multistate operators in the cannabis industry. Our portfolio of in-house cultivated and manufactured brands features some of the highest quality, most awarded and most popular cannabis products in America. With dozens of locations nationwide, our owned and operated Sunnyside® dispensaries provide a welcoming, positive, judgement-free place to shop for anyone at any point on their cannabis journey. Founded in 2013, Cresco Labs’ mission is to normalize and professionalize cannabis through our passionate employees. As stewards of the cannabis industry, our teams are constantly focused on supporting the needs of our fellow colleagues, consumers, customers, and communities alike. With a focus on Social Equity and Educational Development, our SEEDTM initiative ensures that our company reflects the communities in which we serve, ensuring equal opportunity for all to have the knowledge and resources to work in and own businesses in cannabis. At Cresco Labs, we aim to revolutionize and lead the nation’s cannabis industry with a focus on quality and consistency of product, and to bring legitimacy to the industry with the highest level of integrity and professionalism.

MISSION STATEMENT

At Cresco, we aim to lead the nation's cannabis industry with a focus on regulatory compliance, product consistency, and customer satisfaction. Our operations bring legitimacy to the cannabis industry by acting with the highest level of integrity, strictly adhering to regulations, and promoting the clinical efficacy of cannabis. As Cresco grows, we will operate with the same level of professionalism and precision in each new market we move in to.

JOB SUMMARY

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.

CORE JOB DUTIES

• Oversees all cultivation tasks and processes, ensures proper documentation of all applicable activities
• Manage the day-to-day operations for cultivation, including environmental monitoring, operating and 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 a role-model and 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 and takes action when necessary to resolve conflicts.
• Responsible for delegating tasks and weekly inventory checks to supervisors, leads, and gardeners in order to maintain a compliant and clean cultivation facility.
• Ensure the execution of cultivation procedures and nutrient protocols, keeping accurate records 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, disease and mold etc.
• Develop and deploy weekly garden schedule to the Garden Supervisor as outlined by the Facility Director & Director of Cultivation.
• 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.
• Maintain and audit Production planner for the facility based on quarterly strain planning schedule.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND SKILLS

• Bachelor's Degree in Botany, Plant Science, Horticulture, Plant Biology or related field preferred.
• 3+ years commercial agriculture and/or manufacturing experience, with cannabis cultivation experience strongly preferred.
• 3+ 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, functions and pivot tables
• Knowledge of plant diseases, pests and 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 for long periods of time.
• Requires ability to lift up to 50 lbs to torso level.

Pay Range

Pay Range $85,000 — $95,000 USD

BENEFITS

• major medical, dental and vision insurance
• a 401(K)-match program
• FSA/HSA programs
• LTD/STD options
• life insurance and AD&D
• paid holidays and paid time off
• annual discretionary bonuses
• stock options
• participation in our employee discount program
• Benefits eligibility for permanent positions may vary by full-time or part-time roles, location, or position.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must be 21 years of age or older to apply
• Must comply with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry
• The company does not offer employment-based visa sponsorship for this role or any other position, now or in the future.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis without the need for current or future sponsorship at any time.

Cresco Labs is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all applicants will be considered without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

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