Cultivation Veg Lead - Greenhouse

Ascend Wellness Holdings (CSE: AAWH.U / OTCQX:AAWH); Barry (IL); Presencial; USD 55.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Ascend Wellness Holdings is seeking a Veg Lead to oversee the vegetative stage of cannabis growth, ensuring healthy plants, efficient workflows, and regulatory compliance. You will lead a team of growers, implement feeding schedules, monitor environmental conditions, and maintain detailed cultivation records to maximize yield and product quality.

Qualifications include a high school diploma (horticulture beneficial) and experience in cannabis cultivation, with strong leadership, communication,

Formación

• A high school diploma or equivalent is typically required; higher education in horticulture, botany, agriculture, or related field can be beneficial.
• Strong leadership abilities with experience supervising, training staff, and ensuring productivity and regulatory compliance.
• Proficiency with cultivation equipment (lighting, irrigation, climate control, nutrient delivery) and cannabis cultivation techniques.
• Knowledge of local/state cannabis regulations, record-keeping, labeling, tracking, and safety protocols.

Responsabilidades

• Monitor and maintain health of cannabis plants during the vegetative stage, including watering, feeding, pruning, and pest management.
• Maintain optimal environmental conditions (light, temperature, humidity, ventilation) for healthy growth.
• Create and adjust feeding schedules, monitor nutrients, and prevent deficiencies or excesses.
• Lead a team of growers/assistants, provide training, assign tasks, and ensure compliant, efficient work.
• Keep detailed records of plant growth, nutrients, environmental conditions, and issues for quality and regulatory purposes.
• Identify and address issues such as nutrient deficiencies, pests, diseases, or environmental problems during vegetative growth.
• Ensure all cultivation activities comply with laws, regulations, labeling, tracking, and documentation.
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices to improve cultivation techniques and maximize yield and quality.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Educación

High school diploma

Horticulture degree (beneficial)

Descripción del empleo

JOB SUMMARY

The Veg Lead is a crucial role in the cultivation process of cannabis plants. This person typically oversees the vegetative stage of cannabis growth, which is the phase before flowering. This role requires a deep understanding of plant biology, cultivation techniques, and cannabis-specific requirements. Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills are also essential for success in Veg Lead position.

Schedule

6:00 am - 4:30 pm, Tuesday - Friday

Primary Responsibilities

• Monitoring and maintaining the health of cannabis plants during the vegetative stage. This includes watering, feeding, pruning, and pest management.
• Ensuring optimal environmental conditions such as light, temperature, humidity, and ventilation to promote healthy growth.
• Creating and implementing feeding schedules, monitoring nutrient levels, and adjusting as needed to prevent deficiencies or excesses.
• Leading a team of growers or assistants, providing training, assigning tasks, and ensuring work is done efficiently and according to regulations.
• Keeping detailed records of plant growth, nutrient usage, environmental conditions, and any issues encountered. This data helps in improving cultivation techniques and ensuring compliance with regulations.
• Identifying and addressing any issues that may arise during the vegetative stage, such as nutrient deficiencies, pests, diseases, or environmental problems.
• Ensuring all cultivation activities comply with local laws, regulations, and industry standards, including proper labeling, tracking, and documentation.
• Staying updated on industry trends, new technologies, and best practices to continuously improve cultivation techniques and maximize yield and quality.

Job Requirements

• A high school diploma or equivalent is usually required, although higher education such as a degree or certification in horticulture, botany, agriculture, or a related field can be beneficial.
• Previous experience in cannabis cultivation, particularly in managing the vegetative stage, is highly desirable. Candidates should have a solid understanding of plant biology, growth cycles, nutrient requirements, and pest management specific to cannabis plants.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities, including experience in supervising, and training staff, assigning tasks, and ensuring productivity and compliance with regulations.
• Proficiency in using cultivation equipment such as lighting systems, irrigation systems, climate control systems, and nutrient delivery systems. Familiarity with cannabis cultivation techniques such as pruning, topping, and training methods is also important.
• Ability to identify and address issues related to plant health, nutrient deficiencies, pests, diseases, and environmental factors. Strong problem solving skills are crucial for maintaining healthy plants and maximizing yield.
• Knowledge of local and state regulations regarding cannabis cultivation, including record-keeping, labeling, tracking, and safety protocols. Experience working in a compliant cannabis cultivation facility is often preferred.
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, are essential for coordinating tasks, training staff, reporting on progress, and collaborating with other departments or stakeholders.
• A keen eye for detail is necessary to monitor plant health, identify abnormalities, and ensure all cultivation activities are performed accurately and according to standard operating procedures.
• Cannabis cultivation can be physically demanding, requiring candidates to be able to lift heavy objects, stand for long periods, and work in various environmental conditions.
• A genuine interest in cannabis cultivation and a commitment to producing high-quality products while adhering to ethical and sustainable practices are often valued by employers in the cannabis industry.

Company Overview

Ascend Wellness Holdings (AWH) is a vertically integrated cannabis cultivator, processor and provisioning center operator with assets in Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania. We seek to foster a robust and inclusive cannabis industry through a premium, unmatched customer-focused retail experience. We are looking to build a world-class team that will help carry out our mission of helping to shape the future of cannabis as a leading healthcare solution. We are committed to improving the quality of our patient's lives by offering unrivaled quality, consistency and meticulously curated products that satisfy our customers unique, individual needs. When it comes to customer service experience, our dispensaries will set a new standard of excellence, emphasis bu health and wellness by a highly knowledgeable team. A team that is committed to our values, our people, and our communities; we are looking for people who are inspired by our vision and stay dedicated to our mission as we continuously expand.

EEO STATEMENT

Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. ("AWH") and its subsidiaries is an equal opportunity employer and celebrate the population of differences and does not discriminate in its hiring / hiring practices, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.