Harvest Lead

Renew Cannabis Co.; Apollo Beach (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Verano Holdings Corp. is hiring a Harvest Lead for our cannabis cultivation facility in Florida. The role supports Harvest Specialists, leads daily harvest operations, and participates in post-harvest processing. Cross-training across departments may occur to meet business needs.

The position emphasizes following SOPs, maintaining quality, and ensuring safety in a regulated environment, with responsibilities spanning training, documentation, and production support.

Qualifications

• Ability to follow detailed instructions and perform repetitive tasks.
• Experience harvesting produce or cannabis in an agricultural or cannabis facility.
• Team player with a positive attitude and ability to collaborate.
• Willing to learn facility equipment and safety procedures.
• Comfortable working at heights and in tight spaces.
• Physically capable of standing 8 hours and lifting up to 50 lb.
• Must be 21+ and able to register with state cannabis commission.

Responsibilities

• Guide harvest specialists by sharing tips and best practices.
• Offload, harvest, clean, and reload flower rooms.
• Help specialists follow departmental processes.
• Assist with new hire training for harvest staff.
• Weigh, record, and label post-harvest materials.
• Hang plants in specified dry rooms.
• Manage, document, and destroy cultivation waste.
• Transfer dried plant material to trim/production teams.
• Monitor quality controls per state and local laws.
• Adhere to SOPs and maintain a clean, safe workspace.
• Notify Harvest Manager of discrepancies promptly.
• Inspect plants for diseases, insects, mold; report issues.
• Document activity using track-and-trace system.
• Support continuous improvement and productivity goals.
• Clean and sanitize equipment, tools, and work areas regularly.
• Support additional teams to meet production goals.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Detailed instruction follow-through

Cannabis cultivation experience

Team player

Safety conscious

Comfort with heights & tight spaces

Physical stamina

Regulatory compliance awareness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Regulated production facility experience preferred

Job description

Job Summary

The Harvest Leads provides guidance and specialized skills support to Harvest Specialists. In addition, leads will be responsible for daily harvest operations within a cannabis cultivation facility. As a Harvest Lead, you are supporting harvest and post-harvest plant processing. Harvest Leads may be cross-trained and asked to support other departments from time to time to meet business needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to incoming and current harvest specialists by showing tips, tricks, and best practices.
• Offload, harvest, clean, and reload flower rooms.
• Help Harvest Specialists understand and follow departmental processes.
• Aid Assistant Harvest and Harvest Manager with new hire training.
• Weigh, record, and label post-harvest materials.
• Ensure plants are hung in specific dry rooms.
• Manage, document, and destroy cultivation waste.
• Transfer properly dried plant material to trim and production teams.
• Monitor and maintain quality control measures in accordance with state and local laws.
• Adhere to company policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment within the facility and production areas.
• Immediately inform Harvest Manager of any system or process discrepancies.
• Visually inspect plants for any diseases, insects, and mold, reporting concerns to management for remediation.
• Document all activity using company’s track and trace system.
• Work within company continuous improvement system and strive to increase productivity.
• Regularly clean and sanitize harvest equipment, tools, and work areas, including applicable machines, containers, and dry rooms.
• Provide support to additional cultivation, harvest, and production teams as needed to achieve facility production goals.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Minimum Qualifications

• Able to follow detailed instruction and capable of performing repetitive tasks.
• Previous experience harvesting produce or cannabis in an agricultural or cannabis cultivation facility.
• Must have a positive attitude and work well with others in a team environment.
• Willing to learn about, operate, and maintain facility equipment in a safe manner.
• Comfortable with heights, soil and water, and tight spaces.
• Ability to safely climb, squat, bend, twist, kneel and stand for at least 8 hours per day, and lift up to 50 pounds.
• Must be 21 years of age or older and able to successfully register with the state’s cannabis commission as an agent.
• Must comply with all laws, regulations, and policies associated with the industry.

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent preferred.
• Previous experience in a regulated production facility (food, beverage, CPG, etc.) preferred.
• Basic knowledge of plant structure and horticulture preferred.

Physical and Mental Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to remain in a stationary position, move and/or position oneself, communicate, operate and/or prepare, place, position objects, tools, or controls. The employee must occasionally move packages weighing up to 50 lb. Able to stand for 90% of the time. Comfortable with heights, occasionally ascends/descends a ladder to service the lights, filters, trellis netting and ceiling fans up to 25ft. Comfortable working atop and traversing scaffolding, when required. Comfortable with changing environment temperatures and humidity. Exposure to pollen, dust, dander, and other nature elements. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close observation and the ability to adjust focus. The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual, with or without reasonable accommodation, to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

Working Environment

Work is performed in a warehouse environment. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We place priority in an environment of inclusion, diversity and social justice and are committed to securing a better, brighter way forward for our employees, our markets, and our communities.

Verano Holdings Corp. (CSE: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNOF), one of the U.S. cannabis industry’s leading companiesbased on historical revenue, geographic scope and brand performance,isa vertically integrated, multi-state operator embracinga missionof saying Yes to plant progress and the bold exploration of cannabis. Verano offers a superior cannabis shopping experience in medical and adult use markets under the Zen Leaf™ and MÜV™ dispensary banners and produces a comprehensive suite of high-quality,regulatedcannabis products sold under its diverse portfolio of trusted consumer brands including Verano™, MÜV™, Savvy™, BITS™, Encore™, and Avexia™. Verano’s active operationsspan 13 U.S. states, comprised of 14 production facilities with over 1,000,000 square feet of cultivation capacity. Learn more at www.verano.com.