Lead Cultivation Agent

Cresco Labs; Mount Joy (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Cresco Labs is seeking a Lead Cultivation Agent to lead our on-site cannabis gardens at our Mount Joy facility. You will manage a team of cultivation staff, oversee daily plant production, and ensure compliance with Cresco Labs policies and state regulations.

The role emphasizes quality control, cleanliness, and efficiency, with responsibilities for documentation, inventory, and coordination with garden leadership to maintain consistent, high-quality harvests.

Qualifications

• Two years’ experience in production/facility operations preferred.
• Experience training and mentoring junior staff preferred.
• Experience overseeing large-scale agriculture facility preferred.
• Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively.
• Knowledge of plant cultivation and cultivation facility operations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee cultivation staff, schedules, processes, and inventory.
• Mentor cultivation staff on products, policies, and regulations.
• Delegate tasks to gardeners and harvest technicians.
• Coordinate with Garden leadership for accurate information.
• Maintain documentation of cultivation activities per Cresco policy.

Skills

Leadership

Staff training

Cultivation knowledge

Time management

Documentation

Windows/POS

Regulatory knowledge

Tools

POS systems

Database management

Word processing

Job description

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.

SCHEDULE

Tuesday - Saturday, 7:00am-3:30pm

JOB SUMMARY

Cresco Labs is seeking a Lead Cultivation Agent to join our growing facility. The Lead Cultivation Agent works within our on-site cannabis gardens to lead a team of agents in their daily tasks of monitoring and maintaining plant production and health. This individual will also oversee quality control measures within the greenhouse to ensure the highest quality products and highest standards of compliance are met, while keeping a keen eye on cleanliness and efficiency of the production area.

CORE JOB DUTIES

Agent Support and Management:

• Responsible for overseeing cultivation staff, schedules, cultivation processes, and inventory.
• 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 to gardeners and harvest technicians in order to maintain a compliant and clean cultivation facility.
• Coordinates with Garden leadership to ensure accurate information is communicated to the cultivation staff.

Cultivation Operation Management:

• Oversees all cultivation tasks and processes, ensures proper documentation of all applicable activities in accordance with the State and standards set by Cresco Labs.
• Responsible for measuring and mixing nutrient and plant applications and applying these mixtures according to Cresco Labs policy.
• Ensure plant health by pruning, toping, trimming, analyzing plant health according to Cresco Labs policy, as well as any other tasks required.
• Maintain rotation of strains through garden to ensure variety and quantity for cultivation facility.

Reports and Documentation:

• Maintain accurate records of all cultivation activities including inventory records, crop application records, materials receipt, returns, etc. in accordance with the State and standards set by Cresco Labs.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND SKILLS

• Demonstrated experience training, leading and/or mentoring junior staff or new hires preferred.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing a large-scale agriculture facility preferred.
• Two years’ experience within a production facility, regulated field highly preferred. Or, any satisfactory combination of experience and training which clearly demonstrates the ability to perform the above-described duties.
• Effective time-management, organizational skills,and ability to multi-task
• Advanced knowledge of plant cultivation and cultivation facility operations
• Computer literacy in word processing, point-of-sale systems, and data base management
• Knowledge of medical cannabis policy and law
• Ability to perform the job duties in climates of varying weather conditions.
• Proficiency in windows-based software and point of sale applications.
• 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.

In accordance with any local and state compensation laws, the compensation listed is the current estimated range for the position. Final offer details and future compensation may be determined by multiple factors including but not limited to, geographic location, market compensation data, skills, experience, and other relevant factors. For questions about this please discuss with your recruiter during the interview process.

Pay Range

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