Manager, Harvest & Post Harvest

Renew Cannabis Co.; Portsmouth (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Verano Holdings Corp. in the United States seeks a Manager, Harvest & Post Harvest to lead wet and dry harvest operations, standardize procedures, and drive continuous improvement across harvesting, drying and curing.

You will oversee Harvest and Post Harvest teams and partner with cultivation leadership to optimize throughput and preserve product quality. Responsibilities include developing SOPs, training modules, performance metrics, and coordination with R&D and QA to implement new techniques

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cultivation, harvest, post-harvest operations, or related CPG/agriculture environments.
• Cannabis industry experience strongly preferred.
• Strong expertise in harvest workflows, drying and curing processes, process improvement, SOP development, and training.
• Experience leading teams in direct or matrix-style leadership structures.
• Strong analytical skills with experience tracking and interpreting operational KPIs.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, production-driven environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Organized and detail-oriented with the ability to execute process improvements and change management.
• Solid project management, conflict resolution, and people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and standardize wet and dry harvest processes to ensure quality and efficiency.
• Develop, implement, and refine SOPs for harvest procedures and post-harvest handling.
• Identify bottlenecks and perform root-cause analysis with corrective actions.
• Ensure Harvest data is completed on-time and material is sorted and recorded.
• Partner with cultivation leadership to align schedules and throughput.
• Provide training and certification for harvest teams and staff.
• Coordinate with national leadership for on-site coaching of Harvest Managers.
• Evaluate equipment and methodologies to improve labor efficiency and yield.
• Direct the implementation of validated R&D improvements.
• Support installation and rollout of new harvest equipment.

Skills

Harvest workflows

SOP development

Training & coaching

KPIs tracking

Project management

Job description

Job Summary

The Manager, Harvest & Post Harvest is responsible for driving operational excellence across wet harvest and dry harvest processes through training, process improvement, operational standardization, and direct oversight of the onsite teams. This role serves as the subject-matter expert for harvest workflows, post-harvest handling, drying and curing practices, and harvest-related equipment and systems, ensuring consistent execution and quality across the Harvest through Post-Harvest pipeline.

As the leader of Harvest and Post Harvest teams, this role entails direct oversight of the Harvest and Post Harvest teams, overseeing the day-to-day harvest and post-harvest operations, and partnering closely with cultivation leadership to optimize harvest throughput, protect product quality, and improve operational efficiency.

The primary focus of the role is training, process discipline, implementation, and continuous improvement, while supporting R&D initiatives related to harvest techniques, drying and curing methodologies, and quality preservation. This role also contributes to CPG and cultivation KPI monitoring, ensuring harvest operations align with broader company production and quality goals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead and standardize wet and dry harvest processes in the facility to ensure consistent execution, product quality, and operational efficiency.
• Develop, implement, and continuously refine SOPs related to harvest procedures, bucking and trimming workflows, drying and curing processes, post-harvest material handling, and harvest room sanitation and compliance.
• Identify harvest bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and product loss points, conducting root-cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.
• Ensure Harvest Data is completed on-time and that material is accurately sorted, graded, and recorded.
• Partner with cultivation site leadership to align harvest schedules, labor planning, and processing throughput.
• Serve as the primary owner of harvest and post-harvest operations for the facility.
  Implement standardized training modules and certification processes for wet harvest teams, bucking and trimming staff, dry room operations, and post-harvest handling and storage.
• Coordinate with national leadership to conduct on-site training and coaching for Harvest and Post Harvest Managers to ensure consistent process execution.
• Evaluate team competency and identify training gaps to improve efficiency, quality, and accountability.
• Reinforce operational discipline and standardized best practices across these departments.
• Collaborate with R&D and cultivation leadership on harvest-related trials and initiatives including drying methodology improvements, yield optimization techniques, quality preservation methods, and post-harvest handling innovations.
• Participate in harvest-related process trials and support documentation of findings.
• Evaluate new equipment, tools, and harvest methodologies that improve labor efficiency, yield, or product quality.
• Direct the implementation of validated R&D improvements.
• Work with site cultivation leadership to ensure harvest outputs support downstream production targets.
• Use operational data and facility audit findings to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide regular reporting and insights to senior leadership on harvest performance trends and improvement opportunities.
• Provide guidance on proper use and training for harvest-related equipment including bucking machines, drying systems and environmental controls, trimming systems, and harvest workflow tools.
• Support installation, testing, and rollout of new harvest equipment or process changes.
• Partner with the facilities team to ensure harvest infrastructure supports consistent environmental conditions and process control.
• Provide direct leadership and operational guidance to Harvest and Post Harvest Managers and assistant managers.
• Provide guidance to Harvest and Post Harvest managers on hiring input, performance management feedback, operational coaching, and process accountability.
• Collaborate closely with cultivation leadership, production teams, quality and compliance, and R&D.
• Ensure harvest operations remain aligned with company quality standards, production needs, and regulatory expectations.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cultivation, harvest, post-harvest operations, or related CPG/agriculture environments.
• Cannabis industry experience strongly preferred.
• Strong expertise in harvest workflows, drying and curing processes, process improvement, SOP development, and training.
• Experience leading teams in direct or matrix-style leadership structures.
• Strong analytical skills with experience tracking and interpreting operational KPIs.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, production-driven environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Organized and detail-oriented with the ability to execute process improvements and change management.
• Solid project management, conflict resolution, and people management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

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 10 lb. 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 cultivation and production facility environment. 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.