Cultivation Lead

Why TerrAscend?

Join a growing, fast-paced organization where your work makes an impact. At TerrAscend, you'll have opportunities to grow your career, collaborate with talented teams, and help shape what's next as our business continues to evolve.  

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible for increasing operational efficiency and reducing waste through ownership, teamwork, communication, and collaboration in your assigned room/area. 
• Responsible for overseeing your group assigned processes and capable of performing tasks hands-on in the grow/cultivation area. 
• Maintaining crop production schedule by ensuring adequate plant inventory. 
• Demonstrate and promote the company's vision and values. 
• Responsible for conducting SOP training and refresher training sessions for all team members who are assigned to your department. 
• Report all equipment, technical, or workload problems immediately to the Cultivation Manager. 
• Work during assigned hours and overtime, weekends, or holidays when necessary. 
• Remain in department until all work is complete each day. 
• Maintain cultivation environment (cleaning and sanitizing workspaces, consumables inventory, media inventory, etc.). 
• Adhere to company health and safety policies; including eye protection, ear protection, uniforms, hand protection, and all other PPE. 
• Follow all company analytical and administrative Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). 
• Oversee daily activities of cultivation team members, under the guidance and supervision of the Cultivation Manager. 
• Report deficiencies to management. 
• Ensure 100% compliance involving proper data recording, product tracking, and security throughout all processes. 
• Ability to perform all Cultivator duties per the Cultivator job description on a daily basis. 
• Perform all assigned duties required to ensure a clean and safe grow facility. 
• Ability to thoroughly control and operate all cultivation equipment, including irrigation equipment, in a safe manner and environment. 
• Other duties as assigned needed/required to meet goals. 

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION: 
• High School diploma or General Education Diploma (GED). 
• 1-2 years experience in a similar role or equivalent combination of education and experience. 
• Must be capable of leading a team and assisting them in job processes when/where required. 
• Knowledge of growing technologies, such as lights, irrigation, soil, nutrients, and more. 
• Knowledge of different cultivars and their unique growing demand. 
• Ability to execute techniques consistently. 
• Good documentation, inventory, and organization skills. 
• Ability to keep to a tight schedule. 
• Ability to maintain excellent punctuality and attendance. 
• Flexibility with hours and days – must be open to working weekends, holidays, and overtime when necessary. 
• Excellent verbal interpersonal communication skills to interact with team members. 
• Basic weights and measurement skills, ability to operate a scale. 
• Must be at least 21 years of age. 
• Subject to background check per state cannabis regulations. 
 
The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental functions described below are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.