Lead Cultivation Agent

SCHEDULE

Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm

CORE JOB DUTIES 

Agent Support and Management:  

• Responsible for managing 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 the Garden Manager 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, windows-based software, and data base management  

• Knowledge of medical cannabis policy and law  

• Critical-thinking, problem-solving, planning and assessment skills 

• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail 

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing and challenging environment   

• 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.