Director of Cultivation - Outdoor

Job description

Humble Roots is an ambitious cannabis company led by industry veterans, with multiple licenses in Michigan and Illinois. We are seeking a Senior Director of Cultivation to manage daily operations in cultivation for our outdoor grow including processes and procedures within the propagation, vegetation, and flowering phases. The Senior Director of Cultivator will adjust workflow and procedures to increase yields, efficiency, and performance, as well as oversee the Cultivation Techs. This position will report directly to the COO and CEO.

Job Duties:

• Develop and adhere to cultivation schedules to ensure plants are healthy and prepared for the flower process.
• Enforce adherence to fertilization, irrigation, and feed schedules.
• Ensure plants are receiving proper irrigation, nutrients, pruning, pest and disease control.
• Oversee proper techniques related to cultivation; transplanting, pruning, defoliation, watering, feeding, and harvesting.
• Manage plant germination and propagation through cloning efforts.
• Schedule harvest of plants based on cultivation schedule and plant maturation.
• Ensure that product is compliant with all relevant regulations and meets all standards established by the state of Michigan.
• Ensure proper labeling, tagging, and traceability of plants, including plant counts, both physically and in METRC, and correcting plant inventory discrepancies immediately.
• Assist with calculating production yields and determining areas of improvement for each harvest.
• Facilitate and oversee inspections using inventory and compliance audits.
• Monitor stock of Cultivation supplies and equipment and work with Procurement to order supplies.
• Oversee tracking compliance in METRC.
• Follow up from MRA inspections, correcting any issues identified.
• Supervise and train Cultivation Techs, ensuring proper scheduling of staff with adequate coverage to address cultivation needs.
• Track and report the efficiency of Cultivation, developing and implementing methods to improve efficiency when possible.

Requirements:

• Master's Or PHD degree in (plant science/agriculture/Horticulture related disciplines are highly preferred.
• 2+ years in a lead or management position.
• 2+ years as a cultivator in a cannabis operation preferred.
• OSHA and FDA knowledge a plus.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $130,000 to $200,000

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus opportunities

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• cannabis: 8 years (Required)
• management: 8 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $130,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Growing: 6 years (Required)

Work Location: In person