Cultivation Manager

The Cultivation Manager is responsible for successful cultivation activities from seed/clone through harvest, following company policies and procedures and in compliance with state regulations.

Base Pay: $75,000 - $80.000 (based on experience)

Employee Type: Full-Time Exempt

• Responsible for the grow operations, including developing a detailed plan and timeline for plant production from seed/clone to harvest
• Initiates and manages a harvest schedule to consistently meet the demands of the business
• Assist in creating cultivation staffing schedules based on projected labor demand
• Support the employee review process for cultivation personnel
• Tracks consumable inventory levels and ensures that adequate supplies are available in reasonable quantities
• Ensures that the growing environment is clean, properly always equipped and in good working order
• Produces a product that meets all lab testing requirements at targeted yield levels with the expected amounts of active pharmaceutical ingredients
• Clearly sets out a vision for success and educates cultivation members on how their actions and accomplishments contribute to the overall success of the company
• Establishes and enforces standards of accountability for cultivation staff
• Completes regularly scheduled quality assessment of plants for signs of pests/disease
• Ensure staff is trained and follows appropriate SOP's
• Ensure that all requisite information is maintained in the state required system and site records are up to date
• Coach and develop the Cultivation Technicians, provide constant developmental feedback

• Bachelor's Degree in Botany, Horticulture, Agricultural Engineering, or commensurate experience
• 5+ years' experience in a large-scale commercial growing operation in a greenhouse environment, with 2+ years at the management level operations
• Experience in multi-tiered growing environments.
• Experience with growing data acquisition
• Experience designing nutrient mixes
• Knows automated environmental control systems
• Advanced understanding of horticulture practices including cloning plants
• Ability to identify and remedy plant disease states
• Can identify and remedy suboptimal nutrient states
• Detailed knowledge of indoor hydroponic cultivation practices, life cycle of cannabis, common pests of cannabis and compliance
• Must be 21 years or older and pass all required pre-employment screenings
• Full knowledge of all applicable laws, regulations, and requirements to always keep the facility at 100% compliance, this includes being up to date on any changes to current applicable laws/regulations
• Must be and remain compliant with all regulatory requirements for working in the cannabis industry
• Must be able to obtain and retain a Registered Agent Card issued by the state of operation
• Must have excellent organization and time management skills
• Must be focused, pay close attention to detail
• Must be able to internalize training and follow instructions
• Must be able to communicate clearly and effectively

• Experience in multi-tiered growing environments.
• Experience with grow data acquisition
• Experience designing nutrient mixes
• Knows automated environmental control systems
• Advanced understanding of horticulture practices including cloning plants
• Ability to identify and remedy plant disease states
• Can identify and remedy suboptimal nutrient states
• Detailed knowledge of indoor hydroponic cultivation practices, life cycle of cannabis, common pests of cannabis and compliance

Ascend Wellness Holdings (AWH) is a vertically integrated cannabis cultivator, processor and provisioning center operator with assets in Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio…