Manager, Post Harvest Operations

Cresco Labs is one of the largest public, vertically integrated, multistate operators in the cannabis industry. Our portfolio of in‑house cultivated and manufactured brands features some of the highest quality, most awarded and most popular cannabis products in America. With dozens of locations nationwide, our owned and operated Sunnyside dispensaries provide a welcoming, positive, judgement‑free place to shop for anyone at any point on their cannabis journey.

Founded in 2013, Cresco Labs’ mission is to normalize and professionalize cannabis through our passionate employees. As stewards of the industry, our teams constantly support the needs of colleagues, consumers, customers, and communities alike. With a focus on Social Equity and Educational Development, our SEED™ initiative ensures that the company reflects the communities we serve, providing equal opportunity for all to learn about and own businesses in cannabis.

At Cresco Labs, we aim to revolutionize and lead the nation’s cannabis industry with a focus on quality and consistency of product, and to bring legitimacy to the industry with the highest level of integrity and professionalism.

We aim to lead the nation’s cannabis industry with a focus on regulatory compliance, product consistency, and customer satisfaction. Our operations bring legitimacy to the industry by acting with the highest level of integrity, strictly adhering to regulations, and promoting the clinical efficacy of cannabis. As we grow, we will operate with the same level of professionalism and precision in every new market we enter.

Cresco Labs is seeking a highly organized, self‑starting Manager of Post‑Harvest Operations for a multi‑site role. This role partners with Site and Corporate Operations to ensure post‑harvest operations and quality are maintained and elevated through continuous improvement and best practices. The role reports to the Director of Operations Strategy, is primarily traveling to operational facilities across the country, and focuses on hitting key operational targets.

Post‑Harvest includes overlap with Cultivation on the harvest process through manufacturing and packaging. The ideal candidate is a subject‑matter expert in the drying and processing of cannabis and the control of large‑scale dry rooms. This people‑ and process‑focused role requires leading through influence across functional lines.

• Hands‑on training with front‑line managers and employees in post‑harvest activities such as harvest, drying, bucking, machine trimming, hand trimming, and material care.
• Guide dry‑room management with site managers as needed.
• Pull together and review core metrics with site managers to ensure consistent operational performance.
• Mentor and develop front‑line leaders in best practices focusing on material care, quality, and stability and repeatability of processes.
• Hold primary authority over post‑harvest operations from harvest through packaging; cross‑functional projects may expand into cultivation, packaging, or supply chain as needed.
• Able to pull together data from multiple structured and unstructured sources.
• Maintain high attention to detail in onsite post‑harvest operations and audit operational data.
• Communicate and translate data into actionable information to provide operational recommendations and continuous improvement.
• Analyze seed‑to‑sale compliance data to ensure operational processes are being followed.
• Balance big‑picture and detailed support information.
• Identify risks and opportunities within cultivation, post‑harvest operations, and packaging, and recommend solutions to mitigate long‑term operational risk.
• Partner with operational site department leaders for regular review of operational metrics.
• Support front‑line leaders in implementing and troubleshooting operations execution and data collection systems.
• Develop, document, and implement processes, clearly defining and managing projects from concept to completion.
• Perform additional responsibilities and special projects as assigned, potentially overlapping with other departments.

• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not…