Manager, Harvest & Post Harvest

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Portsmouth, VA, US, 23701

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Shift: First Shift

Verano Holdings Corp. (Cboe CA: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNO), one of the U.S. cannabis industry’s leading companies based on historical revenue, geographic scope and brand performance,isa vertically integrated, multi-state operator embracinga missionof saying Yes to plant progress and the bold exploration of cannabis. Verano offers a superior cannabis shopping experience in medical and adult use markets under the Zen Leaf™ and MÜV™ dispensary banners and produces a comprehensive suite of high-quality,regulated cannabis products sold under its diverse portfolio of trusted consumer brands including Verano™, MÜV™, Savvy™, BITS™, Encore™, and Avexia™.

Verano’s active operations span 13 U.S. states, comprised of 15 Cultivation and production facilities with over 1,000,000 square feet of cultivation capacity. Learn more  .

• Lead and standardize wet and dry harvest processes in the facility to ensure consistent execution, product quality, and operational efficiency.
• Develop, implement, and continuously refine SOPs related to harvest procedures, bucking and trimming workflows, drying and curing processes, post-harvest material handling, and harvest room sanitation and compliance.
• Identify harvest bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and product loss points, conducting root-cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.
• Ensure Harvest Data is completed on-time and that material is accurately sorted, graded, and recorded.
• Partner with cultivation site leadership to align harvest schedules, labor planning, and processing throughput.
• Serve as the primary owner of harvest and post-harvest operations for the facility.
  Implement standardized training modules and certification processes for wet harvest teams, bucking and trimming staff, dry room operations, and post-harvest handling and storage.
• Coordinate with national leadership to conduct on-site training and coaching for Harvest and Post Harvest Managers to ensure consistent process execution.
• Evaluate team competency and identify training gaps to improve efficiency, quality, and accountability.
• Reinforce operational discipline and standardized best practices across these departments.
• Collaborate with R&D and cultivation leadership on harvest-related trials and initiatives including drying methodology improvements, yield optimization techniques, quality preservation methods, and post-harvest handling innovations.
• Participate in harvest-related process trials and support documentation of findings.
• Evaluate new equipment, tools, and harvest methodologies that improve labor efficiency, yield, or product quality.
• Direct the implementation of validated R&D improvements.
• Work with site cultivation leadership to ensure harvest outputs support downstream production targets.
• Use operational data and facility audit findings to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide regular reporting and insights to senior leadership on harvest performance trends and improvement opportunities.
• Provide guidance on proper use and training for harvest-related equipment including bucking machines, drying systems and environmental controls, trimming systems, and harvest workflow tools.
• Support installation, testing, and rollout of new harvest equipment or process changes.
• Partner with the facilities team to ensure harvest infrastructure supports consistent environmental conditions and process control.
• Provide direct leadership and operational guidance to Harvest and Post Harvest Managers and assistant managers.
• Provide guidance to Harvest and Post Harvest managers on hiring input, performance management feedback, operational coaching, and process accountability.
• Collaborate closely with cultivation leadership, production teams, quality and compliance, and R&D.
• Ensure harvest operations remain aligned with company quality standards, production needs, and regulatory expectations.

• 5+ years of experience in cultivation, harvest, post-harvest operations, or related CPG/agriculture environments.
• Cannabis industry experience…