Cultivation Lead

Why In Grown Farms?

In Grown Farms is a subsidiary of Acreage Holdings, Inc., a leading vertically integrated, multi-state operator in the United States cannabis industry. Acreage dug its roots in the cannabis industry back in 2011 and has successfully grown its footprint across several states ever since! Acreage also continues to expand its brands such as The Botanist, Superflux, and Prime in current and new markets.

As industry leaders today, we have a responsibility to create a sustainable, diverse, equitable and inclusive industry for present and future generations.

We stand strong behind our mission, which is to combine operational excellence with a burning passion, by cultivating, producing, and dispensing the highest quality cannabis products and brand experienced. By making quality cannabis accessible, we hope to inspire everyone to embrace cannabis as a force for good in the world.

Who you’ll work for In Grown Farms:

Our Culture:

Here at In Grown Farms we believe in people first. We value our people and encourage continuous opportunities to learn, develop, and grow. We pride ourselves in innovation and passion for the cannabis industry. 

We are always looking for motivated people who share our vision to join our team. Think you have what it takes? Then come grow with us!

About the Role (Cultivation Lead):

The purpose of this position is to lead cultivation team, in conjunction with the Cultivation Director and Manager, through the daily processes related to the cultivation of cannabis. The Cultivation Lead supports leadership initiatives and guides employees through the daily tasks which are vital to the ability to produce the highest quality cannabis. They are also responsible for disseminating information, providing regular supervision of Cultivation Technicians, and status updates to the Management team.

How you’ll make a difference (required duties and responsibilities):

Team Management

• Daily supervision of a team of cultivation technicians.
• Motivates team members in alignment with the corporate values.
• Conducts meetings where tasks (job tickets) are assigned to the grow team and daily business updates are communicated, reporting back to management with a regular cadence on progress.
• Abides by safety policies and procedures. Provides feedback to the Safety Manager on how to improve the safety of the workplace. Completes all safety-related reporting as needed in a timely manner.
• Maintains a clean, safe environment throughout the cultivation area and all shared employee facilities.

Cultivation

• Executes the IPM plan by regularly inspecting each cultivation room to chart progress and identify problems early on and ensures the execution of corrective action(s) and log events. Coordinates with the Director and Manager on any changes that may need to be implemented.
• Implements daily feed and care schedules as directed by Cultivation Management.
• Coordinates with the team to ensure consistency and discretion when crop pruning at various stages.
• Accurately maintains reports on all cultivation activities.
• Coordinates with the Cultivation management team to ensure that propagation activities meet inventory requirements.
• Coordinates and oversees waste destruction events and maintains accurate reporting.
• Conducts routine visual inspection of plants to identify any pests/deficiencies and reporting findings to Cultivation Managers
• Ensure that all cultivation equipment and supplies are on hand and ready for use. Notifies management through approved channels of any maintenance or inventory issues within a timely manner to avoid work stoppages.
• Proper usage, maintenance and storage of all tools and equipment, including but not limited to: shop vacuums, pumps, hoses, carts, scissors, loppers, stools, gloves, rags, etc.
• Monitors and documents daily: temperatures, humidity levels, pH, and any other metrics identified by the Cultivation Management team.
• Ensures that all metrics are recorded accurately and within a timely fashion. This includes, but is not limited to nutrients, cloning, repotting, records of reservoirs, equipment and other crop related logs assigned by management.
• Participates in regular audits.

Technical Duties

• Capable of identifying plant health issues related to feed/fertilizers to management and executes corrective action(s).
• Participates in cultivation planning activities such as calendar layouts, propagation planning, analysis, and any other planning activities deemed necessary for the proper function of the business.
• Assists the management team with the maintenance of the Operations Manual and SOPs. 
• Fluent or able to quickly obtain a functional knowledge of all company software platforms.
• Other duties as assigned and required.