Manager, Cultivation - Flower

Verano Holdings - Ocala, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Ocala, FL

About the position

The Cultivation Manager (Flower) is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the flower and pre-harvest operations within the assigned facility. This role focuses on achieving business goals through effective management of the cultivation department, ensuring regulatory compliance, and fostering a collaborative work environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the operational management and business activities of the flower department in their assigned facility.
• Drive the cultivation department to achieve and surpass goals and objectives, maximizing output and minimizing costs for higher profitability.
• Implement and enforce SOPs, methods, policies, and objectives to advance cultivation and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Monitor environmental data points and HVAC systems to prevent failures and crop loss.
• Supervise assistant managers in developing and executing the flower-to-pre-harvest schedule.
• Coordinate care for multiple growing rooms from vegetative to pre-harvest stages, including training, trimming, pruning, feeding, and watering.
• Utilize data and cultivation techniques to increase product yield.
• Ensure high quality and visual aesthetic of medical cannabis products.
• Assist facility leadership in developing and executing the facility production schedule.
• Set and maintain flower inventory levels based on cultivation schedules and sales forecasts.
• Partner with Data Analytics to collect grow and environmental data for future facility and plant growing techniques.
• Utilize Lean Manufacturing tactics including Six Sigma to improve product quality and operational effectiveness.
• Manage department budgets and prepare reports for Cultivation leadership.
• Utilize KPIs to monitor, adjust, reward, and optimize company operations performance.
• Partner with Compliance to meet regulatory standards for the department, including document records and inventory counts.
• Lead the training and development of Assistant Cultivation Managers and Flower Associates to motivate and drive business objectives.
• Partner with Human Resources to meet hiring needs and conduct performance reviews.
• Utilize internal tracking systems, ERP, and QMS to ensure consistent products and high-quality control.
• Create an environment and culture that focuses on fulfilling the company's mission, vision, and values.
• Engage all associates in a manner that supports company strategy and retention.
• Establish credibility throughout the organization as an effective collaborative developer of solutions to business challenges.
• Update job knowledge by remaining aware of new regulations and participating in educational opportunities.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required.
• Minimum five (5) years' experience in a commercial cultivation facility.
• Three (3) years' experience in management/leadership roles.
• Advanced knowledge of cannabis cultivation including organic living soil, permaculture, and horticulture.
• Strategic visionary with sound technical skills, analytical ability, good judgment, initiative, attention to detail, and drive for change.
• Ability to deliver results timely in a pressure-filled environment.
• Must be 21 years of age or older and able to successfully register with the state's cannabis commission as an agent.
• Must be able to comply with all laws, regulations, and policies associated with the industry.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's Degree in plant science, biology, agricultural sciences, or equivalent area of study preferred.
• 4 years of management/supervisory experience preferred.
• Operations or performance improvement skill sets preferred.
• Previous experience in a highly regulated manufacturing, packaging, and/or warehouse environment is a plus.