HR Business Partner

Growing medical and recreational cannabis manufacturers on the East Coast. Our mission is simple: grow the highest-quality weed at prices everyone can afford.

We're looking for passionate people to join us in our mission to democratize cannabis-or as we like to say, to "Weed the People."

With a dialed-in grow operation and a bold new brand refresh, we're ready to dominate the MD/DC market-and have a little fun while we're at it.

HR Business Partner

The HR Business Partner is responsible for various Human Resources and recruiting functions. This includes a variety of responsibilities such as: recruiting and onboarding, employee investigations, trainings, and benefits administration.

Your role in caring for our plants:

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• First point of contact for general HR related inquiries at our DC facilities.
• Responsible to applying all HR policies and company guidelines and ensuring company compliance to include employee handbook overview, policies, employment documents, and benefit enrollment.
• Educate and communicate company personnel policies and procedures to newly hired and current employees.
• Create and maintain complete and confidential files on each employee.
• Create and maintain all professional development materials for Phyto Cultivation and Retail through L&G and all general HR trainings.
• Establish and maintain department records and reports; recommend new approaches, policies, and procedures to effect continual improvements in efficiency and services performed.
• Record and maintain data for each employee, including such information as addresses, weekly earnings, absences, supervisory reports on performance, change of statuses, and dates of and reasons for terminations.
• Assist in managing workers' compensation injury claims.
• File reports with insurance provider, maintain accident information and monitor progress.
• Address employee grievances; conduct investigations when necessary. In coordination with HR Compliance & Strategy Partner, take appropriate action against employees who violate policies (e.g., coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions).
• Maintain the company's ATS, ensure job descriptions, templates, and requisitions are updated regularly.
• Review resumes and applications to assess candidate qualifications and suitability for open positions.
• Conduct initial phone or video interviews to evaluate candidates' skills, experience, and cultural fit.
• Work closely with hiring managers to understand staffing needs and develop effective recruitment strategies.
• Coordinate and schedule interviews between candidates and hiring teams.
• Facilitate the interview process, ensuring timely and constructive feedback to candidates.
• Ensure a positive and professional candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Record and maintain data for each employee, including such information as addresses, weekly earnings, absences, supervisory reports on performance, change of statuses, and dates of and reasons for terminations. 
• Answer questions regarding eligibility, salaries, benefits and other pertinent information.
• Complete adhoc projects as needed assigned by the COO.

Qualifications we ask you to have:

• For legal reasons, all employees need to be at least 21 years of age.
• You will be asked to pass a Federal and State criminal history background check.
• We ask that you have a Associate's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or Communications (Bachelor's Degree Preferred).
• We ask that you have at a minimum of five (5) years of human resources experience.
• We ask that you have three (3) years with non-exempt recruiting experience in full life-cycle environment, including management of multiple high-volume roles simultaneously (manufacturing and/or retail industry preferred).
• We ask that you have a minimum of two (2) years of administrative experience.
• We ask that you are comfortable and