Assistant Cultivation Manager

The Assistant Cultivation Manager supports the Cultivation Manager in overseeing all daily operations within the cultivation facility. This role helps ensure plant health, productivity, and compliance with company SOPs and state regulatory standards. The Assistant Manager provides hands-on leadership to the cultivation team, ensuring efficiency, consistency, and a positive work culture while maintaining alignment with production goals and environmental standards.

This position serves as a key operational bridge providing direct oversight of day-to-day cultivation activities, assisting with training and development, and acting as the point of contact when the Cultivation Manager is unavailable.

This is a hands-on leadership role that requires strong operational knowledge, people management skills, and the ability to lead by example in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:.

Team Support & Leadership

• Assist in supervising Cultivation Associates and Leads in daily activities including watering, pruning, transplanting, IPM, and sanitation.
• Provide hands-on guidance and mentorship to ensure consistent work quality and team development.
• Model professional behavior and foster a culture of accountability, communication, and mutual respect.
• Help with team scheduling, training, and performance feedback.
• Support the onboarding of new team members and assist with annual evaluations.
• Serve as acting manager in the absence of the Cultivation Manager.

Cultivation Operations

• Execute and monitor all plant care activities: cloning, transplanting, nutrient feeding, pruning, pest management, defoliation, and harvesting.
• Maintain and monitor environmental controls (lighting, irrigation, HVAC, CO2 systems).
• Report equipment or environmental issues promptly and coordinate with maintenance and facilities as directed.
• Track cultivation tasks to ensure adherence to production goals and timelines.
• Support crop planning and cycle transitions to ensure smooth workflow between vegetative and flowering rooms.

Compliance & Recordkeeping

• Accurately document all activities in the seed-to-sale tracking system (e.g., MJ Freeway) in accordance with state regulations.
• Maintain daily logs for plant movement, waste, IPM, and environmental readings.
• Ensure workspaces remain clean, organized, and compliant at all times.
• Assist in audit preparation and inspection readiness.

Continuous Improvement & Performance

• Support the development and implementation of cultivation best practices.
• Participate in safety programs and ensure team adherence to PPE, sanitation, and hazard communication standards.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and share feedback with the Cultivation Manager.
• Track and help meet key performance indicators (KPIs) related to plant health, yield, and compliance.

Team Collaboration

·         Balances team and individual responsibilities, Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views

·         Gives and welcomes feedback

·         Contributes to building a positive team spirit

·         Puts success of team above own interests

·         Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives

·         Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

·         Communicate effectively with team members to ensure clear understanding of tasks and expectations.

·         Support a positive and inclusive work environment, fostering teamwork and mutual respect among colleagues.

·         Provide training and guidance to new team members, sharing knowledge and best practices.

·         Encourage teamwork and open communication among team members and departments.

·         Share knowledge and cross-train team members on cultivation techniques and SOPs.

·         Support an inclusive, positive, and respectful workplace environment