Cultivation Lead

The Cultivation Lead is responsible for leading a team of hourly employees in cultivation operations with a continuous focus on compliance, safety accountability, product integrity, team productivity and cost.  Support additional department operations, which include but are not limited to mother plant care, cloning, inventory control and supporting the flower garden as required.

Why work for Justice? 
Because people matter here. Beyond a supportive, collaborative, people-first environment, Justice offers full-time team members receive a robust benefits package that may include medical and dental coverage, company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, an exceptional Employee Assistance Program (EAP), generous Paid Time Off (PTO), and paid holidays.

Duties and Responsibilities:

·         Lead a team of Cultivation Associates in the performance of cultivation tasks such as watering, feeding, defoliating, transplanting, organizing, cleaning cultivation spaces and operator-level maintenance in the vegetative garden space.

·         Co-lead and support additional department functions such as sanitation, room preparation, mother plant care, cloning, etc.

·         Care for cannabis plants via transplanting, pruning and fertilizing with oversight from Cultivation management.

·         Lead and pace the team to ensure adherence to the grow plan and schedule.

·         Ensure product integrity; making sure plant quality is maintained while being cloned, grown and harvested.

·         Safely handle and apply sanitizing, foliar and preventative chemical sprays.

·         Perform daily audits of garden rooms to maintain optimal growing conditions.

·         Monitor/report problems with lighting, HVAC, CO2, irrigation and air flow systems.

·         Monitor humidity/temperature levels and report readings that are out of tolerance.

·         Perform pest inspection and mitigation activities to prevent/remediate mold, powdery mildew, spider mites, root aphids, fungus gnats, etc.

·         Maintain the correct plant structure and level of foliage to allow for proper airflow and light penetration by removing leaves strategically per schedule.

·         Measure and dispose of plant waste in accordance with state regulations.

·         Support department core metrics (quantity, quality, and productivity objectives).

·         Measure planned versus actual performance on an hourly cadence.

·         Utilize and maintain production data files, records, and reports such as the Daily Hour-by-Hour Tracker, load plans, grow schedules, and plant inventory.

·         Support tracking and recordkeeping functions with the state seed-to-sale e-system MJ Freeway remaining in compliance with CRC rules and regulations.

·         Follow standard operating procedures (SOP) for all operations, ensuring adherence to company and regulatory compliance (proper weighing, data recording, product tracking, security, green waste disposal, etc.

·         Train and coach team members in accordance with SOP.

·         Remain engaged with department continuous improvement and occupational safety initiatives such as the 5S program and Hazard Communication.

·         Hold self and others accountable at all times.

·         Assist management with cultivation scheduling and resource planning (labor, consumables) daily/weekly/monthly.

·         Support sanitation schedules. Serve as a team champion for sanitation and bio-security.

·         Pass on key communications from management and keep the team informed.

·         Other duties that may be required from time to time to improve operations and profitability and ensure required tasks and goals are completed across operations

·         Adherence to individual and team key-performance indicators (“KPIs”) as directed by manager

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.