Cannabis Head Grower
Newark, DE - USA
Job Summary
Viridian Staffings Client is looking for an experienced Cannabis Head Grower to help lead cultivation operations for an indoor cannabis cultivation facility in the Northern Delaware area.
Founded in 2013 Viridian Staffing is the original staffing recruiting and HR consulting firm solely dedicated to organizations in and supporting the commercial medical and adult-use cannabis/hemp industry.
Are you a hands-on cultivation leader who enjoys building systems developing teams and producing high-quality cannabis in a regulated indoor environment Do you have experience taking plants from propagation through harvest and post-harvest while also creating the structure needed for consistent production If so this could be the right opportunity for you.
In this role you will help lead the cultivation program for a growing indoor facility. You will work closely with leadership to establish cultivation schedules workflows plant health standards production goals and day-to-day operating procedures. This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys being in the grow solving problems in real time and helping build a cultivation operation the right way from the ground up.
The ideal candidate will bring several years of commercial indoor cannabis cultivation experience including experience with cloning propagation vegetative growth flowering harvest drying curing and post-harvest handling. You should be comfortable managing crop schedules monitoring plant health evaluating environmental conditions and making adjustments to improve yield quality consistency and overall production performance.
You will be responsible for helping manage the full cultivation lifecycle including mother plants propagation harvest schedules plant nutrition irrigation environmental controls IPM sanitation and compliance-related cultivation records. You should also be comfortable working with ownership and leadership on strain planning production timing labor needs and cultivation performance goals.
This is a hands-on roll-up-your-sleeves role in a lean environment so the right person will not be looking for a desk-only management position. You should be comfortable jumping in wherever needed coaching the team holding people accountable to quality standards and ensuring cultivation tasks are completed accurately and on schedule. While you will be involved in team direction training scheduling and performance accountability broader employment decisions will be handled in partnership with the leadership team.
You should have strong knowledge of indoor cannabis cultivation best practices plant nutrition fertigation environmental controls Integrated Pest Management harvest planning drying curing and post-harvest quality standards. Experience with cannabis compliance and inventory tracking systems is preferred and experience with systems such as BioTrack Growlink Argus Priva TrolMaster or similar platforms would be helpful.
The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of commercial indoor cannabis cultivation experience along with prior experience leading cultivation teams and managing production schedules. Experience helping launch scale or improve a commercial cultivation facility is strongly preferred. A background in horticulture plant science agriculture or a related field is a plus but not required.
You must be able to work onsite in Northern Delaware be comfortable working in a fast-paced and highly regulated environment and be able to perform hands-on cultivation work including lifting up to 50 pounds as needed.
Compensation: $55K-$90K/year
Viridian does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age veteran status physical or mental disability marital status genetic information or any other status protected under federal state or local law.
Required Skills:
cannabis cultivation