Supervisor Of Farm

PharmaCann, Inc. owns and operates best-in-class production facilities and retail dispensaries for cannabis-based products. We currently operate in the States of Illinois, New York, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Colorado and Michigan as a medical and/or adult use cannabis provider to patients and customers. We are looking for energetic, results-driven individuals to join our rapidly growing team and industry.

Purpose

The Supervisor of Farm is responsible for the coordination and supervising of the Farm department with effective leadership and direction to achieve the weekly perpetual production objectives. This role is responsible for supporting the Manager of Production with overseeing the Farm department team members, supplies, and plant canopy to achieve high quality product and yields. The Supervisor of Farm role must lead and participate in their job with professionalism and safety, consistently. The Supervisor of Farm will report to the Manager of Production for the Lothian Cultivation Facility, while working in cohesion with the other Production departments to achieve most effective cannabis cultivation results.

Starting salary for this role is $48,000/year

Essential Duties

Leadership Procedures & Tasks

• The Supervisor of Farm is responsible for leading a team to achieve the weekly perpetual production objectives by coordinating and directing groups to complete farming objectives, supporting the procurement of proper supplies and equipment to continuous propagating, loading, farming, transferring, and harvesting plants through their life cycle. The Supervisor of Farm will support the Manager of Production by overseeing a cannabis cultivation with supporting layers within the department to farm canopies to produce healthy, high quality and high yielding cannabis product.
• Assist with providing effective leadership to employees to ensure a complete understanding of and alignment to PharmaCann's vision, mission and values to maintain a positive work environment and a high level of morale. Ensure effective and appropriate communication with team members and Farm department staff to increase team unity and operative flow.
• Ensuring all staff are following company defined protocols. Enforce all company policies and regulations. Assist in establishing initial and ongoing training for employees to ensure an adequate level of understanding regarding guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Ensure all compliance requirements are met including facilitation of the immediate adjustment of practices to accommodate the dynamic changes that regularly occur.
• Support the Manager of Production with directing and supervising employees, including planning, assigning and directing work, examining performance and conducting evaluations, coaching, disciplining, addressing complaints and resolving employee issues. Monitor employee attendance, time off balances, time off requests, and all other attendance related processes. Facilitating the work of the Farm department employees, by providing answers to questions, as well as providing them with the tools and resources they need to perform their tasks.
• Assist with projects, including defining project scope, resources and achieving deliverables on time and within budget.
• Clear understanding of workflow throughout the cultivation facility.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Manager of Production.

Training Requirements

• This position will follow the direction and training by the Manager of Production assigned to the [Lothian] cultivation facility. The role is expected to engage in proactive participation to be able to clearly lead to achieve the high standard cultivation practices, consistently and compliant.
• Training towards PharmaCann's mission statement and leadership development.
• Understanding how to compliantly operate within the cultivation based on the state laws and regulations.

Workspace and Material Maintenance

• Guide and train Farm department members to maintain proper organization of the cultivation and areas where Farm Technicians operate in.
• Supervise the upkeep and maintenance of the equipment and growing rooms through participation, practice, training, guiding, and disciplining accordingly to achieve.
• Support the communication and reporting of plant health issue concerns with leadership of Production for proper awareness of organization and analysis.
• Support the Manager of Production with supply and equipment inventory for the Farm department, to ensure staff has needed supplies and a properly operating facility.
• Provide direction and support to associates with a safe, well maintained, and organized work area.

Compliance and Reporting

Supervise and instruct the Farm department staff in upholding current laws and regulations towards the cultivation facility. Adapt to updated laws and regulations to implement safe and effective practices to sustain highest quality standards and efficiencies.

• Oversee and support the organizing and securing of all METRC tags.
• Support the Manager of Production with updating and tracking all required information in the Farm department logs and spreadsheets daily.
• Monitor and address situations which may include lost tags/unidentified transfer. Determine plants for discarding/transfer.
• Supervise the Farm department staff in training and coordinate to ensure compliance of the farm. Coach, supervise, discipline, and analyze with staff to maintain compliant practices and workflow. Any compliance or safety mistake or error created must be addressed, reported, and resolved. Communication with appropriate leadership to ensure resolution.

Supervision

• Works under the direct supervision of the Manager of Production.
• This position is responsible for the supervision and direction of the Farm department staff for the [Fill in Location] cultivation facility. Supervise staff, including hiring and developing, planning, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining, addressing complaints and resolving employee issues.
• Ensure that individual and team performance meets PharmaCann's standards of service and quality.

Job Requirement

• This position is expected to be available as needed to adherer to the responsibilities within and throughout the job description.
• Must be eligible for the position based on state and federal laws and regulations.

Working Conditions

• Able to use a computer and/or hand tools while sitting or standing for extended periods of time.
• Able to move about a typical office, manufacturing and warehouse environment. Conditions in cultivation can be under lights in hot areas, while working with safety equipment.
• Able to kneel, bend, reach, rotate, and stoop on an intermittent to regular basis daily.
• Able to lift and move up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Consistent on-time attendance for all scheduled shifts. Prepared for 40 hour work weeks within this position, with occasional overtime.
• Occasional travel by motor vehicle within the region as required.

Job Qualifications

Work Experience

• Preferred at least 1 year employment with PharmaCann to apply.
• Preferred at least 1 years experience in a commercial cannabis operation.
• Preferred at least 2 year of prior leadership experience to apply.
• Experience working in a fast-paced production environment required. Experience supervising small teams is preferred.
• Demonstrates ability to consistently exceed productivity and performance requirements. Shows the capability to handle multiple tasks at once under tight deadlines.
• Demonstrates high attention to detail and the ability to resolve conflict and complex issues.
• Demonstrates professional and respectful demeanor towards others. Demonstrates respectful verbal and written communication capability.
• Ability to create, utilize, and modify electronic documents. Electronic and technical skills preferred.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The term "qualified individual with a disability" means an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the position.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate professionally in person, over the telephone, through email and other electronic means, move about the office, handle various types of media and equipment, and visually or otherwise identify, observe, and assess.
• Knowledge of local, state, regional states, and federal employment laws relating to key areas of responsibility.

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Manufacturing and/or Agricultural management experience, training, and education preferred.

Skill Sets Preferred for Position:

• Manufacturing or agricultural leadership experience
• Proactive, dedicated, and results-driven leadership skills
• Effective communication, training, and coaching skills
• Analytical, logistical, mechanical skills
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Problem solving team player
• Professional, quality, compliant, and safe decision making
• Willing to give and take direction

Notice: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with this job.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law.