Cultivation Manager

The Cultivation Manager oversees daily cultivation operations and leads a team responsible for the health, growth, and quality of cannabis plants across all growth phases. This position ensures that cultivation processes align with company SOPs, state regulatory requirements, and production targets. The manager is responsible for team performance, resource planning, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives, while fostering a positive and productive workplace culture.

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.

What You'll Do:

Team Leadership & Oversight

• Lead, supervise, direct, and support hourly Cultivation Associates and Supervisors in daily tasks including watering, feeding, pruning, transplanting, and cleaning cultivation areas.
• Mentor your team to ensure excellent work ethic and performance.
• Manage performance expectations, issue coaching and corrective action in alignment with HR policies, and conduct annual performance evaluations.
• Promote a positive team culture rooted in accountability, communication, and mutual respect.
• Ensure team is consistently meeting production goals while maintaining plant health and compliance.
• Maintain proper staffing levels, participate in on-site interviews and raise concerns to HR when there are personnel issues that need to be addressed.

Cultivation Operations

• Oversee all aspects of plant care including cloning, transplanting, feeding, pruning, pest management, and harvesting.
• Maintain optimal growing conditions by monitoring and adjusting environmental controls (lighting, HVAC, irrigation, CO2, etc.).
• Troubleshoot operational issues and collaborate with facilities/maintenance to resolve equipment problems quickly.
• Ensure consistent adherence to cultivation schedules and production goals.

Compliance & Recordkeeping

• Track and document all cultivation activities using the state-mandated seed-to-sale system (Metrc), ensuring compliance with CRC regulations.
• Maintain accurate records for plant inventory, environmental conditions, sanitation, waste, and daily task completion.
• Support audits and inspections by maintaining clean, compliant workspaces and up-to-date records.

Performance & Continuous Improvement

• Monitor hourly team productivity and ensure KPIs are met across quantity, quality, and compliance metrics.
• Participate in continuous improvement and safety programs, including 5S and Hazard Communication.
• Assist in scheduling labor and resource needs across weekly/monthly cultivation plans.
• Collaborate with the Director of Operations on workflow improvements, training needs, and team development.
• 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.

What You'll Bring:

• 3+ years of experience in cannabis cultivation, agriculture, or horticulture with at least 2 years in a supervisory or management role.
• 2+ years leading a team of 15 or more
• Bachelor's degree in Horticulture, Plant Science, Agronomy, or related field preferred; equivalent experience accepted.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Familiarity with regulated cannabis environments and seed-to-sale tracking systems (e.g., Metrc).
• Knowledge of environmental controls, integrated pest management (IPM), and cannabis plant health standards.
• Effective communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong work ethic.
• Willingness to learn and improve each operation.
• Understand basic weight and measurement concepts and able to operate various scales and meters.
• Must possess the physical aptitude and health necessary to perform manual labor tasks required to accomplish duties.

Skills & Abilities

• Excellent leadership, coaching, and communication skills.
• Ability to handle performance management with fairness and consistency.
• High attention to detail and organizational skills in fast-paced environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to adapt quickly.
• Basic computer proficiency, including Google Workspace and inventory management platforms.
• Ability to effectively plan and prioritize
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to communicate clearly and calmly

Benefits

• Justice Grown is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health, well-being, and work-life balance of our team members.
• Full-time team members are eligible for a robust benefits program that includes accrual of 13 days of paid time off (PTO) annually, up to 40 hours of paid sick time per year, two floating holidays, and nine paid company holidays. Veterans are also eligible to receive Veterans Day as a paid holiday.
• Full-time team members also have access to medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage offered under Tier 1 benefits at Tier 2 contribution rates, along with company-paid short-term disability and life insurance, and the option to purchase long-term disability coverage. Justice also provides an outstanding Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering confidential support resources for personal, family, and work-related needs

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hand to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 or more pounds and regularly move up to 25 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is normal.

Work Environment

The noise level in the work environment is normal. The employee is frequently exposed to an environment of natural chemical fumes, herbal aromas, airborne particles, exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. Employee will have moderate exposure to conditions such as dust and particles that affect the respiratory system, eyes, or the skin, depending on department job assignments. Personal Protective Equipment is provided for employees to utilize and should be worn.

EOE

Justice Grown is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.