Cultivation Lead

Athol, MA

AWH is a vertically integrated cannabis cultivator, processor, and dispensary operator with assets in Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, and Ohio. We seek to foster a robust and inclusive cannabis organization through providing a premium, unmatched customer-focused retail experience and producing quality and mindfully created cannabis products. Our goal is to build a world class team that will continue our mission of helping to shape the future of cannabis and bettering our customers life with cannabis. How will we achieve this? By offering unrivaled quality, consistency and meticulously curated products that satisfy our customers unique, individual needs.

When it comes to customer service experience, our dispensaries will set a new standard of excellence, emphasizing health and wellness. As a team that is committed to our values, our people, and our communities; we are looking for people who are inspired by our vision and stay dedicated to our mission as we scale continuously.

WHY AWH?

Our people are our greatest asset. Our teams are comprised of a group of skilled and passionate professionals and partners from a diverse range of fields. We believe in not only building a diverse team but creating a space where ALL feel welcome and training our leaders to not only be inclusive themselves but to inspire their teams to be the same. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, age or disability. We believe in providing competitive compensation, quality benefits and a work environment that fosters creativity, hard work and leverage every one of our employees' unique skills while giving them what it takes to advance those said skills and learn new ones. We sweat the details to ensure our teams are confident and excited to provide best in class service to our customers and communities we serve.

OVERVIEW: This position reports directly to the Cultivation Section Lead and is responsible for proper leadership of a team of 5-7 Cultivation Technicians ensuring proper plant health. The Cultivation Lead performs their duties in compliance with the company policy, laws and rules governed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lead and manage a team of 5-7 team members including: punctuality, attendance, records, discipline, performance reviews, and training
Tracking team members metrics for pace and quality of work, ensuring that the team is doing the work that is assigned to them
Divide and direct the team as necessary to ensure all tasks are accomplished
Perform monthly skill reviews of all team members
Constant improvement of the team’s efficiency and performance in all cultivation tasks
Report on daily activities to the section lead
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
Ability to exercise sound judgement and take initiative
General understanding of lean practices and implementation

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position is responsible supervisory of a team of 5-7 Cultivation Technicians.

COMPETENCIES:

Treat people with respect, keeps commitments, inspires the trust of others, works with integrity and ethically, upholds organizational values.
Is consistently at work and on time, ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent, arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
Observes and adheres to regulatory, safety and security procedures

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, ELIGIBILITY and TRAINING:

Must be 21 years of age or older.
Must be able to pass background check
High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
Associates degree or higher in horticulture, plant and soil sciences, or relevant agricultural experience or scientific experience related to cultivation of medicinal cannabis preferred
At Ascend, we care about the safety of our patients, customers, Ascenders and vendors. Therefore, AWH requires that all employees be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. If you are offered and accept a position, you will be required to prove your vaccination status prior to when your employment begins. Individuals with religious or medical accommodations may request an exemption.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The position must occasionally lift, push, pull and or move up to 25 pounds, While performing the duties of this job, this position is regularly required to sit and regularly use hand(s) to handle, grasp, feel, and or touch. This position is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. This position is regularly required bend, stretch, squat, climb, twist, lift, grip, stand, and push/pull.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

This position performs duties in a manufacturing/food safety setting.

EEO STATEMENT:

Ascend Wellness Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries is an equal opportunity employer and celebrate the population of differences, and does not discriminate in its hiring / hiring practices, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. 