Plant Health Manager

Job Title: Plant Health Manager

Department: Cultivation

Reports to: Regional Plant Health Manager 

FLSA Status: Exempt/Salary

Location: Adel, GA

POSITION SUMMARY 

The Plant Health Manager will assist in all plant-based areas of the grow. This includes propagation, vegetative, and flowering phases. This individual will work with the site managers, production planner, and team leads on the following subjects: Plant health, fertilization practices, irrigation scheduling, plant care task, and all other aspects that contribute to successful cannabis production. 

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Walking the grow daily looking for issues that arise

• Identify plant deficiencies and adjust feed schedules as needed

• Ensuring the grow is clean and correcting issues that exist

• Assist in maintaining appropriate supply levels

• Assist in managing the employees

• Manage all irrigation practices including scheduling, coordinating within maintenance on technical issues, and logging all required federal/state consumption data

• Sampling and recording crop fertility

• Report back to the Production Manager on all findings in the grow, including ongoing metric tracking and trends

• Make suggestions to increase the health and function of the grow

• Carries out orders from the Master Grower and Sr. Plant Health Manager 

• Work closely with IPM team to ensure optimum plant health

• Create Standard Operating Procedures for the Cultivation Division and update as needed

• After SOP’s have been created, disseminate the information to see that the policies are followed going forward

• Manage and track R&D trials, report all data and findings to Sr. Plant Health Manager

• Scout for and identify pests that are in the grow

• Adjust IPM schedules as needed to eliminate pest and disease pressure

• Create necessary documents

• All other duties as assigned

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS 

• 2-5 years of plant production experience required 

• Possesses a strong understanding of plant nutrients and their deficiencies

• Possesses a strong understanding of cannabis pests and diseases

• Has experience growing cannabis in different environments and with various techniques

• Significant experience growing in soilless media and coco coir 

• Possess significant understanding of the cloning process

• Understands how plant sprays work and affect the pests and plants

• Strong written and verbal skills

• Strong computer skills

• Strong understanding of common grow room equipment including electrical systems, lights and light bulbs, timers, irrigation systems, air conditioners and dehumidifiers, and plumbing

ADDITIONAL MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

• High School Diploma or equivalent

• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age (or a minimum of 18 years of age in CT, PA and WV)