Cultivation Lead

Company Description 

AYR Wellness is a publicly traded, multi-state cannabis company with more than 85 dispensaries. We are one of the largest scale producers of high-quality cannabis in the U.S., and our purpose is to be a force for good. People are at the heart of everything we do, and we are passionate about bringing progress and positive changes to our communities, our industry, and our world.     

Our talented and reliable team members are the foundation of our business and investing in exceptional talent is paramount to our success. The key to building a culture where everyone can thrive starts and ends with our teams. Their collective courage and kyndness sets AYR apart. Your career growth at AYR is limitless, and we believe in creating an environment where everyone can flourish and win together.  

Job Summary 

The Cultivation Lead supervises and assists Cultivation team in performing all the tasks necessary to grow various strains of quality cannabis including but not limited to feeding the plants, defoliation, super cropping, flushing, foliar and preventative sprays, waste disposal and inventory management for a large commercial facility.  The Cultivation Lead works closely with the Cultivation Technicians, Cultivation Manager and the Cultivation Director on all aspects of cultivation. 

Duties and Responsibilities   

• Opens and closes designated grow zones according to Ayr Wellness standard operating procedures. 
• Checks for any plant loss or stress, malfunctioning cultivation equipment, and any uncompleted tasks from the day before. 
• Double checks that all items on the Opening and Closing checklist are completed successfully and according to SOP’s, delegating tasks to other Cultivators as necessary. 
• Performs daily inspections of plants for overall health, pests, disease or sex change. 
• Assesses overall plant health and well-being and give individual plants tailored attention based on need.
• Assists in maintaining a clean and organized work environment   
• Understands and becomes familiar with all cultivation equipment and tools and the cleaning of all equipment and tools 
• Sets up a team for success by making sure every team member has the supplies and equipment needed for an activity. 
• Assists Cultivation Manager with rotation of strains through garden to ensure a variety and quantity for dispensary locations. 
• Constantly monitors environmental controls to ensure environmental controls are in optimal range; Temperature, Humidity, Vapor Pressure Deficit, CO2 ppm, Water Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen ppm, Light Intensity, etc. 
• Assists the Cultivation Manager with tracking plants from birth to harvest by ensuring proper and accurate documentation for applicable activities. 
• Performs other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications 

• Must meet age requirement as outlined by state cannabis agencies. 
• Able to pass all background checks/fingerprinting as required by state cannabis agencies. 
• Able to provide valid badging/credentials as required by state cannabis agencies. 
• Two years of experience in general cannabis cultivation or commercial production gardening. 

• Minimum 6 months of professional experience in agriculture, horticulture, or cannabis industry. 
• Ability to make decisions when needed. 
• Accurate data-entry and record keeping.