Harvest Lead

About the Role

The Harvest Lead provides guidance and specialized skills support to Harvest Specialists while overseeing daily harvest operations within a cannabis cultivation facility. This role supports harvest and post-harvest plant processing and may involve cross-training to assist other departments as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to incoming and current Harvest Specialists by demonstrating best practices.
• Offload, harvest, clean, and reload flower rooms.
• Help Harvest Specialists understand and follow departmental processes.
• Assist with new hire training under the direction of the Assistant Harvest and Harvest Manager.
• Weigh, record, and label post-harvest materials.
• Ensure plants are hung in designated dry rooms.
• Manage, document, and destroy cultivation waste.
• Transfer properly dried plant material to trim and production teams.
• Monitor and maintain quality control measures in compliance with state and local laws.
• Adhere to company policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment within the facility and production areas.
• Report any system or process discrepancies to the Harvest Manager immediately.
• Visually inspect plants for diseases, insects, and mold, and report concerns for remediation.
• Document all activity using the company’s track and trace system.
• Work within the company’s continuous improvement system to increase productivity.
• Regularly clean and sanitize harvest equipment, tools, work areas, machines, containers, and dry rooms.
• Support additional cultivation, harvest, and production teams as needed to meet facility goals.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

• Able to follow detailed instructions and perform repetitive tasks.
• Previous experience harvesting produce or cannabis in an agricultural or cannabis cultivation facility.
• Positive attitude and ability to work well in a team environment.
• Willingness to learn about, operate, and maintain facility equipment safely.
• Comfortable working with heights, soil, water, and tight spaces.
• Ability to safely climb, squat, bend, twist, kneel, and stand for at least 8 hours per day.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Must be 21 years of age or older and able to register with the state’s cannabis commission as an agent.
• Must comply with all laws, regulations, and policies associated with the cannabis industry.

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Previous experience in a regulated production facility (e.g., food, beverage, CPG).
• Basic knowledge of plant structure and horticulture.

Physical and Mental Demands

• Frequently required to remain stationary, move, and position oneself.
• Must occasionally move packages weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Able to stand for 90% of the workday.
• Comfortable working at heights, including ascending/descending ladders up to 25 feet.
• Comfortable working atop and traversing scaffolding when required.
• Comfortable with varying environment temperatures and humidity.
• Exposure to pollen, dust, dander, and other natural elements.
• Requires close observation and the ability to adjust focus.

Working Environment

Work is performed in a warehouse environment with occasional exposure to moving mechanical parts and risk of electrical shock. The noise level is usually moderate.