Senior Manager, National Flower Production

Job Summary

The Senior Manager National Flower Production is responsible for supporting the Facility Production and National Operations team on all flower production initiatives and processes within their region. Flower production includes but is not limited to: Harvest, Dry, Buck-Down, Cure, Treatment, Testing, Trimming, Sorting, Packaging, and Inventory. The primary focus of this position is to provide training to the facility leadership on current SOPs and future process improvements that pertain to any of the defined flower production departments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide training to facility GMs, PMs, Managers, Supervisors, and Leads on all Flower Production processes (departments listed in job summary).
• Always aim to maximize production efficiencies
• Ensure product is cured, treated, tested, trimmed, sorted, and packaged as scheduled
• Follow Verano’s Continual Improvement Process (Identify, Plan, Execute, Review)
• Ensure flower material handling meets Verano’s expectations
• Operate and provide training on Flower Production and Labeling Automation Equipment (Mobius, GreenBroz, ActionPak, AutoCone, Ishida, RadSource, CVC labeler)
• Identify any existing bottlenecks in flower production and packaging departments
• Uphold product quality (Quality Assurance) initiatives
• Maintain and improve upon each facility’s Flower Production workflow (Harvest through Package)
• Ensure all flower production processes and standards are maintained
• Must maintain facility travel schedule as agreed upon with manager
• Any additional team or individual initiatives assigned by manager

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be willing to travel
• Must have the ability to maintain a flexible work/travel schedule
• General knowledge of machine operation
• General knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Outlook Applications required
• Must be able to thrive in a demanding, fast-paced environment.
• Must have superior communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must possesses a high level of critical thinking and attention to detail.
• Must operate with a high level of professionalism and integrity, including dealing with confidential information.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Must be 21 years of age or older.
• Must be willing to undergo a background check.
• Must be able to register with the state’s cannabis commissions as an agent.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 year(s) of cannabis experience preferred
• Seed to Sale Platform (BioTrack, METRC, MJ Freeway) experience preferred
• Training and Management experience preferred
• Experience with building documentation for processes and systems preferred.

Physical and Mental Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to remain in a stationary position, move and/or position oneself, communicate, operate and/or prepare, place, position objects, tools, or controls. The employee must occasionally move packages weighing up to 25 lb. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close observation and the ability to adjust focus. The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual, with or without reasonable accommodation, to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

Working Environment

Work is performed in an office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We place priority in an environment of inclusion, diversity and social justice and are committed to securing a better, brighter way forward for our employees, our markets, and our communities.

Verano Holdings Corp. (CSE: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNOF), one of the U.S. cannabis industry’s leading companies based on historical revenue, geographic scope and brand performance, is a vertically integrated, multi-state operator embracing a mission of saying Yes to plant progress and the bold exploration of cannabis. Verano offers a superior cannabis shopping experience in medical and adult use markets under the Zen Leaf™ and MÜV™ dispensary banners and produces a comprehensive suite of high-quality, regulated cannabis products sold under its diverse portfolio of trusted consumer brands including Verano™, MÜV™, Savvy™, BITS™, Encore™, and Avexia™. Verano’s active operations span 13 U.S. states, comprised of 14 production facilities with over 1,000,000 square feet of cultivation capacity. Learn more at www.verano.com.