Cultivation Supervisor

About the role:

The Cultivation Supervisor facilitates and oversees daily cultivation operations within the Cultivation facility, ensuring efficient workflow, plant health, environmental consistency, and team productivity. This role works closely with Cultivation Managers to implement and uphold all standard operating procedures while directly supporting propagation, vegetation, flowering, and post-harvest activities.

The Cultivation Supervisor is responsible for monitoring room performance, training and coaching team members, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring compliance with all regulations and company policies. This position serves as Leader on Duty in the absence of Cultivation Managers, including weekends, vacations, and other off-shift periods, ensuring operational continuity and team oversight. This is a full-time leadership role requiring weekend coverage and open availability.

What you’ll be doing:

• Oversee workflow in cultivation rooms and assign daily tasks based on business needs.
• Train, coach, and develop cultivation team members on SOPs, production standards, and compliance expectations.
• Monitor plant health, environmental controls, and production output to ensure quality and consistency.
• Ensure accuracy of plant inventory, including strain names, plant tag numbers, and count records.
• Maintain accurate documentation of plant growth, pathogens, and environmental disturbances.
• Audit tools, materials, and resources to ensure productivity and operational efficiency.
• Support hands-on cultivation tasks including transplanting, watering, pruning, defoliation, IPM applications, and harvest support as needed.
• Ensure team members follow IPM schedules and utilize appropriate PPE.
• Maintain a sanitary environment by enforcing cleaning and sanitation SOPs in all growth rooms.
• Escalate technical, plant health, or personnel concerns to management as appropriate.
• Ensure compliance with all cannabis regulations, company policies, and confidentiality standards.
• Perform Cultivation Technician duties to support production coverage.
• Serve as Leader on Duty during manager absences, including required weekend coverage.
• Additional duties as assigned.

What you need to succeed:

• Strong knowledge of plant care techniques
• Knowledge of plant diseases, insects, fungi, and legal treatment options
• Familiarity with inventory management software
• Strong leadership and team development skills
• Analytical skills to inspect plants and monitor processes
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Effective communication skills
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Ability to lead a team while working hands-on in production
• Determined and committed work ethic
• Ability to interpret and apply SOPs consistently

You should also have:

• HS Diploma/GED required.
• Must be minimum 21 years of age and pass a criminal background check.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in cultivation, manufacturing, production, or similar environment required.
• Prior supervisory or leadership experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Arizona marijuana laws and regulations or willingness to learn.
• Must maintain current knowledge and adhere to all policy and regulations of AZDHS, HIPAA, and Arizona State.

Physical requirements:

• Ascending or descending ladders or stairs.
• Standing for prolonged periods of time.
• Operating machinery and/or power tools.
• Medium work that includes moving objects up to 50 pounds.

Hours:
Full-Time, 40 hours per week. Open availability required, including weekend coverage. Occasional overtime opportunity.

Starting Wage:
$21.00 per hour

What we offer:

• Full-Time position with competitive wage
• Generous employee discount
• Paid Time Off plan
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
• Opportunities to expand your skillset and grow within the industry
• Promote-from-within culture with advancement opportunities
• Company outings and team-building activities

Application:

Due to the number of applications for this position, we will contact the best-suited applicants. Applications will be disregarded if phone calls regarding applicant status are made. For next steps, we will reach out via email; please be sure to have an active email and check your spam folder for these next steps.

Disclaimer:

We an Equal Opportunity Employer and provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Enrollment as a patient in Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Program is not required. We follow an equal employment opportunity policy and do not discriminate on any legally recognized basis.
You cannot work at The Downtown Dispensary or any state-licensed dispensary in Arizona if you have been convicted of an excluded felony offense as per A.R.S. § 36-2801 . This is the definition of an excluded felony offense:
(a) A violent crime as defined in section 13-901.03, subsection B, that was classified as a felony in the jurisdiction where the person was convicted.
A.R.S. § 13-901.03 – B. For the purpose of this section, “violent crime” includes any criminal act that results in death or physical injury or any criminal use of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument.
(b) A violation of a state or federal controlled substance law that was classified as a felony in the jurisdiction where the person was convicted but does not include:
(i) An offense for which the sentence, including any term of probation, incarceration or supervised release, was completed ten or more years earlier.
(ii) An offense involving conduct that would be immune from arrest, prosecution, or penalty under section 36-2811 except that the conduct occurred before the effective date of this chapter or was prosecuted by an authority other than the state of Arizona.