Supervisor, Plant Work

Supervisor, Plant Work
Hours: Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week

Job location: Whistler - Pemberton Facility
Employment type: Full-time employment Onsite

Salary : $65,000-$75,000 CAD annually

A little about us

Hi, we're Aurora Cannabis, and we're so excited to meet you!

We're a global cannabis company with operations across North America, Europe, and Australia. We're driven by our passion to help people improve their lives and have a diverse team who bring their best every day, so Aurora can be the cannabis provider of choice for patients and consumers. We love our work, and we especially love our high quality, innovative brands that make up the Aurora family - from Aurora, Aurora Drift, San Rafael '71, Greybeard and Whistler.

Our people combined with our collective passion for the industry is what makes Aurora a special place to work and defines what we call our "A-Team". We are a high-performing team of cannabis experts, innovators, and champions, that work, learn and win together. We think BIG, act BOLD and execute with PURPOSE in all that we do, and will stop at nothing to cultivate the ultimate cannabis experience for our community.

Job Summary

The Supervisor, Plant Work oversees and manages the plant work activities within a cultivation facility. This role involves supervising a team of workers engaged in various tasks related to plant care, maintenance, and other cultivation activities to ensure efficient operations and optimal plant health.

Key Responsibilities

1. Team Supervision:
• Supervise and lead a team of workers engaged in plant care, pruning, transplanting, and other cultivation-related tasks.
• Assign tasks, schedule work shifts, and ensure adherence to established procedures and quality standards.
• Supervision and direction of plant work activities to ensure efficient operations and maintenance of plant health.
• Compliance with cultivation protocols, quality standards, and accurate documentation of plant-related activities.
• Coordination with cultivation teams to support cultivation objectives and plant health.
2. Plant Care and Maintenance:
• Monitor plant health, growth, and overall condition, guiding the team in performing tasks to maintain plant health.
• Oversee watering, feeding, pruning, and any other necessary activities to ensure optimal plant growth.
3. Quality Control and Compliance:
• Ensure compliance with cultivation protocols, regulatory requirements, and quality standards.
• Conduct inspections to verify proper execution of tasks and adherence to established procedures.
4. Coordination and Communication:
• Coordinate plant work activities with cultivation supervisors to ensure alignment with cultivation plans and objectives.
• Communicate effectively with team members to provide guidance, feedback, and instructions.
5. Documentation and Reporting:
• Maintain accurate records of plant work activities, inventory, treatments, and any observations related to plant health.
• Prepare reports detailing work progress, issues encountered, and recommendations for improvement.

Requirement

• Understanding of plant care techniques, cultivation practices, and plant health indicators.
• Strong leadership and supervisory skills to manage and guide a team effectively.
• Ability to identify plant health issues and provide guidance on necessary corrective actions.
• Proficiency in documentation, communication, and adherence to protocols.

• High school diploma or equivalent; additional coursework or certification in horticulture or related fields is advantageous.
• 2+ years of experience in plant care, cultivation, or related roles, with experience in a supervisory or leadership capacity.
• Familiarity with plant care procedures, compliance regulations, and quality control practices in cultivation settings.

Why you'll love working at Aurora
Our people are at the heart of everything we do here at Aurora, and we take pride in fostering an inclusive space that inspires our team to love where they work! From rewarding career opportunities to flexible work environments to team activities, we go above and beyond to prioritize your success and here's how we do it…

• Flexibility: you will enjoy a flexible work environment that is the perfect blend of work and fun! You will be empowered to achieve work-life balance with flexible hours, remote work options, vacation time, meeting-free-Friday-afternoons and more!
  
• Total rewards: we will motivate you to go above and beyond with a competitive salary, stock options, an RRSP program, annual bonuses, and a health and personal care spending account for you to use for gym memberships, ski passes or staycations.
  
• Benefits: we will foster your health and wellness (and your dependents) with our employee benefits package including, employer-paid health and dentalcare premiums, life insurance and LTD policies and a medical cannabis coverage program, designed exclusively for our A-Team, that will provide you with $1,500 of coverage each year (because we truly believe cannabis is the best medicine).
  
• Life-long learning: we're lifelong learners here at Aurora and will invest in your professional development throughout all aspects of your career! You will have access to a tuition assistance program, virtual learning activities and annual performance reviews, to ensure you are provided with the toolkit and support you need to succeed.
  
• Perks: we love to celebrate our people by providing corporate perks including employee discounts, perkopolis memberships, company SWAG, paid volunteer time, modern technology and snacks and beverages at all our office locations.

• Team: we are a diverse and global team of cannabis enthusiasts, energetic innovators, fitness gurus, caring parents, foodies and more, with a collective passion to nurture an inclusive environment that helps you grow and provide people better days with medical cannabis.
  

Next steps
Apply today by submitting your resume through our website. You can expect your application to be reviewed by a human recruiter (not a robot) shortly after you apply, and our team will contact you via email if we see a fit.

Think you're the ideal candidate but you don't meet all the requirements? Apply anyways! We would love to review your application to see if you're the right fit or find you an alternative opportunity. Not the role for you? Share this posting with a friend or colleague that you think may be interested while subscribing to our Talent Community to learn more about upcoming opportunities through our Aurora Careers Page (hot tip: if you are already an Aurora employee, take advantage of the employee referral program by referring this position to a friend! If they are successful, you will receive a bonus!)

Diversity and inclusion
At Aurora, we are proud to foster and celebrate a diverse community of professionals! We take pride in nurturing an inclusive culture that empowers our people to be their authentic selves, celebrate their differences and love where they work.
Our diverse community combined with our inclusive culture, is what sets us apart in the industry and equips our A-Team with superpowers - and this is why, we encourage all candidates to apply for job opportunities regardless of race, national origin, colour, religion, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital and family status, disability, or any other identifying characteristic. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site or alternate format of job posting) during the recruitment and selection process, please do not hesitate to let our team know!