Head Grower

Fluent Camarillo, CA $125,000 per year Fulltime

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Summary

Oversees greenhouse crop plans, growing practices, irrigation, fertilization, nutrient and environmental systems, and crop health in a cannabis cultivation facility. Must complete horticulture and Priva modules within 6 months, then assigned Priva modules every 6 months.

Highlights

Training Provided
Complete Priva modules within first 6 months
Department
Growing department
Reports To
VP of Cultivation

Job description

Glass House Brands operates one of the largest and most advanced greenhouse cannabis cultivation facilities in the United States, spanning 5.5 million square feet on California's Oxnard Plain. While we are proud of our scale, we are even more proud of the people whose dedication, expertise, and passion make our success possible every day.

As a publicly traded company, we are committed to building a sustainable business rooted in quality, innovation, and operational excellence. Our industry continues to evolve, creating new opportunities to learn, grow, and contribute to meaningful work. At Glass House, we believe our success is driven by talented people who are willing to challenge themselves, collaborate with others, and continuously improve.

We are seeking individuals who are passionate about their work, eager to make an impact, and excited to be part of a team helping shape the future of cannabis. Whether your expertise is in cultivation, operations, manufacturing, retail, or corporate functions, you'll find opportunities to grow your career while working alongside dedicated professionals who care deeply about what they do.

If you are looking for a place where your contributions matter, your ideas are valued, and your work has a direct impact on the success of the organization, we encourage you to apply.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

  • Responsible for implementing crop plans, as amended from time to time. As part of the Management Team, provide input regarding the development of the annual crop plans.
  • Provide yield, crop and other pertinent information to VP of Cultivation during budget development process. 
  • Identify and optimize growing practices to achieve highest product quality standard. 
  • Development/testing of improved methods and equipment to resolve issues. 
  • Develop and implement growing strategies and tactics plans in alignment with company vision and strategic direction. 
  • Assist from growing perspective in the design and development of new software programs that may be needed. Oversee software updates and communicate any possible issues related to the growing department. 
  • Improve cost and maximize delivery. 
  • Collaborate with the operations and site management to achieve smooth work flow and effective achievement of the business plans. 
  • Set the highest possible standards for quality, efficiency, productivity, cooperation, and behavior. 
  • Trouble-shooting and diagnosing unknown crop health and damage problems. 
  • Monitor and control the computerized greenhouse environments. 
  • Monitor irrigation schedule and CO2 settings. 
  • Develop and implement fertilization/irrigation programs for different crops. 
  • Manage nutrient and environmental systems to maintain specified level and conditions. 
  • Lead greenhouses tours with consultant and growing team personnel. 
  • Send water, disease samples, tissue to a laboratory as needed. 
  • Ensure proper crop labor planning and direction. 
  • Monitor all the records of the crop work. 
  • Monitor quality of crop work, sanitation, worker hygiene and practices. Follow up with the Labor supervisors to ensure deficiencies are corrected. 
  • Jointly with Operation Manager/Labor Manager identify and optimize labor priorities for inter-planting periods. 
  • For this position you will need to complete modules:  Introduction Horticulture, Water- Introduction , Irrigation and Fertilization, and How to set up an irrigation strategy with the Priva Connect which includes successfully passing them  within the first 6 months. Then will continue to complete Priva Modules as assigned every 6 months after 

Salary

$115000 - $125000 USD per year

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