What are the responsibilities and job description for the IPM Supervisor position at Glass House Brands, Inc.?
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Responsible to oversee whole cultivation operations.
- Responsible to monitor and adjust Priva and other computer systems.
- Responsible to oversee labor involved in the cultivation operations.
- Identify plant diseases and problems to determine the appropriate course of treatment.
- Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems and report to manager immediately
- Ensure fertilizers are being mixed correctly by members of his team
- Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics
- Ensure proper mix and application of pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides through sprays, dusts, vapors, soil incorporation
- Oversees all duties and activities of assigned team
- Autonomously work with Sr Cultivation to ensure health of the plants is known
- Oversee cleaning and service of machinery to ensure operating efficiency, using water, gasoline, lubricants, or hand tools.
- Supervise GH cleaning post-harvest.
- Log all application dates and what was applied-spray log
- Ensure all PPE is properly worn according to the label, and safety SOPs are followed by all members of the team
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Maintain drip and drain report
- Ensure dosing of microbials and other Venturi applications.
- Dispersion of beneficial insects.
Competencies:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
- Must be able to read and understand chemical labels
- Experience in the agricultural application of chemicals including the operation and maintenance of sprayers, floaters and other chemical application equipment is preferred
- Knowledge of plants, fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and beneficial insects
- Able to operate a forklift
- At least 1-2 years’ experience in a greenhouse environment
- Ag background preferred
Required:
- Must be 21 years of age
- Bilingual preferred
- Able to work independently and in a team environment
- Ability to maintain a positive attitude
- Authorized to work in the United States
- This position requires a 40-hour minimum work week
- Must be able to write and communicate effectively with the entire team.
- Must be willing to work weekends, nights, and holidays.
Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Ability to work in conditions typically found in a greenhouse with high humidity and varying temperatures, with a fair amount of moisture present
- Ability to exert up to 15-50 pounds occasionally in order to lift and move product
- Ability to balance, reach grasp while climbing on a step stool and/ or ladder
- Ability to crouch, grasp and lift product above shoulders in order to lift product from the floor properly
- Ability to use required tools to perform job duties
- Ability to sit/stand for long periods of time as job duties require
Summary
Ensuring that all processes and procedures meet and or exceed all regulatory requirements and that they are conducted in a safe and effective manner. Execute all outlined growing procedures to ensure the highest quality product that meet our customers’ requirements.
This position will work very closely with our cultivation and production teams. Ability to work independently is a must. Excellent time management and organizational skills required. Applicant must have exceptional communication and record keeping skills in a highly dynamic and fast-paced work environment.
