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    Manager, Cultivation - Ontario, Canada - Aurora Cannabis

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    Are you looking to join a vibrant culture? Does the idea of working with a group of cannabis experts, innovators and enthusiasts excite you? – If so, the A-Team is the perfect place for you.

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Hands-on leadership, training and coaching of direct reports including supervisors and team members (> 100 indirect reports) to achieve Safety, Quality, Cost and Employee Engagement Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) across the propagation, flower, irrigation and harvest teams.
  • Provide open and honest communication to cultivation team and provide fair and balanced performance feedback to staff on a regular basis to encourage and motivate the team and create a positive work environment.
  • Encourage employee involvement to achieve shared organizational objectives.
  • Recognize unsafe conditions and practices and make corrections to prevent injuries and lost time. Work with supervisors to maintain a safe working environment, including effective control of hazards.
  • Support completion of safety inspections in all Cultivation areas and drive effective investigation and inspection programs.
  • Collaborate and effectively communicate with the site leadership team, Cultivation leadership across the Aurora organization, and any other internal or external stakeholders as needed. Escalate all issues with a crop and/or the production process to all the relevant parties.
  • Recommend, perform, and coordinate corrective and preventative actions to address issues and drive continuous improvement.
  • Monitor daily activities to determine opportunities for improvement in productivity, efficiency, and quality.
  • Along with the IPM team, coordinate timely and effective pest and disease control measures as required.
  • Lead optimization of cultivation from end-to-end in collaboration with Cultivation Science team and Special Projects – Chief Cultivator, including project initiation, management, and reporting.
  • Work closely with Manufacturing Manager and extended team to ensure the production plan is maintained and adjusted for post-harvest trimming and any other downstream processes as needed.
  • Must adhere to Aurora SOPs, ISO requirements, Occupational Health and Safety Act, Health Canada's Cannabis Act, and any additional regulatory or customer requirements for regions supplied by the River facility (for example – CUMCS, GACP, EU GMP where applicable).
  • Promote and maintain GMP/GACP requirements across all Cultivation departments.
  • Position details and activities may change from time to time to meet operational needs.
  • Other duties as required.
  • WORKING CONDITIONS

  • Physical effort is required, lifting, pushing and pulling.
  • Temperatures range from 20 degrees Celsius to 30 degrees Celsius
  • Ability to work weekends, holidays and after hours as required
  • Must be comfortable working at heights
  • Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

  • Post-secondary degree in Agriculture/Horticulture or relevant experience is preferred.
  • Must have experience managing/supervising a team of
  • 2-5 years of commercial plant propagation is an asset
  • Excellent organizational skills and the ability to achieve objectives.
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
  • Intermediate to excellent computer skills in MS Office
  • Excellent time management, leadership, decision making, and interpersonal skills.
  • Knowledge with climate control systems (for example: Priva, Argus or Hoogendoom).
  • 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 With flexible working hours to paid sick and vacation time, you will be empowered to achieve work-life balance in all that you do.
  • 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 dental care premiums, life insurance and LTD policies and a medical cannabis coverage program, designed exclusively for our A-Team.
  • 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.


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