DARK HEART NURSERY Greenhouse Production Administrator Salary in the United States

Since 2007, Dark Heart Nursery (DHN) has specialized in cultivating high quality clones for growers across California. Our years of experience allow us to produce premium clones from both popular and emerging genetic lines that perform well in a variety of settings. In 2019 DHN is expanding into additional facilities to bring on more capacity and to lower the cost of production. DHN has operated a cannabis tissue culture lab since 2014 and is now further developing the plant biotech side of the business into plant pathology, virus eradication, and breeding. It is an exciting time to join the team at DHN as we look to scale the business and dominate the cannabis nursery space.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (including, but not limited too)

• Coordinate with Greenhouse Management to schedule all labor sufficiently to meet the demands of the department.

• Manage production department calendars, coordinating meetings, trainings, and special events.

• Work with Managers to order supplies. Implement and use “Just in time” inventory techniques to minimize labor but ensure all required materials are available. Solicit bids and compare costs to ensure competitive pricing.

• Manage time and attendance system.

• Inputting new employees and providing assistance with time clocks as needed.

• Prepare for biweekly payroll by reviewing time punches, and reviewing exceptions and resolve them directly with staff.

• Maintain time and attendance reports and ensure issues are shared with supervisors (tardiness, no call no show, excessive absences, etc).

• Coordinate work with outside vendors and service providers.

• Various production data entry such as daily production reports.

• Manage production staff onboarding workflow.

• Manage compliance trainings for new hires and renewals.

• Manage production department’s on-call “per diem” program by:

• Ensuring the program is adequately populated to fill absences

• On board new per diem staff

• Off board inactive per diem members

• Maintain updated contact information and availability for all per diems

• Fill shifts with per diems as necessary

• Coordinate payment

Weekly:

• Facilitate communication between Grow Manager, Propagation Manager, Sales Director and Production GM

• Asana, setting up meeting agendas

• Calendar updates for production team

• Break room organization- after breaks making sure room is clean

• Shipping and receiving

• Helping to input data into excel or other formats

• Helping with experiment data (taking photos/ inputting info into Evernote)

Monthly:

• 5S/Lean of certain areas

• Contacting vendors getting quotes

• Inventory and ordering of supplies and food

• QAC organization

• Set up trainings, conferences, outside work education

• Scheduling

• Put training binders together

• Kanban maintenance  

• Help set up new hires with ADP  and Gmail

OTHER INFORMATION:

Special Information (Travel required, on-call schedule, etc):

• Occasional long hours.

• Ability to work independently

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily (with or without accommodations). The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• BA in Business or other similar field preferred or 2-3 years experience as an Admin or Office Assistant

• Working knowledge of LEAN manufacturing principles (preferred)   

• Ability to perform repetitive tasks using hands, arms and occasionally, legs    

• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization

• Ability to work independently and in collaboration with teams

• Proven ability to perform a variety of tasks under time constraints and strict deadlines

• Demonstrated efficiency, productivity, attention to detail, accuracy, and results orientation

• High level of organizational skills

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Remaining in a sitting position for extended periods

• Ability to focus on repetitive tasks for up to 10 hours per workday

• Hand and finger dexterity required for extended periods

• Consistent hand-eye coordination

• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word to impart oral information to colleagues and management

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Normal hours of operation Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (may be subject to change depending on operational needs)  

• Occasional loud noises from machinery

EEOC STATEMENT:

Dark Heart Nursery, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Dark Heart Nursery, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.