Flower Team Lead

East Fork Cultivars is a farm-focused cannabis and hemp company, with headquarters in the picturesque Illinois River Valley in Takilma, Oregon, and a satellite office in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 2015, East Fork strives to develop and preserve sustainable, sun-grown farming methods in order to produce high-quality, genetically diverse, CBD-rich cultivars while maintaining a resolute commitment to environmental responsibility, science-based education, and social justice. East Fork is seeking a talented, passionate and self-directed Flower Team Lead to join our team.

This position is located in Takilma, Oregon and candidates must be able to work onsite.

Position Summary

The Flower Team is the largest team at East Fork Cultivars, and the Flower Team Lead ensures that this team operates efficiently. The position includes responsibilities focused on material handling, crew leadership, order fulfillment, process improvement, inventory tracking and labeling, workplace safety, and plays an important role in modeling and encouraging a positive and productive workplace. Working directly with other Team Leads, the Flower Team Lead is also responsible for crew scheduling, task delegation, team performance reviews, organizational strategy, and continual process improvement.

Outcomes (in order of priority):

  1. Serve as Team Lead for the Flower Team

  2. Coach team members to meet performance and behavioral expectations

  3. Coordinate Flower Team daily operations

  4. Develop, improve, and prepare all transfers of flower from the farm

  5. Maintain project management tools to organize and continually improve daily Flower Team operations

  6. Help manage crew member work schedules

  7. Conduct performance reviews of team members

  8. Maintain records necessary for regulatory, certification, and business needs

  9. Help to manage seed-to-sale inventory tracking system

  10. Help monitor all state-required signage and on-site regulatory requirements

  11. Coordinate with other Team Leads to outline farm tasks/goals on a daily and weekly basis

  12. Monitor and address cleanliness and organization of the facility

  13. Coordinate with Team Leads to properly open and close facility each day

  14. Lean systems understanding: Able to fully understand, use, and implement the core lean systems tools of Kaizen, Kanban, and SOP’s as a way to reduce waste and maximize value added work.

Role Competencies (in order of priority):

  • Change Leadership: possesses the ability to influence and enthuse others through personal advocacy, vision and drive, and to access resources to build a solid platform for change.

  • Judgment and Decision Making: Able to balance the need for making a thoughtful and calculated decision with the realities of a fast-paced environment. Intuitive, decisive, and confident.

  • Organization / Planning: Exhibits strong personal organization, communication, attention to detail, and planning skills.

  • Accountable: Takes responsibility for all work activities and personal actions. Follows through on commitments. Implements decisions that have been agreed upon. Maintains confidentiality with sensitive information. Acknowledges and learns from mistakes without blaming others; recognizes the impact of one’s behavior on others.

  • Coaching: Facilitates learning and development.

  • Team Player: Encourages and facilitates cooperation and trust. Fosters team spirit, commitment, and group identity. Works with others to achieve shared goals.

  • Adaptable: Works efficiently both individually or with a team. Switches tasks and roles easily

Qualifications and Skills:

  • 3+ years relevant professional experience

  • Must be 21 years of age and have a valid OLCC Marijuana Handlers Permit

  • Strong communication skills and a healthy sense of humor

  • Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail

  • Ability to perform physical farm labor

  • Software we currently use regularly: Metrc (Oregon’s seed-to-sale cannabis tracking system), Zoho CRM, G Suite, Slack, Trello

Compensation and Benefits

  • Annual salary: $43,000 to $46,500

  • Health insurance: Partially subsidized plan

  • Paid time off: 4 weeks (flexible guideline, to be coordinated with team)

  • Retirement savings: East Fork administers a retirement savings plan through OregonSaves


Work schedule, relationships, and culture

  • Schedule: The Flower Team Lead should average at least 40 hours per week. It is required to attend morning huddles on the farm at 8 a.m. and be available throughout the work day. The farm team generally works M-F, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with an hour lunch 12pm-1pm.

  • Relationships: The Flower Team Lead will work closely with the Leadership Teams, Operations Team, Sales Team, and other farm-based crew members.

  • Travel: This position requires a minimal amount of travel.

  • All team members are expected to participate in East Fork’s culture of self-management, continual improvement, and to be flexible to the constant changes of a dynamic business and industry.

To Apply –

Apply through the link below, with the following:

  • Your resume

  • A brief “cover letter” explaining in a few paragraphs why you think you’d be an excellent fit for the position — candidates who have been personally impacted by cannabis prohibition are encouraged to identify as such and include further information regarding your experiences

  • Three professional references 

  • Your start date availability