Locations: Wimauma and Lakeland, FL  

The Manager of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Operations will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of Integrated Pest Management, including application planning, beneficial insect use and release, plant health, training, auditing of licenses and applications, vetting new products, and ensuring that locations have proper PPE and supplies.  The ideal candidate will be a strong leader ensuring adherence to production schedules and goals developed in accordance with Enterprise support. A successful candidate will have experience leading an IPM team with +10 employees, with a strong emphasis on quality and accuracy, and knowledge.

Parallel is one of the largest multi-state cannabis companies in the world, owning and operating in three markets: Florida (Surterra Wellness), Massachusetts (NETA), and Texas (Surterra Wellness). If you enjoy companies that are growing, moving fast, and constantly challenging themselves to achieve more, then Parallel is for you. We work hard, lean on each other, and are passionate about an ambitious vision… pioneering a new paradigm of what well-being can be for all people, everywhere.

CORE JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for accurate projections of pest and pathogen pressure impacts on yields and production levels
• Responsible for Plant Health and Application Schedules
• Maintain detailed application schedules for chemicals and beneficial insects while adhering to DOH/DOA standards.
• Ensure leads and applicators are fully licensed and up to date on credits to maintain the license
• Ensure goals are communicated to employees and they are properly trained
• Assist with day-to-day IPM operations, including but not limited to spray application, beneficial deployment, and scouting as needed.
• Oversees the IPM Facilities program and Leadership team of 2-3 Leads across 2 locations.

JOB SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Provide constructive feedback and performance improvement when necessary
• Maintain proper chemical and PPE stock
• Adhere to Brand and Product Quality Standards
• Ensure data is logged correctly in all compliance and company systems, including pesticide logbooks and SDS binders
• Maintain and enforce a culture of compliance for all cultivation activities with strict adherence to the Florida Statutes for Medical Marijuana Grow/Process, as well as regulations set forth by local, state, and federal agencies such as OSHA.
• Work with the Parallel Enterprise Grow Team on application schedules and vetting new products.
• Be an effective and collaborative partner with the Cultivation and Facilities teams.
• Implement effective scouting systems and routines throughout the cultivation process to manage and track overall plant health and pest pressures
• Maintain knowledge of industry trends and ensure continuous improvement.
• Partners with cross-functional leads to drive innovation and ensure ongoing collaboration.
• Assist the Senior Manager of Cultivation Operations with critical indoor grow issues and scheduling.
• Work with the IPM teams to oversee labor scheduling and assess hiring needs.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Required

• Age 21 or over
• Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent
• Valid Government-Issued Photo ID
• Private Applicators License, Florida
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in managing commercial IPM programs.
• Minimum 5 years’ of people management experience

Preferred

• Bachelor’s Degree in Horticulture/Agriculture Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, or Entomology (Preferred)
• Knowledge and experience with large-scale commercial plant cultivation, including nutrient requirements, media, lighting, environmental control, etc.
• Knowledge and experience with proper chemical use and planning
• Proven leadership in a commercial indoor growing environment. Success in implementing highly efficient processes.
• Working knowledge of advanced indoor grow systems: computerized controls, irrigation, and hydroponic growing systems.
• Highly motivated, self-directed, innovative, and able to work independently or among teams with keen judgement, common sense, and resourcefulness.
• Adapts and thrives in a demanding, start-up, fast-paced environment
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills (verbal, non-verbal, written), with the ability to build relationships at all levels, both internally and externally
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office computer skills and ability to adapt to other software programs as required.

General environment Requirements

• Frequent exposure to temperature (e.g., hot greenhouse environments and cold indoor rooms).
• Exposure to environmental elements such as dust, fumes, allergens (including cannabis), plant material, and cleaning chemicals.
• Work in areas with humidity and varying lighting or air conditioning levels.

6 Core Values of a Parallel Employee

• Integrity - We operate in a regulated and unchartered industry.  Act and make decisions that stand up to scrutiny and reflect our position as a sophisticated, credible and respected leader.  Be honest, trustworthy, dependable, and honorable.  Demonstrate sound moral and ethical ways of interacting.
• Collaboration - We are a collection of the best talent at all levels. Learn and grow from this diversity:  welcome healthy debate and proactively seek other perspectives and points of view to find the best solution while not resting on consensus.   Proactively ensure the right people have the right information at the right time.  Work as a team vs. an individual performer.
• Agility - We are growing incredibly fast in a new industry. Be open to change, be ready to pivot on the moment’s notice, and act with a sense of urgency to take advantage of opportunities. Then be ready to do it again.  Quickly –and calmly -respond and adapt to the unexpected. Modify and streamline processes, find more efficient ways of doing your job.  Work efficiently across markets, time zones, and functions.
• Intentionality - Intentionality requires action –it makes your intentions happen. Good thoughts are meaningless without action. It is initiative directed by the purpose to move our business forward. Intentionality is doing things important to you, even when not easy.  Transformational change happens with intentionally.
• Alignment - Together, we must understand and believe in our vision, mission, business and team goals and priorities. When we make a decision, even when we don’t have consensus we all align behind that decision and execute.  We don’t revisit decisions unless we have material new data or circumstances.
• Accountability - Make the best proactive and reactive decisions given the available information and the wisest counsel. • Own your decisions, actions and outcomes, and promptly correct mistakes. • Be reliable, honor commitments and do not finger point, off-load responsibilities, or criticize co-workers. Look after co-workers and team’s success.

Disclaimer

Parallel reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this job description. Your employment with Parallel is a voluntary one and is subject to termination by you or Parallel at will, with or without cause, and with or without notice, at any time.  Nothing in this document shall be interpreted to conflict with or to eliminate or modify in any way the employment-at-will status of Parallel employees.