Lead Cultivation Associate - Flower Trim
CuraleafAt Curaleaf, we’re redefining the cannabis industry with a strong commitment to quality, expertise, and innovation. As a leading global cannabis provider, our brands—including Curaleaf, Select, and Grassroots—offer premium products and services in both medical and adult-use markets.
Join us at Curaleaf to be part of a high-growth, purpose-driven company that champions corporate social responsibility through our Rooted in Good initiative, supporting community outreach and positive change. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, drive innovation, and help shape the future of cannabis.
Title: Flower Trim Lead
Pay Range: $ 21.25 - $24.00
Location: Litchfield, IL
Job Type: Full Time | Non-Exempt
Shift: Monday - Thursday, 6:30 am - 5:00 pm
Who You Are
You’re a production-focused, hands-on leader who thrives in a fast-paced post-harvest environment. You know how to balance quality, speed, and compliance while leading teams to hit aggressive daily targets without sacrificing standards. You lead from the floor, coaching and supporting associates operating trimming equipment, and take pride in running a safe, organized, and efficient trimming operation.
You’re detail-oriented, mechanically curious, and comfortable troubleshooting issues in real time. You stay calm under pressure, use data and productivity metrics to guide decisions, and hold yourself and others accountable to quality, safety, and performance expectations. You understand how your team’s output directly impacts downstream packaging timelines and overall production success.
What You’ll Do
As a Flower Trim Lead at Curaleaf, you’ll oversee post-harvest processing operations prior to the packaging stage, ensuring flower is trimmed efficiently, consistently, and to quality standards. You’ll lead a team of associates while managing workflow, equipment, and daily production targets. Your responsibilities will include:
- Oversee a team responsible for processing flower prior to the packaging stage, ensuring quality and consistency throughout the trimming operation
- Lead and support associates operating automated and semi-automated trimming machines, ensuring proper setup, safe operation, and optimal performance
- Coordinate daily start-up, changeovers, and shut-down of trimming equipment in accordance with SOPs
- Troubleshoot and resolve basic mechanical or operational issues with trimming machines, escalating maintenance concerns as needed
- Pace labor and workflow to ensure daily production targets are met while maintaining quality standards
- Monitor productivity metrics, workflow efficiency, and team performance to keep operations on track and aligned with production goals
What You’ll Bring
- Confidence managing daily priorities, pacing work, and keeping teams on schedule while communicating clearly under pressure
- Strong attention to detail with a consistent approach to quality, documentation, and compliance
- Comfort using production trackers, inventory systems, and basic computer tools, with confidence in measurements and scales
- Reliability, accountability, and ownership of both individual work and team performance
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
Even Better If
- At least 1 year of experience leading or guiding a team in a commercial cannabis, agricultural, or landscaping environment
- Prior knowledge of growing technologies including lighting, irrigation, nutrients, HVAC, or CO₂ systems
- Experience supporting sanitation programs, biosecurity protocols, or 5S initiatives
- Understanding of different cannabis strains and their unique vegetative growth needs
What We Offer:
Health & Wellness
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance*
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and/or Flexible Spending Account (FSA)*
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wellness program and challenges
• Gym discounts
Financial Security
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Life and disability insurance*
• Supplemental Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity and Accident Insurance*
• Commuter benefits*
Time Off
• Paid time off (PTO) including vacation*, sick leave and holidays
• Parental leave
• Bereavement leave
Additional Perks
• Employee discounts
• Recognition programs
• Pet insurance*
*Available to eligible, full-time employees only.
What We Offer:
- Career Growth Opportunities
- Competitive Pay and Benefits
- Generous PTO and Parental Leave
- 401(K) Retirement Plan
- Life/ Disability Insurance
- Community Involvement
- Referral Bonuses and Product Discounts
Benefits vary by state, role type, and eligibility.
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Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (TSX: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) ("Curaleaf") is a leading international provider of consumer products in cannabis with a mission to enhance lives by cultivating, sharing, and celebrating the power of the plant. As a high-growth cannabis company known for quality, expertise and reliability, the Company, and its brands, including Curaleaf, Select, Grassroots, Find, and Anthem provide industry-leading service, product selection and accessibility across the medical and adult-use markets. Curaleaf International is powered by a strong presence in all stages of the supply chain. Its unique distribution network throughout Europe, Canada and Australasia brings together pioneering science and research with cutting-edge cultivation, extraction and production. Home | Curaleaf | Cannabis with Confidence
Our Vision: To be the world's leading cannabis company by consistently delivering superior products and services and driving the global acceptance of cannabis.
Our Values:
- Lead and Inspire.
- Commit to Win.
- ONE Curaleaf.
- Driven to Deliver Excellence.
Curaleaf is an equal opportunity employer. Curaleaf recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Individuals adversely impacted by the war on drugs are encouraged to apply.
Current Curaleaf employees should apply for open positions through our Internal Job Board, which can be accessed via the link on The Leaf.
***Please note that U.S. immigration rules and regulations are governed by federal law; not state law. Although Curaleaf operates in states that have legalized and decriminalized marijuana, it is still considered a controlled substance under federal regulations and thus illegal under federal law. For this reason, unless and until federal law changes, Curaleaf is prohibited from offering sponsorship for any non-immigrant or immigrant visas.
***Please also note that while candidates who are Lawful Permanent Residents (such as those with Green Cards) are eligible for employment with, and are hired by Curaleaf, working for a company engaged in a business that grows and sells a product that is illegal under federal law might compromise the candidate’s immigration status. Before a Lawful Permanent Resident accepts an offer of employment, Curaleaf recommends that the candidate seek the advice of an immigration lawyer.