Regional Human Resources Manager - Ascend Wellness Holdings

The Regional Human Resources Manager for Cultivations and Operations is a driving force behind our mission to provide top-notch service, outstanding products, and exceptional experience for both our valued customers and dedicated employees. The Regional HR Manager will partner and collaborate with the Cultivation and Operations leadership team and associates at our Athol and Amesbury, Massachusetts, and Lansing, MI sites to help build and strategically support the organization. The incumbent must have a strong acumen and history of developing performance related processes, engagement, and development routines across a highly dynamic and evolving footprint.

This role is strategic with tactical support provided by a new shared services function and welcomes solving challenging problems and building strong relationships with the Cultivation and Operations team at the sites.

Location: Athol, MA operations facility with up to 50% travel expectation across our Amesbury, MA, and Lansing, MI operations facilities

Primary Responsibilities:

• Partner with site and HR Leadership to plan and organize all activities
• Collaborate with site and HR Leadership with implementing employee policies and procedures
• Participate in onsite Cultivation and Operations Leadership staff meetings and HR required meetings as scheduled
• Direct the onsite HR teams on all performance management and ensure execution and compliance
• Collaborate with site and HR Leadership to define the Cultivation and Operations organizations strategy and goals; identify ways to support this strategy through talent management in partnership with the Learning and Development team
• Drive performance, engagement, and development of our HR Cultivation and Operations site teams
• Collaborate with HR peers in a joint effort to identify opportunities within our talent management programs/processes, partner with appropriate functional leaders across the HR team to address (Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Learning and Development
• Collaborate with our HR peers to ensure we have the right compensation and benefits strategies in place to attract and retain talent
• Partner with HR peers on employee relations to identify and address trends, monitor employee concerns and address issues, conduct investigations and coach the team as needed
• Serve as the primary liaison between management and union representatives, facilitating positive and effective communication and collaboration on labor relations issues, including responding to grievances by investigating concerns, coordinating resolution efforts, and ensuring compliance with collective bargaining agreements.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Train and lead direct report(s)  
• Issues written & verbal instructions; examines for conformance to regulations and policy.  
• May oversee the scheduling, assignments, and daily workflow of subordinate staff including motivating staff (including hiring, firing & performance management).   
• Assists with constructive and timely performance evaluations. 

Requirements:

• 5+ years HR leadership experience in a multi-site manufacturing environment preferred
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources or other related fields preferred; Associates degree may be considered with commensurate experience. Human Resources professional certification highly desired (PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP)
• Demonstrated ability to build solid relationships at all levels including Senior Executives
• Excellent interpersonal skills and customer focus; ability to build relationships, influence and collaborate at all levels
• Proven labor relations experience
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Excel and Microsoft Office Suite products; Experience with HR systems
• Experience coaching and developing staff and leadership
• High level of professionalism, personal integrity and dependability
• Adept at working in a cross-functional environment in a highly collaborative manner
• Extremely organized and able to conceptualize solutions when faced with complex challenges

Physical Requirements:

The position must occasionally lift, push, pull and /or move up to 25 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, this position is occasionally required to sit and regularly use hand(s) to handle, grasp, feel, and or touch. This position is frequently required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms. This position requires you to speak and listen regularly.

Work Environment:

This position performs duties in an office setting within a manufacturing facility. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Company Overview

Ascend Wellness Holdings (AWH) is a vertically integrated cannabis cultivator, processor and provisioning center operator with assets in Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania. We seek to foster a robust and inclusive cannabis industry through a premium, unmatched customer-focused retail experience. We are looking to build a world-class team that will help carry out our mission of helping to shape the future of cannabis as a leading healthcare solution. We are committed to improving the quality of our patient's lives by offering unrivaled quality, consistency and meticulously curated products that satisfy our customers unique, individual needs. When it comes to customer service experience, our dispensaries will set a new standard of excellence, emphasizing health and wellness by a highly knowledgeable team. A team that is committed to our values, our people, and our communities; we are looking for people who are inspired by our vision and stay dedicated to our mission as we continuously expand.

EEO Statement

Ascend Wellness Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries is an equal opportunity employer and celebrate the population of differences and does not discriminate in its hiring / hiring practices, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Nothing in this job specification restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Critical features of this job are described under various headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. The above statements are strictly intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees in this position.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.