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Green Thumb Industries owns Rise cannabis stores. Photo courtesy of Rise
Where Do MSOs Cast Their Nets?
Beverage, consumer packaged goods and other highly regulated
industries offer fertile territory for hiring, executives say
By Omar Sacirbey
V
ertically integrated multistate
operators need dozens of
different skill sets on staff,
debunking the fantasy of a one-stop
shop for job candidates. That said,
there are a few sectors and mainstream
companies that marijuana hiring
managers like to lean on.
" When we're building out our
manufacturing or CPG (consumer
packaged goods) side of the business
... we tend to look at the big CPG
companies. Procter & Gamble,
General Mills (and) large, blue-chip
companies that have strong maintenance
organizations and strong engineering
organizations focused on rigor in their
processes, " said Joey Muehlstein, director
of talent acquisition at Chicago-based
MSO Green Thumb Industries.
Muehlstein said about 75% of the
1,300 employees GTI hired in 2020
were hourly workers-especially those
in the company's retail and production
facilities.
" On the shared-services side ...
we find a lot of really good success
out of alcohol (companies): Diageo,
Constellation Brands,
Molson-Coors. We find
a lot of good talent out of
the pharmaceutical space:
Baxter, Abbott, " Muehlstein
said. " More generally,
we are putting a lot of
emphasis on advanced
degrees, especially in our
leadership positions. "
Jushi Holdings, a Florida-based
MSO, also seeks out candidates from
highly regulated industries such as
food processing, according to Nichole
Upshaw, executive vice president of
human resources.
" GMP certification is very important, "
Nichole Upshaw
Upshaw said, referring to job applicants
with experience adhering to Good
Manufacturing Practice
guidelines. " We have
HR people in every state
making sure we are hiring
the best people we can for
our dispensaries or our
growing and processing
facilities. "
Upshaw added that some
roles are so specialized they
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