Company Description
Bathera is a fast-growing, fully vertically integrated medical cannabis company, founded in 2017, with operations across Germany, Portugal, and Australia. We specialize in cultivation, GMP manufacturing, and the distribution of premium medical cannabis products, trusted by hundreds of thousands of patients. With a global team of over 100 employees, we experienced significant growth in 2025 and are on track to triple our impact in 2026. Bathera is dedicated to providing high-quality cannabis products that improve patients' lives and promote health and well-being.
Job Description
This is a full-time, on-site role for a Senior Grower based in Pegões, Setúbal, reporting to the Head of Production. The Senior Grower is responsible for the day-to-day execution and supervision of cannabis cultivation operations, with a strong focus on managing cultivation technicians, fertigation systems, and crop health, while working within the established cultivation methodology and SOPs in place.
This role is highly hands-on and operational. You will directly oversee technicians while they are working in the grow rooms, ensure tasks are executed correctly and consistently, prepare and manage fertilizer recipes, and maintain strict sanitation and hygiene standards across all fertigation and cultivation systems. The Senior Grower is expected to apply established cultivation methods consistently, supporting operational stability, repeatability, and compliance.
Key Responsabilities
Directly supervise and support cultivation technicians during daily activities, ensuring work is carried out in line with approved cultivation methods, SOPs, and work instructions
Execute standardized cultivation practices and support consistent application of the cultivation methodology
Manage daily plant care activities, including irrigation, pruning, defoliation, transplanting, and crop monitoring
Prepare fertilizer recipes and manage nutrient programs as defined in the approved cultivation plan
Mix stock tanks and fertigation solutions, ensuring accurate dosing, EC/p H targets, and recipe adherence
Oversee and verify fertigation system sanitation, including tank cleaning, line flushing, and contamination prevention
Monitor plant health and environmental conditions, escalating deviations through appropriate channels
Ensure accurate and timely record-keeping for cultivation, fertigation, and sanitation activities
Support compliance with GMP/GACP requirements and internal quality standards
Provide on-the-floor technical guidance to technicians while reinforcing consistency and best practices
Qualifications
Hands on experience in cannabis cultivation
Strong practical understanding of structured cultivation programs and standardized execution
Experience supervising cultivation technicians in an operational environment
Practical experience with fertigation systems, nutrient mixing, EC/p H control, and sanitation
Familiarity with GMP/GACP-regulated environments
Strong attention to detail, consistency, and operational discipline
Bachelor’s degree in horticulture, agriculture, plant sciences, or a related science
Experience in a GMP-certified cannabis cultivation facility is an advantage
