Supervisor HVAC
Sacramento
Who We Are
From California to the world – building the supply chain for the global cannabis industry.
Focused on positively affecting millions of lives through the creation of a world-class platform to launch and scale brands, Natura is building a state-of-the-art, fully vertically integrated supply chain to bring stability to the rapidly growing global cannabis industry.
Natura's vision is to transform the world through the consumption of cannabis and believes that the best way to do this is to empower all players in the industry to standardize their offerings and realize their visions, giving them a home that has everything they need to bring their products to life. The first step towards realizing this vision is Natura’s campus in Sacramento, providing an end-to-end supply chain solution under one roof - cutting-edge cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, and delivery, with the highest possible standards, enabling cannabis brands to launch and scale in a consistent and reliable manner. For more information about Natura, please visit .
Job Summary
The HVAC Supervisor leads the day-to-day operation of Natura’s HVAC, chiller, and environmental control systems across the Sacramento campus, and directly supervises a team of three HVAC Technicians. This is a working, hands-on supervisory role: the Supervisor is expected to be on the floor and in the mechanical spaces performing installation, maintenance, diagnostics, and emergency repairs alongside the team, while owning technician scheduling, work assignment, and accountability. The role requires advanced technical knowledge and strong troubleshooting judgment, since the Supervisor is the final escalation point for complex system failures that put environmentally sensitive cultivation and GMP manufacturing areas at risk.
Essential Functions
- Supervising, scheduling, and directing the daily work of three HVAC Technicians, including shift coverage, on-call rotation, overtime approval, and time and attendance.
- Assigning, prioritizing, and closing out work orders and service requests; balancing planned preventive maintenance against emergency and unplanned repairs.
- Owning and continuously improving the preventive maintenance (PM) program for all HVAC, chiller, dehumidification, and environmental control equipment, including PM schedules, task lists, and completion tracking.
- Performing hands-on installation, maintenance, and repair of ventilation, air conditioning, chiller, and dehumidification systems and equipment alongside the team.
- Serving as the highest-level technical escalation point for diagnosing complex electrical, mechanical, and control system faults; leading root cause analysis on repeat failures.
- Responding to and directing emergency repairs promptly and efficiently, including after-hours calls, to protect critical environmental conditions in cultivation and manufacturing areas.
- Setting clear performance expectations, coaching and developing technicians, conducting performance reviews, and documenting and addressing performance or conduct issues in partnership with Human Resources.
- Identifying skill gaps and delivering technical direction, cross-training, and on-the-job training to build depth on the team.
- Ensuring all maintenance activity is documented accurately and on time in accordance with GMP requirements, including daily logs, equipment records, work order history, and change documentation.
- Maintaining compliance with EPA refrigerant handling, tracking, and reporting requirements, and ensuring the team follows all safety programs including lockout/tagout, confined space, hot work, fall protection, and PPE requirements.
- Supporting internal and external audits and inspections by maintaining audit-ready records and demonstrating system control.
- Managing spare parts and critical spares inventory, generating purchase requests, and controlling maintenance spend against budget.
- Coordinating and overseeing outside contractors and vendors, including scope of work, scheduling, site access, safety orientation, quality of work, and invoice verification.
- Providing input on capital projects, equipment upgrades, and system commissioning, including recommendations to improve reliability, energy efficiency, and cost of operation.
- Identifying maintenance risks on equipment and escalating reliability concerns and long-term repair or replacement needs to leadership.
- Reporting on team performance, PM completion, downtime, and open work orders to the Facilities/Maintenance leadership team.
Basic Qualifications
Qualifications include:
- 7+ years of progressive experience as an HVAC technician in a commercial or industrial environment.
- 2+ years of experience supervising, leading, or acting as lead technician over a team of technicians.
- EPA Section 608 Universal Certification required.
- Advanced understanding of the principles of air conditioning, refrigeration, and heating.
- Working knowledge of commercial chiller systems.
- Working knowledge of commercial dehumidification systems.
- Proficient in balancing air and water treatment systems in line with HVAC protocols.
- Demonstrated ability to diagnose complex electrical, mechanical, and control system faults independently.
- Experience with building automation systems (BAS/BMS) and environmental monitoring and controls.
- Experience creating and managing preventive maintenance schedules, ideally within a CMMS.
- Ability to plan and manage technician schedules, hold a team accountable to standards, and document performance.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write clear work instructions and maintenance records.
- Ability to respond to after-hours emergency calls and support a 24/7 operating facility.
- Must be at least 21 years of age and able to pass a background check in accordance with state cannabis regulations.
Preferred Qualifications
- MET certification, journeyman card, or equivalent trade credential.
- Experience in a GMP, pharmaceutical, food manufacturing, cleanroom, or controlled environment agriculture facility.
- Experience with high-load dehumidification and tight temperature/humidity (VPD) control.
- Familiarity with boilers, pumps, cooling towers, and related mechanical utilities.
- Experience managing vendors, service contracts, and maintenance budgets.
Supervisory Responsibility
This position directly supervises three (3) HVAC Technicians. The HVAC Supervisor is responsible for scheduling, assigning and prioritizing work, training and development, performance management, and holding the team accountable to safety, quality, and documentation standards. This position also oversees outside HVAC contractors and service vendors while they are on site.
Working Environment
This job operates in an industrial GMP manufacturing environment. The working environment may include external exposure to outdoor environmental conditions in order to perform essential job duties, including work on rooftops and in mechanical rooms. The employee must be able to walk throughout the campus to perform inspections and maintenance. Duties will also include the requirement of kneeling, sitting, crawling and maneuvering around operational equipment when necessary. This position requires availability for after-hours and weekend emergency response.
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to use ladders up to 16 feet in height. The employee is also required to operate automated lifts, forklifts and other light-duty industrial equipment with appropriate training. The employee will be required to bend, stoop, crawl, and maneuver around equipment or physical obstacles. The employee will be required to don personal protective equipment, including clean room garments such as scrubs.
Natura complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), and all applicable state and local fair employment practices laws, and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with disabilities. Consistent with this commitment, the Company will provide a reasonable accommodation to disabled applicants and employees if the reasonable accommodation would allow the individual to perform the essential functions of the job, unless doing so would create an undue hardship.
Travel Requirements
No travel is expected for this position.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Work Authorization/Security Clearance
There is no visa or H-1B sponsorship.
Natura is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Natura provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Salary range
$80,000 - $95,000/yr DOE (exempt)
Location - Sacramento - CA - 8280 Elder Creek Rd Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy © 2010-2026 Alliance Payroll Services, Inc.
Pay: $80,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
