Our Client is seeking to hire Production Technicians to join their team. In this role, you’ll be an essential part of the process of turning raw cannabis flower into our line of medicated/recreational products. You will produce, package, handle products, adhere to compliance requirements, and keep safety as your top priority.
Cannabis is a heavily regulated industry, therefore requires all employees comply to safety and compliance regulations.
Essential Functions
- Deliver on daily production goals, while focused on safety and quality
- Produce high quality product following GTI SOPs
- Package product and place labels in compliance with state regulations
- Operate basic machinery
- Adhere to quality control methods throughout entire process
- Manage time efficiently to meet goals while consistently producing quality product
- Maintain cleanliness of workstations
- Able to work with Cannabis in all stages and forms of the plant
- Help create a positive environment by having a positive attitude and by being self-motivated
- Other duties as assigned
Safety & Compliance:
- Follow all department specific SOP’s to ensure accurate inventory reporting and product movement
- Ensure unit counts are accurate and returning additional product back to correct stock locations
- Monitor and maintain quality control measures in accordance with state and local laws.
- Be aware of hazards in the workspace
- Retain and understand department specific training
- Report safety incidents/ concerns and comply with follow-up actions
- Be compliant with area safety requirements, state regulations and PPE requirements
- Follow GMP, biosecurity, sanitation or other quality and compliance requirements
- Perform record keeping accurately and completely as directed by a lead or supervisor
- Maintain and calibrate tools, equipment and machinery as directed by a lead or supervisor
- Report and escalate safety & quality concerns
Working Conditions
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to perform reaching, grasping, bending, stooping, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions
Must be able to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time while maintaining focus
Must be able to lift, carry, and balance up to 50 pounds (and up to 100 pounds with assistance) AND must be able to do so with extreme care and caution when working with product
Must be able to work in an environment that is 85+ degrees and 70% humidity for extended periods
Must be able to work at heights
Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing, and challenging environment
Must be able to work with cannabis in every stage from seed to finished product
Desired Experience
- Minimum of a high school diploma or GED; Associate degree or certifications preferred
- Basic math skills required
- Effectively follow state and company compliance requirements
- Excellent customer service, time management, and organization skills
- Must be a minimum of 21 years of age
- Must possess valid state ID
- Must be able to obtain, and maintain, state badging requirements in order to work in cannabis industry
_ About Vangst: _
Vangst is the cannabis industry’s hiring platform. Vangst helps cannabis companies find the talent they need to grow their business. From on-demand gig workers to trained & credential full-time employees, Vangst has built the industry’s go-to talent marketplace for all cannabis hiring. Vangst is proud to work with 1,200+ of the cannabis industry’s leading businesses.
Since raising their seed round in 2018, Vangst has become one of the fastest-growing companies in the cannabis industry and was recognized as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies.
Today, over 300,000 people have full-time jobs in the cannabis industry and this number is expected to triple over the next five years. Vangst is on a mission to fill every job in the cannabis industry.
Vangst’s headquarters is in Denver, CO. Vangst is a Series B company backed by Lerer Hippeau, Colle Capital, Level One Fund, Snoop Dogg’s Casa Verde Capital, and others.
Vangst 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.
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