Freezer: Biomass Grinder Tech (1st shift 6am-3pm)

Position Summary:

The primary responsibility of the Freezer/ Biomass Technician is to safely and responsibly keep up with the daily production flow of biomass. This includes intake, freezer storage, and grinding biomass documentation to ensure transparency and inefficiencies. This person is extremely detailed oriented and thoroughly follows procedures. Biomass/Freezer techs will report to the Adrian facilities ProcessingSupervisor and Director. Daily essential responsibilities include but are not limited to preparing biomass for ethanol extraction by grinding and pre-freezing the material with transparency. They will be working primarily with the Ethanol Extraction Technicians, so this person must be a team player and willing to help in other parts of processing when necessary.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Will intake all biomass into processing department with proper tracking and traceability
• Communicate effectively with others to ensure superior product outcomes, drive continuous improvement, and achieve operational excellence
• Work in an independent manner to deliver results, with moderate direct supervision
• Work within Standard Operating Procedures to ensure consistent extraction outcomes and product integrity
• Implement safety and maintenance schedules on extraction machines
• Manage and handle the Kannamill biomass grinder and room while maintaining a clean environment
• Observe and follow PPE and safety standards set by management
• Maintain a consistent grind and mass per biomass sock going into the ethanol extraction process
• Have the ability to shift work schedules/tasks in response to production needs.
• Able to multitask while maintaining quality standards
• Ensure compliance in all processing and documentation; conduct proper weighing, data recording, product tracking and security throughout all processes; become familiar with Metrc tracking system
• Streamline preventative maintenance for Biomass Grinding room/Freezers to extraction and work with laboratory supervisor to fulfill all scheduled and unscheduled maintenance
• Will take biomass from operations and store it in freezers in an organized manner where bags are clearly tagged and staged to meet the extraction schedule
• Assist in writing SOPs as needed for freezer/ Kannamill maintenance
• Know how to complete a full cleaning of the Kannamill when a license batch is complete before switching to the next
• Track and record when parts/consumables are replaced or need to be ordered
• Filling logs/forms out for biomass intake and biomass grinding

Minimum Requirements:

• 6+ months experience within the cannabis industry
• 2+ years of experience working in a highly regulated environment, including; food, beverage, drug, or chemical processing environments
• Ability to follow instructions and work independently
• Work effectively in a fast-paced environment, while ensuring a high level of accuracy
• Ability to lift and move 55 pounds
• Demonstrated ability to develop and foster strong working relationships throughout all levels of reorganization
• High School graduate, with ability to read English and understand basic mathematical concepts
• A combination of the above will also be considered

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• At least 21 years of age
• Associates Degree preferred but not required
• Acute attention to detail
• Approachable team player

 

The Culture:

• Follow-through and responsiveness
• A proactive approach to problem-solving with strong decision-making skills
• Team player
• Good listener and learner
• Flexible
• Respectful
• Can-do, positive attitude
• A strong sense of personal responsibility

_ 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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