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Padero - General Laborer Team Lead

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Carpinteria, CAOn-site$21/hr
Posted Monday, 8/18/2025

Title

General Laborer Team Lead – Padero Location

Description
General Laborer Team Lead – Cannabis Facility
Location: Padero, CA
Pay: $21/hour
Schedule: Full-time (40 hours/week), Overtime Available
Start Date: ASAP
Experience Required: Previous leadership or lead experience preferred, but not required – Full Training Provided
Must be 21+ and able to pass a background check (per California compliance)

About the Role
A well-established cannabis company in Padero, CA is seeking a motivated and reliable General Laborer Team Lead to oversee day-to-day labor operations across multiple departments including cultivation, harvest, propagation, trimming, and machine operation. This role combines hands-on labor with leadership responsibilities, ensuring the team works safely, efficiently, and according to company standards.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to grow into a leadership role within the cannabis industry.

Key Responsibilities
You will work alongside the team while also supporting supervisors in overseeing daily tasks. Duties may include:

Team Leadership & Support

  • Assist with onboarding, training, and guiding new laborers

  • Assign daily tasks and monitor team performance

  • Ensure adherence to SOPs, compliance, and safety protocols

  • Communicate effectively with management about progress and challenges

Cultivation & Propagation

  • Oversee transplanting, watering, pruning, and plant health monitoring

  • Support greenhouse maintenance and sanitation schedules

Harvest & Trimming

  • Lead small groups in harvesting and trimming operations

  • Maintain speed and quality while ensuring consistency across the team

Machine Operation & Workflow

  • Support machine operators and oversee cleaning/troubleshooting processes

  • Ensure smooth production flow and proper equipment use

Ideal Candidate
The right candidate is:

  • Reliable, punctual, and able to set the example for others

  • Comfortable giving direction and feedback to peers

  • A strong communicator and team motivator

  • Able to balance hands-on work with leadership duties

  • Flexible with schedules and available for overtime as needed

Requirements

  • Must be 21 years or older

  • Must pass a background check (California requirement)

  • Must have reliable transportation to Padero, CA

  • Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

  • Previous team lead or leadership experience preferred, but not required

What You’ll Get

  • Leadership training and development

  • On-the-job experience across multiple cannabis departments

  • Consistent full-time hours

  • Opportunities for advancement into supervisory or management roles

  • Supportive, team-driven work culture

  • Overtime availability

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 and backed by Lerer Hippeau, Colle Capital, Level One Fund, Snoop Dogg’s Casa Verde Capital, and others.
 
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