Position Summary :
Our Client is seeking a detail-oriented and focused Lab/ Packaging Technician to work at the company’s Adrian, Michigan location. The incumbent will help drive the execution objectives through work performed in the processing department. The position requires an employee that is highly motivated, a team player, and someone that has a great attitude working in a fast-paced environment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The ideal candidate will be very organized and have meticulous attention to detail. All amounts of product packaging will be expected to be done according to internally set standards. This person will be good at multitasking through different tasks throughout the day. This person will help monitor the levels of necessary supplies and packages. This candidate willingly helps clean and sanitize the workspace daily and deep cleans periodically as required.
Concentrates-
Using and troubleshooting Vape filler-Hand filling carts when vape filler is down or for small batches-
- Weighing out concentrates with consistency and accuracy (hydrocarbon and solventless)
- All counts and paperwork accurate with SOPs followed
Compliance labels-
- Label changes and labeling
- Perform label edits and approvals as necessary
- Making sure all products labels are placed properly and compliantly with current regulations
- Reports to lab supervisor
- Understanding of COA’s for labeling packages
Edibles-
- ServeSafe certification preferred
- Proper handling and measurement of ingredients and finished goods to CGMP standards
- Packaging the correct amounts of finished goods accurately and consistently
- Taking instruction from kitchen lead Packaging/ Lab tech Level 1
Minimum Requirements:
- 6 months + experience with cannabis edibles and concentrates packaging preferred
- 2+ years of experience working in a highly regulated environment, including; food, beverage, drug, orchemical processing environments
- Ability to follow instructions and work independently
- Work effectively in a fast-paced environment, while ensuring high level of accuracy.
- Ability to lift and move 55 pounds
- Demonstrated ability to develop and foster strong working relationships throughout all levels of the organization
- 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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