Manager, Operations

Curaleaf•Hammonton, NJ

10d•$108,000 - $120,000

About The Position

At Curaleaf, we’re redefining the cannabis industry with a strong commitment to quality, expertise, and innovation. As a leading global cannabis provider, our brands—including Curaleaf, Select, and Grassroots—offer premium products and services in both medical and adult-use markets. Join us at Curaleaf to be part of a high-growth, purpose-driven company that champions corporate social responsibility through our Rooted in Good initiative, supporting community outreach and positive change. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, drive innovation, and help shape the future of cannabis. As Operations Manager, you will oversee and manage personnel to perform all the tasks necessary to produce a variety of products to our high standards. You will oversee and maintain quality control measures to ensure high quality product and carry out day-to-day tasks including: prepping, packaging, and our processing lab. As a Sr. Operations Manager, you must monitor and maintain departmental standards in accordance with the standards of the state regulatory bodies and Curaleaf.

Requirements

BS/BA Degree or greater in Engineering, Chemistry or equivalent
At least 5 years of experience in a manufacturing setting
Experience managing/supervising a large team
Proven ability to adapt to an organization’s unique culture, environment, employees, and priorities
Knowledge of packaging and processing technology
Experience with training and the ability to teach concepts and practices to team members
Able to think strategically and creatively
Able to effectively analyze and interpret data
Able to prioritize and meet deadlines, and to manage multiple production issues with sense of urgency
Able to handle challenging or conflict situations with tact and professionalism
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to promote a team environment
Be able to meet goals driven by KPI’s and communicate the results of those KPI’s to senior management
Must be hands-on, high energy, flexible, and responsive to a dynamic work environment
Ability to schedule and plan workloads, implement systems and projects that align with strategic objectives of the company.

Responsibilities

Clean and maintain equipment and processing facility following current good manufacturing practices (cGMP), and standard operating procedures; comply with legal regulations; monitor environment.
Oversee production by creating and reviewing production schedule; study and clarify specifications; calculate requirements; assemble and accurately weigh materials and supplies.
Coordination of the day-to-day activities of this team of production workers to ensure that manufacturing operations run according to established production specifications and schedules
Establish clear goals and metrics for the teams
Establish and maintain appropriate systems or measuring various aspects of operational effectiveness
Manage expenditures within budgets
Coach, mentor and direct staff to include issuing disciplinary action and addressing issues.
Contribute to operational and strategic plans
Plan, develop and implement strategy for team to meet established targets for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Productivity
Monitoring of volume and quality of output and adjustment of tasks when necessary to ensure production throughput targets are met
Monitor employee performance daily to ensure that overall product quality and company safety standards are consistently executed
QA/QC duties that require analytical testing for quality and consistency; data review
Operate highly sophisticated equipment
Maintains inventory records of supplies, materials, and equipment
Create SOPs, training records, and related documentation
Maintain material safety data sheets for all department chemicals and products.
Report to the Director of Operations on a weekly basis with updates regarding production and processing schedule.
Ensure departmental compliance with state regulations and federal and state law.
Assure that the operation adheres to all business and industry license requirements.
Maintain strict inventory records of all plant materials, chemicals and equipment used in the processing areas and documents production by completing forms, reports, logs and records