Packaging Associate - Job ID 1895803

DCM Inc • Hagerstown, MD

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Packaging Associate packages finished goods, including concentrates, oil syringes, vape cartridges, and disposables. The role also involves accurate production-log entry, routine counts of packaging materials, and meeting daily production and quality goals. The position is onsite five days a week, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in a cannabis production facility. Employees must wear required PPE, including scrubs, masks, gloves, and hairnets when working with plants; DCM provides scrubs, gloves, and hairnets. The work environment includes strong odors, bright lights, varying noise levels, and temperatures from 55° to 85°F. The work involves repetitive assembly-line tasks and frequent physical activity, including sitting, walking, kneeling, bending, scooping, twisting, reaching, and lifting.

Requirements

• At least 21 years of age.
• Pass a federal and state criminal history background check.
• High school diploma or GED.
• No allergies to plant materials or nitrile gloves; the position involves daily exposure to cannabis plants and nitrile gloves.
• Ability to work onsite five days a week.
• Ability to perform repetitive physical work involving sitting, walking, kneeling, bending, scooping, twisting, and reaching through a full range of motion.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds unassisted, up to 80 pounds with assistance, and at times lift 10 pounds above the head.
• Ability to work in environments with temperatures from 55° to 85°F and with strong odors, bright lights, and varying noise levels.
• Ability to wear required PPE throughout the workday.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability and willingness to work as a team member, maintain open communication, and comply with HR policies, including confidentiality and non-disclosure.
• Strong work ethic, accountability, and a proactive approach.
• Ability to work at a fast pace in a high-production environment.

Nice To Haves

• Ability and comfort using power-operated machine tools.
• Comfort using technology and computers to operate machines.
• Comfort working around high-speed machinery.
• Comfort working at heights up to 12 feet.

Responsibilities

• Package finished concentrates, oil syringes, vape cartridges, and disposables.
• Enter production logs accurately and maintain current scale logs.
• Conduct routine inventory counts of packaging materials.
• Meet daily production quantities and finished-product quality goals.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation standards and keep the work area clean and organized.
• Follow standard operating procedures, operational guidelines, verbal directives, training information, and company policies.
• Clean unfilled concentrate jars and apply required labels.
• Count completed units into predetermined case-pack sizes.
• Assist with day-to-day machine cleaning.
• Complete duties on time and accept additional duties and responsibilities as needed.
• Communicate daily production output with management and coworkers.
• Assist other departments as needed and as allowed by the production schedule.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employee Assistance Plan.
• Short-term disability.
• Life insurance and AD&D.
• 401(k).
• DCM product and merchandise discounts.
• Paid time off.
• Competitive pay.
• Industry discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED