Production Supervisor

The Cannabist Company • Columbus, OH

7h

About The Position

Position Overview: The Supervisor, Lab is responsible and accountable for the testing and production of concentrates and formulated products and all aspects of the tracking and quality control management. Ensures the safe, accurate and timely testing and production of concentrates and formulated products. Supervises and oversees the work of several lab technicians. Coordinates with production schedules and Cure/Vault regarding product inventory and availability. The Supervisor journals, monitors and tracks all observations in the company’s software seed to sale tracking system.

Requirements

• All applicants must be at least 21 years of age
• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry or similar field preferred
• 3-5 years of experience in related position with an emphasis in an operations production/manufacturing environment
• Experience must include hands-on responsibility for the full scope production activities, both operations and analysis
• Experience with analytical testing required and HPLC- specific experience preferred
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and multitasking skills
• Ability to interact professionally at all times, leading by example
• Manage a controlled workflow in a fast-paced environment
• Passionate about the importance of medical marijuana
• Supervisory experience
• Must pass all required background checks

Nice To Haves

• Experience in various cannabis testing or formulation methods preferred
• Experience working in a GMP-regulated environment
• Experience in cannabis oil extraction, including decarboxylation, supercritical CO2 extraction, winterization, distillation, and separation, including related equipment maintenance experience

Responsibilities

• Follow Policies & Procedures for the daily operations and fully comply with state medical marijuana regulations
• Maintains testing and formulating operations by initiating, coordinating and enforcing operational policies and procedures
• Perform QA/QC through analytical testing for quality, consistency and efficacy
• Work closely with production team on all elements of the testing and formulating process
• Design extraction trials and experiments to optimize extraction purity and efficiency
• Develop new extraction and purification techniques.
• Keep abreast of developments in the industry
• Master various techniques for marijuana extraction and infusion, including butane extraction
• Develop expertise in testing and formulating methods as well as the purification, separation and isolation of various compounds of cannabis
• Responsible for inventory, recordkeeping and quality of product at all times, maintaining inventory via seed to sale tracking
• Responsible for coordinating Waste Disposal of extraction waste and product return waste
• Facilitates and coordinates the operational requirements between in the production workflow
• Responsible for accurately weighing and recording all product weights
• Works in a timely manner and strives to improve quality and maintain accuracy
• Make sure that all concentrates are packaged, counted, sorted and labeled accurately
• Manages day to day issues as they arise, requesting assistance as needed
• Performs all other tasks and duties as assigned

Benefits

• The Cannabist Company provides full-time employees with an excellent benefits and compensation package including but not limited to competitive wages, paid holidays, vacation and sick time, 401K with company match, multiple health plan choices, dental, vision, pet and life insurances, 100% paid short-term disability, optional long-term disability insurance and more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level