Packaging Associate Jobs in Pomfret, MD (NOW HIRING)

Purpose

This position is responsible for leading the Packaging department's team members with effective communication and direction to achieve the weekly objective at a highly productive and efficient pace.  This role is responsible for supervising, guiding, and training the Packaging department team members to maintain an inventory backstock of SKUs to be available promptly to fulfill the exporting order schedule, utilizing automated machinery.  The Lead of Packaging role must lead and participate in their job with professionalism and safety, consistently.  The Lead of Packaging will report to the Supervisor of Packaging and Manager of Post Harvest.

Starting pay is $22.5 an hour 

Essential Duties

Leadership Procedures & Tasks

• The Lead of Packaging is responsible for supervising and leading a team to achieve the packaging of dried flower product into a variety of SKUs and packaging methods to complete the weekly objectives. The Lead will also lead and supervise staff to utilize automated machinery, and organize and inventory packages according to the standard operating procedures.  Provide technical leadership and guidance to team members to ensure daily work, productivity, and quality goals are met.  Conduct employee evaluations, coachings, and other documentation as necessary to maintain consistent and successful results.
• Assist with providing effective leadership to employees to ensure a complete understanding of and alignment to PharmaCann's vision, mission and values to maintain a positive work environment and a high level of morale.  Ensure effective and appropriate communication with team members to increase team unity and operative flow.
• Bring any and all safety, security, and dried flower product and equipment concerns forward through the proper channels including and not limited to the Manager of Post Harvest, Safety leadership, Compliance leadership, Security leadership, and/or Senior Manager of Cultivation.
•  Other duties as assigned, including, but not limited to assisting other departments to help facilitate the additional and/or supplemental work, such as, Post Harvest dept tasks, Production dept tasks, cleaning, and light maintenance as needed throughout the facility.

Training Requirements

• This position will follow the direction and training by the Supervisor of Packaging and/or Manager of Post Harvest assigned to the Lothian, MD cultivation facility. The role is expected to engage in proactive participation to be able to clearly lead to achieve the high standard cultivation practices, consistently and compliant.
• Training towards PharmaCann's mission statement and leadership development.
• Understanding how to compliantly operate within the cultivation based on the state laws and regulations.

Workspace and Material Maintenance

• Guide and train staff to maintain proper organization of the areas where Technicians operate in.
• Ensure upkeep and maintenance of the machinery through participation, practice, training, guiding, and disciplining accordingly to achieve.
• Direct the communication and reporting of dried flower product concerns with the Supervisor of Packaging and/or Manager of Post Harvest for proper awareness of organization and analysis.
• Provide direction and support to associates with a safe, well maintained, and organized work area. Support the Supervisor of Packaging and/or Manager of Post Harvest with keeping the department stations fully supplied with equipment and utensils necessary for the operation.

Compliance and Reporting

• Support instruction to the Packaging department staff in upholding current laws and regulations towards the cultivation facility. Adapt to updated laws and regulations to implement safe and effective practices to sustain highest quality standards and efficiencies.
• Supervise and support the organizing and securing of all METRC tags and harvest batches.
• Support the Supervisor of Packaging with updating and tracking all required information in the Packaging department logs and spreadsheets daily.
• Lead the staff in training and coordinate to ensure compliance of the Packaging department areas. Coach, guide, and analyze with staff to maintain compliant practices and workflow.  Any compliance or safety mistake or error created must be addressed, reported, and resolved.  Communication with appropriate leadership to ensure resolution.

Supervision

•  Works under the direct supervision of the Supervisor of Packaging and Manager of Post Harvest.
• This position is responsible for supporting the Supervisor of Packaging and Manager of Post Harvest with leading the Packaging department for the Lothian, MD cultivation facility.
• Ensure that individual and team performance meets PharmaCann's standards of service and quality in the Packaging department to achieve weekly objectives.

Job Requirement

• This position is expected to be available as needed to adherer to the responsibilities within and throughout the job description.
• Must be eligible for the position based on state and federal laws and regulations.

Working Conditions

• Able to use a computer and/or hand tools while sitting or standing for extended periods of time.
• Able to move about a typical office, manufacturing and warehouse environment. Working with the cannabis plant, breaking it down by hand and scissors. Potentially working with machinery to trim, sort, and package cannabis product.
• Able to kneel, bend, reach, rotate, and stoop on an intermittent to regular basis daily.
• Able to lift and move up to 30 pounds occasionally.
• Consistent on-time attendance for all scheduled shifts.  Prepared for 40 hour work weeks within this position, with occasional overtime.
• Occasional travel by motor vehicle within the region as required.

Job Qualifications

Work Experience

• Preferred at least 6 months employment with PharmaCann to apply.
• Preferred at least 1 year experience in a commercial cannabis operation.
• Preferred at least 1 year of prior leadership experience to apply.
• Experience working in a fast-paced production environment required. Experience leading small teams is preferred.
• Demonstrates ability to consistently achieve productivity and performance requirements.
• Demonstrates professional and respectful demeanor towards others.  Demonstrates respectful verbal and written communication capability.
• Ability to create, utilize, and modify electronic documents. Electronic and technical skills preferred.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The term "qualified individual with a disability" means an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the position.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate professionally in person, over the telephone, through email and other electronic means, move about the office, handle various types of media and equipment, and visually or otherwise identify, observe, and assess.
• Knowledge of local, state, regional states, and federal employment laws relating to key areas of responsibility.

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Manufacturing or packaging leadership experience preferred

Skill Sets Preferred for Position:

• Manufacturing  and packaging leadership experience
• Machinery skills
• Proactive, dedicated, and results-driven leadership skills
• Effective communication, training, and coaching skills
• Problem solving team player
• Professional, quality, compliant, and safe decision making
• Willing to give and take direction
• Thrives in a fast paced environment