Production Technician - Vangst : Job Details

Our client, is a fast-growing New York based Cannabis Adult-use Processing and CPG Manufacturing Company. The company is a multi-faceted business which produces a wide variety of cannabis products for sale and distribution to licensed NYS dispensaries. In addition to the production and sale of our in-house brands, we also offer co-packing and distribution services for large multi-state cannabis brands. The company is currently hiring for Two Packaging Technicians.

Overview:

The Packaging Technician will be responsible for safely and effectively packaging and labeling food safe cannabis products. The Packaging Technician will assist with maintaining food grade processing equipment and lab grade equipment, recording, and entering data in multiple forms, and associated tasks delegated by management. The Packaging Technician will be responsible for consistent, sanitary, and safe packaging and labeling of cannabis products adhering to company policies and GMP to successfully uphold quality control and consistent product production.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Package and label product(s) as required and trained
• Fulfill orders
• Maintain level of desired quality while packaging and labeling
• Maintain level of desired quantity of packaged material
• Maintain level of desired quantity of fulfilled orders
• Count inventory
• Help maintain inventory records of raw material, packaged product and fulfilled orders
• Move inventory from room to room
• Maintain workspace in an organized and clean fashion
• Cleaning of work areas
• Dispose of and track waste
• Remain compliant with biosecurity measures in the building
• Learn and maintain continual awareness and understanding of complete set of specific rules determined by the law and by the commission
• Complete all required training
• Works in other areas of the facility, performing tasks outside of the scope of the primary job functions as needed
• Complete all required training
• Ability to meet attendance schedule with dependability and consistency
• Must follow all company policies and procedures

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or G.E.D minimum
• At least one year of manufacturing and packaging experience with a focus on ensuring product safety, consumer safety and satisfaction, and high product quality
• Knowledge of FDA, GMP s, HACCP, OSHA, etc. is a plus
• Ability to wear PPE (personal protective equipment)- bump cap, hair net, ear plugs, beard net (if applicable), protective gloves, safety glasses, and slip-resistant work shoes/boots.
• Ability to apply basic computer and communication skills, math functions, and reasoning
• Effective communication skills and attention to detail
• Strong work ethic
• Willingness to learn and improve each operation
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team environment
• High stress tolerance, adaptability, ability to work in an ever-changing environment, flexible
• Ability to perform repetitive tasks for long periods
• Ability to push, pull, or lift a minimum of 50 lbs.

Pay: $16.00 per hour

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 and 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.