Cannabis jobs at Native Sun Cannabis

Native Sun Cannabis is a vertically integrated Massachusetts cannabis company based in Waltham, MA. Our mission is to curate an experience that allows all people access to the best that cannabis has to offer; with everything we do, we always strive for the next level.

We are searching for a seasoned cannabis operations professional to lead our operations teams across production, distribution and retail. This is a highly accountable position involved in multiple key segments of our business; responsible for building and systemizing a high-performing operations team to meet the strategic objectives of the business.

Job Title: Director of Operations

Reports to: Chief Operating Officer

Summary of Position: This position will be responsible for the highest level execution and oversight of business operations including, logistics, shipping/receiving, maintenance, enterprise resource planning, environmental health and safety, procurement, staffing, external partnerships and quality assurance. This is a highly cross-functional role and will require collaboration with senior leaders across all company departments.

• Manage budgeting, forecasting, tracking and reporting for multiple departments and Capital Expenditure projects, including monitoring and controlling costs.
• Ensuring the implementation of and adherence to company policies and procedures, local, state and federal regulations and Cannabis Control Commission regulations.
• Manage business objectives and relationships with external business partners including co-packaging, co-manufacturing, transporters, distributors and retailers.
• Guiding, directing, and evaluating the work of department managers and their respective staff members, including developing and tracking KPI’s
• Executing strategic plan initiatives, develop and implement department level strategic plans
• Develop job descriptions for new positions within the company
• Recruit, hire, train and develop staff to achieve company revenue and budgetary targets
• Contribute to the development of and ensure adherence to quality assurance and performance management programs across supervised departments
• Facilitate external product testing at independent testing facilities for all cannabis products produced at Native Sun facilities
• Collaborate on research and development, packaging and process improvement projects, RFP processes.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of data collection and analysis systems, ensuring completeness and accuracy
• Assume responsibility for the identification of problems affecting people, process or products within supervised activities and recommending solutions
• Representing the company for external and internal events
• Oversee the implementation and administration of all company ERP, inventory, asset management
• Devise, implement and administer a company-wide occupational health and safety program.
• Work with department heads to draft and maintain all production, transportation and inventory SOP’s, training manuals and methodology.
• Oversee vendors, supply sourcing, and shipping partners to control costs, maintain uptime and reduce interruptions.
• Implement and ensure the use of internal communication tools to promote transparent and sufficient intercompany communication
• Maintain strong relationships with state and municipal officials, departments and boards to ensure ongoing compliance with all rules and regulations.
• Exemplify company culture and participate in cultural initiatives to promote employee retention.
• Establish the community relations board as required by the Fitchburg host community agreement.
• Prepare and deliver to executive leadership accurate reports on production, safety, hiring, payroll and other company data

Skills and Experience:

• Bachelors or higher degree in applicable business or operations management field
• 5+ years of experience in operations leadership positions
• High degree of expertise in computer systems (Cannabis ERP, QuickBooks, Excel/Google Sheets, Tableau, etc)
• Ability to work in extremely fast paced and highly accountable environment
• Experience with data analysis, working knowledge of data systems
• Ability to maintain positive attitude and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills
• Experience with retail and manufacturing companies preferred
• Working knowledge of cannabis specific operational parameters
• Demonstrate high intellectual curiosity, problem solving skills and ability to understand and work with complex or abstract concepts

What We Offer:

• Excellent pay and benefits package
• Growth opportunities with young company
• Positive company culture that rewards contributions to the greater goals
• Highly collaborative start-up environment

Requirements and Details:

• Work location: Waltham, MA office
• Travel: Frequent travel to stores and production facilities within MA required
• Transport: Must provide own transportation
• Schedule: This is a highly accountable, goal oriented position and the schedule is determined by what is required to meet objectives

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $120,000.00 - $135,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Waltham, MA: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 50% (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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