Cannabis Lab Director For Volatile Cannabis Extraction Manufacturing Facility Jobs

Job details
Salary
$80,000 - $120,000 a year
Job Type
Full-time
Qualifications

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  Experience:
  
  

  • Laboratory, 5 years (Required)

  • Hydrocarbon Extraction, 3 years (Required)

  
  
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  Location:

  • Long Beach, CA 90813 (Required)

  
  

Full Job Description

Company Description

M Consulting Experts is a cannabis consulting company based in Orange County, CA. We have a Client that is building out a large volatile manufacturing and distribution facility in Long Beach, CA. We are searching for a for a qualified Lab Director on behalf of our Client.

Position Summary

The Lab Director must possess extensive cannabis laboratory experience and will be in involved in the layout, design, and equipment selection for the facility, as well as establishing and implementing standard operating procedures, selecting and developing a lab team of qualified employees, and oversee all technical operations of the facility.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate Lab Technician schedules
• Oversee extraction, production, planning, processing, and scheduling
• Forecasting budgets for the Lab
• Work directly with the Executive Management team to define expected outcomes, identify issues and resolve through corrective action
• Interview, hire and manage new employees
• Develop and manage KPI’s
• Develop and implement SOP's for all required production processes
• Preparation of equipment and plant materials for extraction
• Maintain accurate extraction production logs
• Maintain strict quality control measures to ensure inventory records and high-quality product, materials and equipment
• Ensure the consistency and efficiency of product through quality control testing and procedures
• Keep a clean and safe work environment, including maintaining, cleaning, and making adjustments and repairs to extraction equipment per CAL-OSHA
• Carry out day to day tasks including, prepping, extracting, and packaging
• Monitor and maintain production of the facility in accordance with the safety and sanitation laws, procedures, rules, and regulations
• Operate, maintain, and make adjustments to extraction laboratory equipment such as liquid chromatography systems, pumps, scales, glassware, evaporators, distillation, chillers and other laboratory equipment following current good practices and standard operating procedures.
• Plan and manage production schedules that effectively leverage capacity, labor, and materials to meet volume, cost, and quality goals.
• Ensure that all regulatory compliance, including safety, environmental, and documentation requirements and all other data generated by the laboratory team meets quality control requirements.
• Maintain accountability and inventory of all supplies, raw materials, finished products. and equipment by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
• Experience with utilization and/or implementation of METRC software, ERP systems, digital inventory systems, and data analysis tools a definite plus.
• Demonstrated confidence, including providing a consistent leadership style with an acceptable level of professional assertiveness.

Desired Qualification and Experience Requirements

• BS/BA Degree in Chemistry/Engineering or related field required.
• Masters Degree in Chemistry/Engineering or related field highly preferred.
• 5+ years of relevant experience as a Lab Director in a licensed cannabis manufacturing facility.
• 4+ years of operational experience with hydrocarbon extraction.
• 2+ years of operational experience with ethanol extraction, concentrate and oil post-processing, distillation and formulation.
• 3+ years of METRC software experience.
• Any experience in developing a cannabis manufacturing facility from concept to operations is highly preferred.
• Located in Southern California or the ability to re-locate to Southern California.
• Must be 21 years of age and able to pass a full background check and Live Scan.

Desired Competencies

• Extremely detail-oriented, organized and timely.
• Capable of using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Service oriented in order to look for ways to help potential clients.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Other Duties

This job profile is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job duties and responsibilities, as one may perform additional related duties as assigned in order to meet the needs of the organization. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds and over 50 pounds with a team lift. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Must be able to sit, stand, stoop crouch, reach, and lift for at least 4 hours at a time.

Work Environment

The working environment will include warehouse, office, and manufacturing environments. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Authorization

Must be able to verify identity and employment eligibility to work in the U.S.

Compensation: Salary + Bonus. Commensurate with Experience.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• On call
• Overtime
• Weekends

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus pay

Experience:

• Laboratory: 5 years (Required)
• Hydrocarbon Extraction: 3 years (Required)

Location:

• Long Beach, CA 90813 (Required)

Work Location:

• Multiple locations

This Company Describes Its Culture as:

• Detail-oriented -- quality and precision-focused
• Innovative -- innovative and risk-taking
• Outcome-oriented -- results-focused with strong performance culture
• Team-oriented -- cooperative and collaborative

Work Remotely:

• Temporarily due to COVID-19

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Company Description

M Consulting Experts is a cannabis consulting company based in Orange County, CA. We have a Client that is building out a large volatile manufacturing and distribution facility in Long Beach, CA. We are searching for a for a qualified Lab Director on behalf of our Client.

Position Summary

The Lab Director must possess extensive cannabis laboratory experience and will be in involved in the layout, design, and equipment selection for the facility, as well as establishing and implementing standard operating procedures, selecting and developing a lab team of qualified employees, and oversee all technical operations of the facility.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate Lab Technician schedules
• Oversee extraction, production, planning, processing, and scheduling
• Forecasting budgets for the Lab
• Work directly with the Executive Management team to define expected outcomes, identify issues and resolve through corrective action
• Interview, hire and manage new employees
• Develop and manage KPI’s
• Develop and implement SOP's for all required production processes
• Preparation of equipment and plant materials for extraction
• Maintain accurate extraction production logs
• Maintain strict quality control measures to ensure inventory records and high-quality product, materials and equipment
• Ensure the consistency and efficiency of product through quality control testing and procedures
• Keep a clean and safe work environment, including maintaining, cleaning, and making adjustments and repairs to extraction equipment per CAL-OSHA
• Carry out day to day tasks including, prepping, extracting, and packaging
• Monitor and maintain production of the facility in accordance with the safety and sanitation laws, procedures, rules, and regulations
• Operate, maintain, and make adjustments to extraction laboratory equipment such as liquid chromatography systems, pumps, scales, glassware, evaporators, distillation, chillers and other laboratory equipment following current good practices and standard operating procedures.
• Plan and manage production schedules that effectively leverage capacity, labor, and materials to meet volume, cost, and quality goals.
• Ensure that all regulatory compliance, including safety, environmental, and documentation requirements and all other data generated by the laboratory team meets quality control requirements.
• Maintain accountability and inventory of all supplies, raw materials, finished products. and equipment by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
• Experience with utilization and/or implementation of METRC software, ERP systems, digital inventory systems, and data analysis tools a definite plus.
• Demonstrated confidence, including providing a consistent leadership style with an acceptable level of professional assertiveness.

Desired Qualification and Experience Requirements

• BS/BA Degree in Chemistry/Engineering or related field required.
• Masters Degree in Chemistry/Engineering or related field highly preferred.
• 5+ years of relevant experience as a Lab Director in a licensed cannabis manufacturing facility.
• 4+ years of operational experience with hydrocarbon extraction.
• 2+ years of operational experience with ethanol extraction, concentrate and oil post-processing, distillation and formulation.
• 3+ years of METRC software experience.
• Any experience in developing a cannabis manufacturing facility from concept to operations is highly preferred.
• Located in Southern California or the ability to re-locate to Southern California.
• Must be 21 years of age and able to pass a full background check and Live Scan.

Desired Competencies

• Extremely detail-oriented, organized and timely.
• Capable of using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Service oriented in order to look for ways to help potential clients.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Other Duties

This job profile is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job duties and responsibilities, as one may perform additional related duties as assigned in order to meet the needs of the organization. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds and over 50 pounds with a team lift. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Must be able to sit, stand, stoop crouch, reach, and lift for at least 4 hours at a time.

Work Environment

The working environment will include warehouse, office, and manufacturing environments. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Authorization

Must be able to verify identity and employment eligibility to work in the U.S.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• On call
• Overtime
• Weekends

Work Remotely:

• Temporarily due to COVID-19

Apply for this job with M Consulting Experts

Apply now →

By clicking the "Apply now" button, you'll be leaving Fazow and going to an external job application page for this company. Please research all companies before applying. When applying for jobs, you should NOT have to pay to apply. Fazow accepts no liability or responsibility as a consequence of any reliance upon information on external sites or in jobs listed on fazow.com.