Packaging Lead

Were Grön (pronounced like grew-n Swedish for green). We craft the most delicious cannabis edibles on the planet. As a leading North American brand were dedicated to high-quality products that cater to our diverse customers. Driven by innovation sustainability and community we create our edibles with care. Founded in her basement chocolatier and mother Christine Apple started Grön in 2015 and has since grown the company into a team of over 200 passionate individuals in 8 different markets (and counting). We hold ourselves to the highest standards of quality and professionalism as we serve millions of customers worldwide. Every team member is expected to contribute to our mission with dedication and teamwork crafting our gummies and chocolates with love for the community.

At Grön we operate first by our Mission & Values: we win with dignity and grace we only deliver excellence we embrace transformation. We believe all Grön employees should embrace and operate with these values in mind. If you feel like you embody our values keep reading to find out more about how you could make an impact as a part of our team.

About the Role:

The Packaging Lead will work closely with all leads and managers to ensure packaging efficiency and priorities within the packaging team utilize/troubleshoot all packaging equipment and standard processes and help to guide new packaging employees. Packaging Lead will also be responsible for all packaging and equipment. This role will be full-time onsite at our facility in Kansas City.

In this role you will:

• Support the Operations and Logistics Managers in daily operations
• Evaluate and ensure efficiency completeness and consistency of all packaging lines
• Communicate expectations and assign tasks to the packaging team
• Train the support team on operational procedures to ensure constancy across our product lines
• Ensure machines are functioning properly and prioritize maintenance in alignment with the Operations Manager
• Inspect finished products visually and manually to guarantee accuracy and quality as well as auditing completed batches before transferring to fulfillment
• Lead the team on new projects and manage the daily packaging schedule
• Perform support staff duties as needed
• Delegate tasks to support staff including material organization waste disposal and cleaning packaging areas
• Create and print compliant and accurate batch labels to ensure we remain compliant
• Utilize our seed-to-sale system METRC effectively and to government standards
• Receive and manage transfers from the production team
• Understand procedures for safely opening and closing the facility

Youll be a great fit if you have the following:

• You have experience working on a production line bonus points if youve worked in cannabis
• You believe in communication first and discussing issues early and often
• You push for process and believe in keeping organized and clean workspaces first and foremost
• You think ahead and can work with senior leaders to plan the day to day projects that need completing
• You have a proven track record to navigating conflict with your team
• When you see a problem you attack it head on and work to find the best solution for the whole team
• You show up to work on time and with a great attitude every day
• You can look at data and see where that can inform choices we make as a team
• You demonstrate integrity and respect in all interactions fostering a positive and supportive work environment.
• You strive for the highest standards in every aspect of your role.
• You can adapt to and drive change with enthusiasm.

Interview Process:

At Grön we go through the same interview steps for allProduction Leads candidates to ensure equity in our hiring process. Our process is designed to learn as much about each candidate as possible as well as give candidates access to our team and hear what its like to work with us.

1. Call with Hiring Manager

Benefits& Compensation:

This position has a rate of $20/hour

• Medical dental & vision insurance
• 401kProgram
• PTO
• 8 Paid holidays
• Parental leave

Grön is committed to equal employment opportunity for all employees and providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. In accordance with applicable laws and regulations our company provides a fair and equal employment opportunity for all Team Members and candidates regardless of race color religion or belief national origin gender family or parental status pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity/expression age marital status disability or any other legally protected characteristic. We hire and promote individuals solely based on qualifications for the position to be filled and business needs. Grön will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. We encourage all applicants over the age of 21.

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