Production Specialist Cannabis Confection Kitchen

Production Specialist - Groundworks Industries

Full-Time On Site (Monday through Friday)

Groundworks Industries is home to a collection of brands that seek to provide knowledgeable and artful experiences that set new standards for the purchase and experience of cannabis. We are looking for folks who are passionate about cannabis manufacturing and want to help us move the dial forward on building an inclusive and professional cannabis culture.

Currently we are recruiting for a Production Specialist to work in our commercial cannabis confectionary kitchen.

The Production Specialist ensures that all product is manufactured in accordance with standard operating procedures and ensures that all products meet the companys quality standards while maintaining efficiency accuracy and compliance while in timely communication with production team members.

A day in the life for this position may include responsibilities like:

• Making cannabis edible confections and topical products.
• The production specialist will manage candy cooks deposit product into molds pop product out of molds temper chocolate mix and bake cookies as well as other products.
• They will support packaging and inventory management efforts with task ranging from stickering to boxing and counting
• Partnering with a team of cannabis confection professionals to compete the production plan by following scheduling and assignments accomplishing work tasks and following established priorities
• Following all written work instruction including but not limited to product recipes and formulas Standard Operating Procedures checklists and other instructions as needed
• Assisting in maintaining the inventory of raw ingredients work in process and finished product
• Cleaning the production space at the end of each day

Compensation and Benefits

In addition to your base wage we also offer a great benefits package to round out employee total compensation!

Full-time team members are eligible for partially employer-sponsored Medical/Vision Insurance as well as voluntary dental insurance.

Additionally the company offers complimentary life insurance for all full-time team members.

Full-time team members also receive Paid Time Off Sick Time Paid Holidays and a generous employee discount at all our locations!

Qualifications

An excellent candidate for this position will have:

• Experience in fast paced food manufacturing settings
• Ability to consistently do repetitive tasks
• Solid problem-solving skills
• Ability to effectively manage a large volume of detail-oriented tasks
• Demonstrated ability to give and receive constructive feedback in an efficient meaningful and timely manner
• Basic knowledge of food science
• Understanding of inventory management systems

The experience we often see correlated with success in this role is:

• 1-2 years minimum experience work in a commercial kitchen environment or in food manufacturing using a variety of equipment such as kettles depositors and scales
• Cannabis industry or traditional confectionary experience
• Food manufacturing experience
• Familiarity with cannabis tracking systems and various operational technology platforms

The important requirements for this role include:

• All cannabis industry employees must be age 21 or older and hold or obtain a valid OLCC Marijuana Handlers permit
• Candidates must have an up-to-date Food Handlers Card

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand walk sit and kneel daily in a variety of production environments that include concrete or other hard-surface floors and in some instances staircases
• Ability to push pull and carry up to 50 pounds multiple times daily
• Ability to maintain focus and memory in environments with distractions such as heavy foot traffic background noise due to public conversations and the gathering of people etc.
• Ability to work in occasionally hot or cold environments

EEO Statement

Groundworks Industries and our family of brands are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are rooted in business needs role requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race color religion national origin ancestry citizenship status age mental or physical disability sex marital status veteran status sexual orientation gender identity genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local laws.

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