Packaging & Processing Department Head

The shift for this role is Monday - Friday from 8:00am - 4:30pm

Medical and recreational cannabis grower on the East Coast. Our mission is simple: grow the highest-quality weed at prices everyone can afford.

We're looking for passionate people to join us in our mission to democratize cannabis-or as we like to say, to "Weed the People."

With a dialed-in grow operation and a bold new brand refresh, we're ready to dominate the MD/DC market - and have a little fun while we're at it.

Our Packaging & Processing Department Head is primarily responsible for overseeing production execution while maintaining MCA compliance and District Cannabis standards in all tasks associated to harvesting, bucking, curing, trimming, packaging as well as inventory control and outbound delivery.

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Maintain safety standards to ensure safe operations in all associated areas.
• Maintain MCA compliance and District Cannabis production standards.
• Collaborate in building a well-developed, high-performing, and cohesive team.
• Encourage a healthy work environment.
• Assist in training team members on a reoccurring basis to ensure company standards are communicated clearly.
• Complete scheduling on a weekly basis utilizing District Cannabis production calendar.
• Motivate staff to ensure production goals are met.
• Monitor team's quality, efficiency, consistency, output, and performance and report on individual progress.
• Ensure coverage in all associated departments to ensure production goals are achievable.
• Place materials orders in a timely manner to ensure teams have adequate supplies.
• Ensure work orders for damaged equipment are placed in a timely manner.
• Complete monthly audits on all production, cleaning, and maintenance logs.
• Report problems, accidents, unsafe conditions, or equipment trouble to management.

• Harvest & Post-Harvest:
  Oversee harvest, bucking, drying, and curing to ensure the team is following the SOPs, including monitoring environmental conditions (temperature, humidity) in dry and cure rooms.
• Trimming & Packaging:
  Ensure product meets quality specifications, weights are accurate, and packaging and labeling meet MCA requirements (potency, warnings, batch and lot numbers, child-resistant packaging).
• Inventory Control:
  Maintain accurate inventory in METRC (Maryland's seed-to-sale tracking system), including tagging, package creation, weight reconciliation, and regular inventory counts.
• Outbound Delivery:
  Oversee transport manifests, chain of custody, and order accuracy for shipments to distribution center.
• Waste & Destruction:
  Ensure cannabis waste is handled, recorded, and destroyed according to regulations and company SOPs.
• Testing Coordination:
  Coordinate sample collection for third-party lab testing and confirm product isn't released before passing results and a Certificate of Analysis (COA) is completed.
• Sanitation & Quality:
  Enforce sanitation, GMP-style practices, and contamination prevention.
• Continuous improvement:
  Identify process improvements and cost savings opportunities.

• Collaborate effectively with the Human Resources Department and appropriate partners to implement and manage the company's policies and procedures.
• Partner with the Human Resources Department to monitor staff performance, provide timely feedback, along with development goals, assign accountabilities, set objectives, establish priorities, and conduct annual performance evaluations.
• Retain and develop top performers by understanding individual's motivations and providing actionable feedback.
• Addresses low performance quickly, compassionately, and…