Extraction Supervisor

Base Pay Range

$50,000.00/yr - $60,000.00/yr

The Extraction Supervisor is responsible for orchestrating the day‑to‑day and hour‑by‑hour operations of the extraction lab, ensuring that people, equipment, materials, and schedules are continuously aligned to meet production, quality, and safety targets. This role oversees simultaneous extraction operations and functions as the operational execution owner on the lab floor, translating production plans into real‑time action while adapting to changing conditions such as equipment availability, staffing levels, inventory constraints, upstream/downstream bottlenecks, and compliance requirements.

The Supervisor is accountable for maintaining safe, compliant, and efficient extraction operations while enforcing SOP discipline, developing technicians, and ensuring consistent output of high‑quality cannabis products.

• Orchestrate, execute, and manage hour‑by‑hour extraction operations, dynamically assigning labor, sequencing runs, and adjusting priorities to maintain throughput and minimize downtime.
• Supervise simultaneous extraction and refinement processes, balancing shared resources including labor, biomass, post‑extraction processing systems, and solvent handling infrastructure.
• Execute daily production plans by coordinating extraction, recovery, post‑processing, distillation, formulation, and hand‑offs to other downstream operations.
• Serve as the primary on‑floor decision‑maker during active production, resolving issues related to equipment performance, material flow, staffing gaps, and process deviations in real time.
• Maintain continuous situational awareness of active extraction systems and intervene immediately when conditions deviate from safe, compliant, or planned operating states.
• Own real‑time safety oversight during extraction operations, including response to LEL alarms, abnormal pressures, solvent odors, equipment faults, near‑misses, and unsafe conditions.
• Make immediate decisions to pause, adjust, or safely shut down operations as required to protect personnel, equipment, and compliance.
• Conduct shift readiness checks prior to initiating production, including verification of staffing, material staging, equipment status, safety systems, and current SOP availability.
• Ensure clean, compliant, and well‑documented end‑of‑shift hand‑offs to maintain continuity across shifts.
• Lead, direct, and supervise extraction technicians, providing real‑time coaching, task direction, and corrective feedback to ensure SOP adherence and performance expectations are met.
• Train, mentor, and develop technicians on extraction techniques, equipment operation, safety protocols, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure accurate completion of batch records, logbooks, solvent usage tracking, and electronic compliance systems.
• Serve as first‑line owner of deviations, nonconformances, and corrective actions occurring during extraction, ensuring timely documentation and escalation.
• Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant data entry in Metrc, including package creation, package adjustments, conversions, transfers, and waste associated with extraction and post‑extraction activities.
• Verify that all physical material movements in the lab are reflected accurately in METRC and internal tracking systems in real time.
• Identify, correct, and upscale METRC discrepancies related to weights, packages, or statuses before they become audit findings.

• Manage and forecast ingredient, terpene, solvent, and consumable inventory including filters, media, gaskets, PPE, and laboratory supplies to support uninterrupted production.
• Coordinate ordering, receiving, staging, and reconciliation of materials in alignment with short‑term and weekly production plans.
• Monitor work‑in‑process, solvent usage, and inventory levels to prevent shortages, overstocking, or compliance risks.
• Identify early indicators of equipment wear or failure and initiate maintenance requests proactively.
• Coordinate with maintenance and engineering teams during live production to minimize downtime and operational risk.
• Support implementation of new equipment, process improvements, and…