Manager, Packaging

Manager, Packaging

Verano Holdings Corp., one of the U.S. cannabis industry's leading companies based on historical revenue, geographic scope and brand performance, is a vertically integrated, multi-state operator embracing a mission of saying Yes to plant progress and the bold exploration of cannabis. Verano offers a superior cannabis shopping experience in medical and adult use markets under the Zen Leaf™ and MÜV™ dispensary banners and produces a comprehensive suite of high-quality, regulated cannabis products sold under its diverse portfolio of trusted consumer brands including Verano™, MÜV™, Savvy™, BITS™, Encore™, and Avexia™.

Verano's active operations span 13 U.S. states, comprised of 15 Cultivation and production facilities with over 1,000,000 square feet of cultivation capacity.

Job Summary:

The Packaging Manager is responsible for overseeing the packaging department in assembling, packaging, and preparing our products for delivery to licensed dispensaries.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee the operational management and business activities of the packaging department in their assigned facility.
• Motivate production team by providing encouragement, being a servant leader, and giving constructive feedback.
• Provide coaching, guidance, and development opportunities to Assistant Managers and Leads.
• Inspect and ensure all packaging equipment is in good operating order.
• Responsible for driving the packaging department to achieve and surpass goals and objectives, that will maximize output and minimize cost resulting in higher profitability.
• Direct and implement SOPs, methods, policies, objectives to advance their department, and ensure continuing operations to increase productivity and guarantee regulatory compliance.
• Verifying batch numbers to make sure they are correctly labeled by strain, not damaged, or contaminated prior to leaving the packaging area.
• Make certain all cannabis waste is properly destroyed.
• Recommend packaging methods and/or improvements based on company needs and resource capabilities.
• Ensure quality, safety, GMPs and ISO standards are followed.
• Make sure all barcoded inventory is accurately documented in our track and trace systems.
• Guide and direct packaging staff to ensure productivity and product quality are appropriately maintained.
• Ensure that all QC/QA protocols are being followed and maintained.
• Follow and enforce all rules and regulations for packaging, health and safety, and additional requirements set by the State and municipality in which we operate.
• Restock supplies as needed throughout the shift.
• Ensure that production schedules are met within specified deadlines.
• Interview, hire, and train personnel.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required.
• 3+ year experience working in a high-volume packaging facility or within a commercial cannabis facility.
• 2+ year previous management/supervisory experience in a regulated field that adheres to health and safety policies and procedures required.
• Understands and is comfortable operating within six sigma and continuous improvement processes.
• Strategic visionary with sound technical skills, analytical ability, good judgment, initiative, attention to detail, drive for change, getting organizational support, building ownership and commitment, making though decisions and developing others.
• High attention to detail and is goal driven.
• Consistently goes above and beyond to ensure business needs are met.
• Ability to positively motivate and support teammates.
• Must be 21 years of age or older, and able to successfully register with the state's cannabis commission as an agent.
• Must be able to comply with all laws, regulations, and policies associated with the industry.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ year(s) of management/supervisory experience preferred.
• Operations or performance improvement skill sets preferred.
• Previous experience in food production and manufacturing.

Physical and Mental Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to remain in a stationary position, move and/or position oneself, communicate, operate and/or prepare, place, position…