Trim Lead; Proper Brands

At Proper Brands, we’re building a community of passionate, genuine people to grow the legal cannabis market. Together, we hold ourselves to the highest standard of quality in everything we do—from people to product and everything in between.

MO (Proper Brands) - Trim Lead

Missouri — Rock Hill, St. Louis

Position:
Trim Lead

Department:
Post Harvest

Reports To:

Assistant Manager of Trim

Employment Type:

Non-Exempt (Hourly)

At Proper Brands, we’re building a community of passionate, genuine people to grow the legal cannabis market. Together, we hold ourselves to the highest standard of quality in everything we do—from people to product and everything in between.

40 hours at our Production facility in St.Louis, Missouri

The Trim Lead is responsible for overseeing and assisting with the efficient processing of material allocated for Trim. This role is primarily accountable for daily data collection, maintaining continuous production flow, and maintaining high quality while material is processed.

The Trim Lead works closely with the ASM of Trim to maintain production standards and serves as the primary point of oversight for trim technicians during the absence of the ASM. This role is expected to lead by example, consistently adhering to correct processes and expectations.

Direct reports: approximately 30 full-time Post Harvest Technicians, who are assigned to production areas on a rotating basis. This role provides operational direction and people management for the technicians assigned to their area at any given time.

This position is responsible for upholding Proper Brands’ mission, vision, goals, and objectives.

The following responsibilities are representative of the work performed in this role and are not intended to be an exhaustive list. Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Prepare materials for technicians to process by hand trim, buck, and buck/trim methods, averaging approximately 150 to 200 lbs daily
• Communicate and execute the type of processing required per batch, specifying any quality issues to identify and eliminate
• Follow production schedules and strive to achieve weekly and monthly performance targets
• Monitor hourly progress and communicate and record data regarding technician performance
• Accurately label bins, buckets, and bags for all batches
• Accurately record data in all required software platforms including Google Sheets and Excel
• Weigh, label, and prepare all material from the plant including trim, BLT, stems, and distillate, averaging over 345 lbs of material weekly
• Maintain careful attention to keep all material separated by cultivar
• Accurately record and properly dispose of waste data
• Possess the skills and knowledge to oversee the Trim area independently when the ASM is unavailable
• Efficiently and accurately sort trimmed large volumes of cannabis material
• Efficiently and accurately prepare material for testing by batching and recording accurate METRC IDs per batch
• Communicate with Supply Chain when testing batches are ready
• Assist with daily data collection including entering trimmer weights, time spent per batch, and additional relevant information
• Complete Trim and Bud Packaging Notes to maintain clear and consistent communication about specific batches

• Coach processes and enforce operational rules
• Work closely with leadership on critical facility tasks
• Coach and develop team members
• Respond to technician questions, concerns, and suggestions
• Collaborate with leadership to resolve team conflicts
• Motivate technicians to meet performance targets
• Run room setup and room closing
• Maintain stock levels…