Quality Lab Technician III

Fluent is a vertically integrated cultivator, processor, formulator, and retailer of Premium Cannabis Products currently operating in Florida, Pennsylvania, and Texas as Fluent Cannabis. Our purpose is to compassionately provide patients access to the highest level of medical cannabis in an unrivaled, professional healthcare environment with outstanding customer service. Patient care always comes first at Fluent, and our standards, practices, and performance is unmatched.

We are looking for leaders who want to work alongside great talent and create positive work experience for their team. We are focused on continuous improvements, which creates development opportunities, engaged feedback, and increased contributions towards our goals as a leader in the medical cannabis industry.

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The purpose of this position is to ensure successful Quality Lab operations at the Tampa, FL facility. Manage operations and staff in the testing laboratory to ensure efficient operation and maintenance of the test laboratory. Plan, organize and control workflow to accomplish all lab functions in a safe and efficient manner. Ensure timely completion and communication of test results. Work cross functionally with manufacturing lab to ensure highest quality products.

This position will play a key role in developing, implementing, and upgrading quality lab policies and standard operating procedures, as well as compliance, development, and implementation of GMP prerequisite programs. This position will also ensure compliance with all operating procedures, product inventory, as well as applicable federal, state, county, and municipal laws, ordinances, and regulations in both quality and manufacturing labs.

Hours 7:30AM-4:30PM (tentative)

Shift – Monday-Friday, follow up on Saturday and Sunday via call and text.

• Support, plan, manage and execute the daily, short term and long-term activities, and goals associated with chemistry and microbiology labs and product testing programs within the Quality Control team to support the manufacturing of cannabis products.
• Conduct quality verifications of all lab extraction, formulation, and internal testing processes to ensure product and process specifications are met and GMP compliant.
• Ensure that all necessary testing is carried out and the associated records evaluated, verified, and retained.
• Ensure that information in Bio Track is up to date and accurate.
• Conduct internal audit on daily basis to ensure GMP and DOH requirements are met.
• Conduct verification of monthly, quarterly, and end of year lab inventory.
• Ensure that non-conformities, out of specifications/trends are investigated and closed in a timely manner.
• Participate in the creation/review of procedures, work instructions, methods and other Quality Documents that are required. Provide support and training by ensuring a transfer of knowledge.
• Ensure that Quality Control activities are properly set and followed.
• Ensure implementation of good laboratories practices.
• Partner with management to lead quality initiatives that develop and maintain a high performing, scalable, and compliant quality system.
• Lead team to develop and implement control plans and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) for laboratory processes to the identification, evaluation, and control of food safety hazards.
• Publish monthly metrics focused on lab progress.
• Undertake any other tasks as assigned, demonstrating flexibility and a commitment to the laboratory's success.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Science, Chemistry, Microbiology, or related fields
• Must have three to five years in manufacturing test/quality assurance lab environment within a regulated environment.
• Experience in leading/implementing a strong Lab safety culture.
• A working knowledge of quality and food safety systems (e.g., GLP, cGMP, HACCP, Sanitation, Maintenance, Calibration)
• Previous experience within a cannabis testing lab highly preferred
• Ability to use a variety of lab equipment and instruments including incubators, scales/balances, pipettes, and chromatography.
• Knowledge of lab safety/training requirements.
• Ability to handle the physical requirements of the position.

• Possess strong technical skills in laboratory analysis and quality management / improvement by comprehensive tools and creative mindset.
• Experience leading/implementing a strong Lab Safety Culture
• Proficient with Laboratory Information Management Systems, Microsoft Office, and  software.
• Strong background in Root Cause Analysis, Problem Solving, Preventive Actions (ability to anticipate problems, use of 8D, Fault Tree Analysis, 5 Why, etc.)
• Experience in Bio Track software.
• Strong communication skills: both written and verbal.
• High level of attention to detail with strong organizational skills
• Comfortability making decisions in a changing environment.
• Creating and reporting quality data
• Must be a multitasker, with the ability to work on several requests…