Lab Assistant

Position Title: Lab Assistant

Position Type: Entry Level

Reports to: Lab Manager

Location: Enlighten Production Facility

Standard shift hours: 8am-4pm, Monday-Friday

Who We Are

Enlighten Extracts is looking to add a new Lab Assistant to its large and welcoming crew!

We are a vertically integrated cannabis company with retail, cultivation, and manufacturing licenses. We are a family-owned business that values teamwork and education and we bring qualified candidates onto our team that align with the same values!

Across both our garden and our manufacturing labs, all located in one facility, we are a collaborative team who strive to make the best quality cannabis product available for consumers across the state of Alaska. Our aim is to ensure that everything we produce is made with the utmost care and attention, and that every customer has the best experience possible.

Enlighten Extracts manufacturing department is a bustling hive of activity, with new product development happening regularly, as well as the demands of busy production cycles happening simultaneously. The team's greatest strength is communication, collective problem-solving, and a willingness to help one another succeed with any and all tasks. This type of attitude towards work is essential to our continued success, as well as yours.

Growing something great takes the dedication and focus of all of us!

Wanna join us?

Position Description

Roles and Responsibilities:

Perform extraction material prep via:

• Grinding plant material
• Loading extraction columns
• Cleaning out extracted cannabis material

Assist and train on material extraction using multiple solvent based extraction equipment

Assist and train on fresh frozen plant material extraction via ice and water method, utilizing the following equipment and processes:

• Transporting RO water to the solventless lab.
• Heavy manual agitation (i.e. - whipping) of flower material in 20-gallon tank
• Operate Harvest Right Freeze Dryer for material preparation.
• Operate Dab press Driptech Rosin Press

Assist and train onpost-processing tasks including, but not limited to:

• Winterization
• Color remediation
• Decarbing
• Terpene distillation
• Cannabinoid distillation
• Rotovaping
• Vacuum filtration
• Solvent purging
• Compound Recrystallization

Assist with harvest and trim plants for fresh frozen extraction material, as well as record waste and yield data in the collective ShareDrive

Cleaning lab Glassware

Assist on lab equipment maintenance

Assist with any production work such as but not limited to:

• Packaging
• Labeling
• Cart filling

The Lab Assistant will work on the schedule of the facility during the course of onboarding and training (8am-4pm, M-F), but will be allowed flexibility in scheduling after the completion of the 90-day probation period, as long as production needs continue to be met.

On-the job training of specialized equipment and processes is provided during the onboarding.

Existing knowledge of cannabis products and how they are consumed/created is preferred, but not required to succeed. Additional knowledge bases of value can include such things as: market information related to our local vendors, cannabis culture trends, and the regulatory information around Alaska's cannabis laws.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Additional scientific background preferred.
• Experience in production lines, print shops, warehouses, manufacturing facilities, or logistics is preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of Alaska's cannabis products, brands, cultivation/extraction methods, safe consumption practices, and a general familiarity with cannabis culture.
• A valid marijuana handler's permit for the State of Alaska.
• Familiarity with mechanical equipment, extraction equipment, printing and packaging concepts, basic spreadsheet tasks, and organization skills.
• Excellent analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication skills.
• Exceptional organizational skills.
• Exceptional standard of cleanliness.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.00 - $24.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Paid time off
• Parental leave

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Please explain your previous experience that is relevant to this role.
• In your own words, describe teamwork and how it relates to the workspace. What does it mean to be an excellent teammate?
• What interests you about the cannabis industry?

Experience:

• Production: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)
• Marijuana Handler's Permit (Required)
• Food Handler Certification from the Anchorage Municipality (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $19 - $24