Picker and Packaging Technician

FL Consulting Group LLC is the Staffing Manager of Flora Craft Brands (www.floraarbor.com), an IL-licensed craft cannabis grower and infuser. Flora is a commercial cannabis cultivator and processor that blends process and technology together for a superior product. With over 100 years of combined experience in the cannabis industry, our team prides itself on creating exceptional offerings and developing personal relationships with Dispensaries around the state of Illinois. Flora is the exclusive licensee for Jim McMahon's Revenant brand, Napalm by Xzibit, TICAL by Method Man, Royal Tree by King Louie, and Khalfia Kush by Wiz Khalifa.

Position: Trimming and Packaging Specialist

Location: Elgin, IL

Job Type: Full-time

Overview: We are looking for a skilled Trimmer and Packaging Specialist to join our dynamic team in the cannabis industry. The successful candidate will be responsible for creating and packaging high-quality cannabis products, including prerolls, cartridges, extracts, and edibles. This role involves handling material that can be both very hot or very cold and requires precision, attention to detail, and a comprehensive understanding of cannabis product formulation.

Although we are looking for legal experience, we are open to training people with culinary backgrounds and people who have worked at restaurants, fast food, etc. that understand the importance of detail and speed.

Responsibilities:

• Trimming and bucking cannabis plants
• Formulate high-quality prerolls, ensuring consistent size, density, and potency.
• Formulate cannabis cartridges, focusing on flavor, potency, and purity.
• Process and handle extract materials, applying best practices to maintain integrity and quality.
• Processing extracts into further consistencies and formulating by strict standards to ensure a high-quality product is always met.
• Create edibles with precise dosing and flavor profiles, ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
• Ensuring a GMP compliant cleanliness and operating environment.
• Package cannabis flowers, prerolls, extracts, fill cartridges, and package edibles following strict compliance with state regulations and company standards.
• Inspect product quality during the packaging process to ensure no defective products are sent to market.
• Maintain a clean and organized work environment to comply with health and safety standards.
• Work closely with the production team to ensure packaging supplies are available and product output meets the scheduled timelines.
• Keep accurate records of inventory and production volumes to assist with supply chain and sales forecasts.
• Being cross trained to work on different processes throughout the building.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of cannabis strains, extracts, and the principles of dosing and blending.
• Previous experience in a cannabis environment preferred.
• Ability to work with high-temperature materials safely and efficiently.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Must be 21 years of age or older and comply with all state and federal regulations regarding cannabis handling and processing.
• Must be okay with no cellphone use on the production floors.
• Ability to understand basic scientific concepts with a strong will to learn.
• Proficiency in operating and maintaining various machines which will be determined during the testing phase prior to on-site employment.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.00 - $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

• Please provide Wage Requirements. No responses will not be contacted.
• No cell phones are allowed on the Manufacturing and Production Floor. Please confirm that you are comfortable with this requirement.
• We manufacture and package products. Are you able to do repetitive tasks and motions while being detailed oriented and focused on quality?
• Please detail Cannabis Trimming and Bucking Experience and make sure that it's on your resume.

Experience:

• cannabis trimming: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $15 - $18