Packaging Lead

Summary

The Packaging Lead will be responsible for managing the end-to-end packaging process for our cannabis products, ensuring that all packaging meets company standards, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations. This role involves leading a team, optimizing packaging processes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive efficiency and quality.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to
perform the essential functions.

• Team Leadership: Supervise and train the packaging team, providing guidance and support to ensure optimal performance and adherence to best practices.
• Process Management: Oversee the daily operations of the packaging line, ensuring that products are packaged accurately, efficiently, and in compliance with industry regulations.
• Quality Control: Implement and maintain quality control measures to ensure that all packaged products meet company standards and regulatory requirements.
• Inventory Management: Monitor and manage packaging materials inventory, ensuring that stock levels are maintained and shortages are addressed proactively.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure that all packaging practices comply with federal, state, and local cannabis regulations, including proper labeling and documentation.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement strategies to enhance packaging efficiency, reduce waste, and improve overall product quality.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with production, logistics, and quality assurance teams to coordinate packaging schedules and resolve any issues that may arise.
• Reporting and Documentation: Maintain accurate records of packaging activities, including production reports, material usage, and compliance documentation.

Competencies:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential
duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge,
skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Experience:

• Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in packaging, with at least 1 year in a leadership role. Experience in the cannabis industry or with CPG products is highly preferred.

Knowledge:

• Strong understanding of packaging processes, materials, and regulatory requirements specific to the cannabis industry.

Skills:

• Excellent leadership and team management skills. Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.

Technical Proficiency:

• Familiarity with packaging machinery and technology, as well as proficiency in standard office software (e.g., Microsoft Office).

Education and/or Experience

•  High or GED required
•  Requires 1 year of related experience
• Experience in working in the cannabis industry, or alternatively, in a highly regulated CPG/F&B industry

Required:

• Must be 21 years old.
• Must be a self-starter with minimal supervision, able to work independently and in a team environment
• This position requires a 40-hour minimum work week
• Flexible availability for work hours.
• Willingness to work weekends.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is to have the ability to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell; reach grasp while climbing on a step stool and/or ladder. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

AAP/EEO Statement GH Group, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.