Extraction Lab Manager

High Minded Mt Pleasant

At Stash Ventures we aren't just your run-of-the mill cannabis company...

Our mission is to grow a successful vertically integrated cannabis company in the Midwest region with a vision to become one of the most knowledgeable and capable Midwest cannabis companies seeking to dominate the relatively new and hungry market. Through all our companies: High Minded, Timber Cannabis Co., and Cloud Cannabis Co., we strive to offer not only the opportunity to grow and learn, but to develop the best you that there is! At Stash Ventures, we live true to our core values to not only better ourselves, but better the communities we live in and do business in.

1. We Connect, Care, Be Authentic, Inspire, and Drive the Business

2. We are easy to do Business with and focus on Adaptability, Diversity, Inclusivity.

3. Our Focus is on Education, Diversity, and Inclusion - Both Employee and Customer

4. We offer consistent, reliable, efficient, honest, and high-standard work and products

5. We strive to give back to the communities where we live and work

POSITION PURPOSE

The Extraction Lab Manager will oversee all production, quality assurance, operations, training, safety awareness and personnel at their cannabis extraction facility

This job includes significant administrative and regulatory compliance duties to ensure our client complies with GMP standards

Most importantly, the Extraction Lab Manager will be a team-player and a respectful collaborator, always using their position to grow the company through the empowerment and development of others

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Operate and manage the high-throughput progression of product through winterization, filtration, and distillation of the resulting crude oil using thin film distillate systems, and finally isolation
• Interview, hire and train required extraction laboratory personnel in order to keep up with production requirements
• Consistently achieve quality end products with repeatability
• Create new and improved product formulations
• Ensuring regulatory compliance, including safety, environmental and document control requirements
• Ability to resolve any conflict respectfully and in a timely manner, addressing and resolving problems in order to create a culture of engagement and high-performance
• Ensuring equipment reliability throughout production process
• Supports the organization by ensuring operations efficiency by implementing and constantly improving cost reduction strategies
• Investigating all adverse events, errors and complaints; documenting investigations and determining the root cause
• Be able to achieve mutually agreed goals/KPI’s for the company.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• General & Administrative
• Previous Hydrocarbon extraction experience is required
• Highly skilled and experienced in botanical extractions including distillation, isolates, and crystallization
• Experienced in creating crude oil, distillate, resin and other related extraction products.
• Superior time management skills including the ability to manage multiple issues concurrently and the ability to lead an effective and efficient meeting
• Knowledge of management and organizational concepts, principles, and techniques with demonstrated professional assertiveness
• Experience complying with GMP standards
• Excellent critical thinking skills to be able to troubleshoot any issues with the processes and instrumentation
• Strong math and computer skills, including ability to create and interpret data

• Education, Experience, and Winning Attributes.

• Bachelor’s degree in related field is preferred or 2-5 years’ experience in the cannabis industry
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships
• Flexible, creative, and able to work in a non-structured developing work environment
• Written and Oral communicating
• Must possess a high level of integrity and work ethic, individual initiative, dependability, and flexibility in his/her schedule.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and to multi-task under tight deadlines.
• Must possess excellent leadership and organizational skills.
• Willingness to actively embrace and positively contribute to the company’s Five Promises.

• Physical Demands.

• Able to stand, walk, and bend up to 90% of the time.
• Able to lift 50 pounds

• Work Environment.
• Must be able and available to work nights and weekends as required.

#ENGHP

Location - High Minded Mt Pleasant