What are the responsibilities and job description for the Packaging Specialist position at Verano Holdings, LLC?
Job Summary
The Packaging Specialist provides on-site support assembling and packaging products manufactured within a cannabis cultivation facility. As a Packaging Specialist, you are responsible accurately weighing, packing, and labeling cannabis flower, infused edibles, and cannabis extracts for shipment to retail dispensaries. The Packaging Specialist is responsible for assembling and packaging products manufactured by the cultivation and processing facility.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Weigh, assemble, package, seal, and label products.
- Safely operate packaging equipment, such as flow wrap, labeling, and heat-sealing machines.
- Collect samples for QA as needed for quality testing.
- Transport completed products from the packaging workspace to the vault.
- Manage, document, and destroy cultivation waste.
- Monitor and maintain quality control measures in accordance with state and local laws.
- Adhere to company policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
- Maintain a clean and safe working environment within the facility and production areas.
- Immediately inform Packaging Manager of any system discrepancies.
- Document all activity using company’s track and trace system.
- Inspect finished goods and processed flower for irregularities (mold, defects, and imperfections) and inform management and QA.
- Work within company continuous improvement system and strive to increase productivity.
- Regularly clean and sanitize packaging equipment, tools, and work areas.
- Provide support to additional cultivation, harvest, and production teams as needed to achieve facility production goals.
- Perform other duties as assigned by management.
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Physical and Mental Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to remain in a stationary position, move and / or position oneself, communicate, operate and / or prepare, place, position objects, tools, or controls. The employee must occasionally move packages weighing up to 25 lb. Able to stand for 90% of the time. Comfortable with heights, occasionally ascends / descends a ladder to service the lights, filters, trellis netting and ceiling fans up to 25ft. Comfortable working atop and traversing scaffolding, when required. Comfortable with changing environment temperatures and humidity. Exposure to pollen, dust, dander, and other nature elements. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close observation and the ability to adjust focus. The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual, with or without reasonable accommodation, to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.
Working Environment
Work is performed in a warehouse environment. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.
