Summary

Production Manager will be responsible for manufacturing of PLUS Products in a safe, efficient, and quality-fashion manner. Responsible for supervising, managing, and mentoring staff, as well as organizing and monitoring workflow across the production floor.    

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ensure manufacturing personnel follow all safety, quality and GMP protocols
• Complete production plan by creating work orders, scheduling, and assigning personnel; accomplishing work results; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules; resolving problems; reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries.
• Accomplishes manufacturing staff results of all shifts by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
• Maintains and motivates staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees, developing personal growth opportunities for the employees.
• Ensures that all processes and documentation adhere to the documented SOPs
• Define, implement, and improve plant audit and sanitation program and daily/monthly metrics tracking and devises necessary corrective and preventative actions.
• Gain a working knowledge of DCC and CDPH regulations for cannabis manufacturers to ensure the plant remains compliant.
• Optimizes the workflow processes by monitoring steps of the process; setting processing variables; observing control points and equipment; monitoring personnel and resources; studying methods; implementing cost reductions; developing reporting procedures and systems; facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points; initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments.
• Leads manufacturing team and other areas to develop projects to continuously improve processes performance based on KPIs data and cost reduction needs.
• Creates and revises systems and procedures by analyzing operating practices, record-keeping systems, forms of control, and budgetary and personnel requirements.
• Maintains a safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources, maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Performs work in quality fashion.
• Resolves personnel problems by analyzing data; investigating issues; identifying solutions; recommending action.
• Use required PPE per OSHA regulations ? Perform other duties as assigned

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.

• Attention to detail.
• Self-starter with strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to maintain a positive attitude.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize.
• Ability to work in a logical, systematic manner.
• Strong organization and time management skills.
• Ability to work efficiently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to create and follow schedules
• Ability to read technical manuals and drawings
• Organization skills and willingness to assume accountability for plant practices required

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Requires 2 years of related experience
• Experience in working in the cannabis industry, or alternatively, in a highly regulated CPG/F&B industry
• Experience with Cannabis related equipment
• Experience using hand and electrical tools

Travel

May be required to travel on occasion.

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 and holidays if needed

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 be able to lift, push, pull and/or move up to 15-50 pounds.

• 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.

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.

• Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.

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.