Kitchen Associate

Reporting to: Kitchen Manager, Laboratory Operations Manager, General Manager

Direct Reports: Packagers

Role Overview

The Kitchen Associate will be responsible for the high-volume manufacturing of cannabis edibles. Under the direction of the Kitchen Manager the Kitchen Associate will manufacture a number of infused products including chocolates, teas, gummies, mints and baked goods in a large-scale state-of-the-art food manufacturing facility. This position comes with a competitive salary and benefits with tremendous room for growth.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or formal culinary education preferred
• At least three years of kitchen experience required
• Food manufacturing experience required
• Experience operating and maintaining kitchen machinery
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Startup experience preferred

Responsibilities (Include, but not limited to):

• Manufacture high volume of medical grade cannabis infused edibles
• Track inventory, ordering, scheduling and forecasting.
• Maintain a clean, safe and efficient kitchen environment adhering to state compliance regulations and internal SOPs
• Maintain quality control of entire manufacturing pipeline of all products and develop and adapt SOPs as necessary
• Troubleshoot equipment failures and oversee equipment maintenance
• Source ingredients and assist kitchen manager in relationships with vendors

Culture and Work Environment

At Holistic Industries, our mission is to provide patients with the highest quality, safest cannabis medicine possible. Our medicine is designed to alleviate the symptoms of numerous medical conditions. As our name suggests, we care for the whole person, taking into consideration mental and social factors along with the physical symptoms of a disease or illness. This means our company develops and offers a wide range of proprietary strains that increase desired cannabinoids such as cannabidiol (CBD), with its low psychoactivity and lack of other side effects. These high CBD strains have become our foundation for creating safe medication for patients in need.

Founded in 2014, Holistic Industries was the first cultivation center to open in Washington D.C. and the first to bring CBD to market. Today we own and operate a total of 13 medical cannabis facilities in 5 states and the District of Columbia – and we are growing. Holistic facilities include cultivation centers, where we grow the highest quality, safest medical cannabis available; processing centers, where we develop and package medical cannabis products; and dispensaries, where we ensure our customers have the treatments they need.

We are looking to expand our team, which comprises the nation’s most knowledgeable experts in cultivation and medical dispensing, along with professionals who are top of their fields in medical professions, security, agriculture, real estate, and the legal distribution of other highly controlled substances. Our leadership includes public servants, thought leaders, investors, and representatives of one of the most established agricultural companies in Maryland.

Holistic Industries offers benefits that reflect our commitment we have to our employees.

-Competitive Compensation

-Comprehensive health insurance

-Paid vacation and holidays

Please note, a background check is a requirement for employment.

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

• Cooking: 2 years