Job Description
We are seeking a Mill/Drying Room Operator to help run our milling and drying room operations to produce medical cannabis oils and other liquid formulations at our cultivation and processing center. The Mill/Drying Room Operator will work closely with our cultivators and processing staff to schedule and process material as need to meet production demands. They will report to the Processing / Packaging Manager
The Mill/Drying Room Operator will be responsible for safely and effectively process postharvest cannabis in preparation for materials that go directly into high quality, food safe medical cannabis oils and liquids for ingestion, inhalation, or topical application by registered patients. Responsibilities include:
Carrying out all procedures and performing all duties in an efficient manner that also complies with, industry regulations, OSHA regulations, PharmaCann SOP’s and all applicable procedures.
Be willing and able to be cross-trained on and working alongside the remainder of PharmaCann’s team with the harvest, drying, trimming, weighing, processing, filling, packaging and any other tasks associated with PharmaCann’s broad medical cannabis product line as needed.
Ensuring compliance and accuracy involving all product tracking, product security, and product movement procedures.
Following appropriate control measures to prevent mixing of dissimilar production components while following Good Manufacturing Practices.
Performing in-process and post-process quality assurance testing and conducting visual inspections to ensure all product meets or exceed PharmaCann’s specifications and patients’ expectations. Such quality assurance work shall include but not be limited to:
Recording and monitoring process conditions to ensure compliance to standard operating procedures.
Proper weighing, data recording, and batch tracking throughout PharmaCann’s process.
Monitoring and managing processing equipment supplies and inventory.
Monitoring/Maintenance of HVAC systems that control drying operations, including dry steam applications.
Knowledge of material size reduction equipment.
Experience operating/maintaining high powered electric driven machinery.
Processing of cannabis inflorescence in preparation of extraction.
Ability to perform Loss on Drying.
Perform daily Balance checks and calibrations, and confidently calculate Tare-Weight Gross-Weight.
Be willing and able to train future new team members as necessary. Qualifications
Education: High School Diploma or G.E.D minimum.
Age: State law requires that applicants be 21 years old and over.
Experience: The ideal candidate will have at least one to three years of applicable medical cannabis or related production experience with a focus on ensuring product safety, patient safety and satisfaction, and high product quality.
Physical Requirements: Include standing, bending, and lifting up to 50 pounds, carrying product totes, pushing carts, moving and making adjustments to process equipment while occasionally wearing Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR).
Competencies/Additional Requirements include:
Attention to detail
Effective communication skills
Strong work ethic
Team Player
Willingness to learn and improve each operation.
Ability to perform repetitive tasks for long periods of time (i.e., trimming plants in a warm and humid environment, weighing product and regular inventory).
Availability to work occasional weekends and holidays
Ability to utilize digital inventory control systems.
Additional Information
It is the policy of PharmaCann to afford equal opportunity in all phases of employment without regard to an individual's age, race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic tests and information, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.