Our client is looking for a Tissue Culture Manager who has hands-on position to support micro-propagation of cannabis plants. The role will manage the Tissue Culture Lab processes and all its employees. This position will also be involved with learning the current processes, cross training existing team members where needed, and assisting in building a team to address large scale tissue culture demands for production and quality. This position is located in Reno, NV.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Supervisory tasks such as writing and giving performance reviews for the team, setting individual and team goals and expectations, providing support for the team to learn and grow, monitoring of routine production activities, and providing gap analysis and resource planning
- Performing large scale tissue culture activities to support multiple production areas
- Ensures that all work areas are kept clean and organized
- Assisting with planning and troubleshooting as needed
- Updating tissue culture and other databases with samples and results
- Drafting, editing and following SOP’s and batch records
- Work in conjunction with Cultivation Manager on production scheduling and crop cycles
- This position manages all hourly employees of the department and is responsible for the performance management and hiring of the employees within that department in partnership with The Human Resources Department.
Competencies
- Business Acumen.
- Communication Proficiency.
- Customer/Client Focus.
- Organizational Skills.
- Problem Solving/Analysis.
- Results Driven.
- Technical Capacity.
- Punctuality
- Positive attitude all the time
- Open minded, team player
- Independent, decisive and ability to work in a cross functional team
- Ability to work with computer programs such as MS Word, Excel etc.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position, and hours of work and days are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand. (Subject to change)
Required Education and Experience
- Must be at least 21 years of age
- Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) or Master Degree (M.Sc.) in Tissue Culture or related field
- 4 years or more of previous experience with plant based cell culture techniques
- Previous experience working in an ISO, QSR, or cGMP compliant environment
- Experience and confidence in working in an aseptic laboratory setting
- Previous supervisory experience
- Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
- Effective time-management skills and ability to multitask.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing, and challenging environment
- Minimal travel is expected for this position.
Job Type: Full-time
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