Cannabis Packaging Lead — Quality & Throughput

Story Companies; Hancock (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO + 8 holidays per year

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401k retirement plan

Disability insurance (short & long)

Job summary

Story Cannabis is seeking a Packaging Manager to lead the packaging department, ensuring accurate, compliant, and efficient operations across multiple cannabis products in Maryland. The role focuses on SOPs, quality control, and cross-functional coordination with production and QA teams.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of manufacturing leadership experience, strong packaging expertise, and knowledge of METRC or similar compliance systems.

Qualifications

• Minimum High School or GED; bachelor’s preferred
• 5+ years of management experience in manufacturing/production, cannabis preferred
• Knowledge of inventory control, production operations, packaging, order management and performance metrics

Responsibilities

• Manage packaging department staff, training, scheduling, and performance development.
• Oversee daily packaging operations for accuracy, quality, and throughput targets.
• Create, update, and enforce SOPs for packaging processes and safety.
• Maintain labeling, weighing, sealing, and packaging procedures for cannabis goods.
• Coordinate with QA to implement quality control standards and corrective actions.
• Align packaging schedules with production needs and deadlines.
• Track packaging performance metrics and identify bottlenecks for improvements.
• Oversee maintenance and repairs of packaging equipment with facilities teams.
• Ensure compliance with state regulations including labeling and batch tracking.
• Monitor inventory levels of packaging materials and coordinate reorders.
• Maintain accurate records of packaged quantities, batch logs, and compliance docs.
• Foster a safe, positive, and team-focused work environment.

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing management

Packaging operations

METRC knowledge

Problem solving

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in operations

Tools

METRC

Spreadsheet software

Tracking systems

Job description

Story Cannabis is seeking a Packaging Manager to lead the packaging department, ensuring accurate, compliant, and efficient operations across multiple cannabis products in Maryland. The role focuses on SOPs, quality control, and cross-functional coordination with production and QA teams.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of manufacturing leadership experience, strong packaging expertise, and knowledge of METRC or similar compliance systems.