Cannabis Production Lead — Lab Ops & QA

Jungle Boys Florida; Ocala (FL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jungle Boys Florida is seeking a Production Manager to oversee production timelines, workflow, and daily operations across Lab Departments, Edibles Kitchen, and Lab Packaging teams. This role directly supervises Lab Department Leaders and teams, coordinating with Facility Planning to meet monthly/quarterly goals while upholding Jungle Boys culture and brand standards.

Preferred candidates have 3–5 years of management in manufacturing or cannabis, with strong Excel/Microsoft Suite skills,

Qualifications

• Experience in inventory tracking software in a cannabis, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, or related field.
• Proficiency in data entry and mathematical calculations.
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) standard operating procedures, checklists, and protocols.

Responsibilities

• Oversee production timelines, workflow, and daily operations across Lab Departments; ensure goals, quality, and compliance are met.
• Direct oversight of Lab Department Managers; train, coach, and develop future leaders; communicate staffing needs to leadership.
• Partner with Facility Planning Managers to develop product workflows to meet oil projections, yields, and KPIs.
• Maintain cadence with Lab Teams to deliver new product SKUs weekly; support R&D and master SKU creation.
• Manage staffing, materials, equipment, WIP, packaging supplies, and daily/weekly requirements.
• Identify process improvements to boost productivity, efficiency, and accountability while maintaining quality and compliance.
• Oversee finished goods flow through Lab Pack to prevent bottlenecks and hand off to Inventory/Distribution with all information.
• Direct oversight of Quality Control for Lab departments including labeling, batch verification, storage, testing prep, and distribution readiness.
• Monitor inventory accuracy and seed-to-sale data entries for Lab materials and packaging; ensure cycle counts.
• Collaborate with Inventory, Planning, Packaging, and Home Office for workflow accuracy and procurement needs.
• Oversee equipment maintenance across Lab Departments; escalate issues to facility leadership.
• Ensure SOPs, safety, GMP, PPE, and cross-contamination protocols are followed; maintain safety in extraction labs.
• Foster a positive, collaborative environment focused on accuracy, quality, safety, and compliance.
• Communicate across departments with Inventory, Planning, Packaging, Leadership, and Home Office.

Skills

Data entry

Mathematical calculations

Communication

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Suite

Job description

Jungle Boys Florida is seeking a Production Manager to oversee production timelines, workflow, and daily operations across Lab Departments, Edibles Kitchen, and Lab Packaging teams. This role directly supervises Lab Department Leaders and teams, coordinating with Facility Planning to meet monthly/quarterly goals while upholding Jungle Boys culture and brand standards.

Preferred candidates have 3–5 years of management in manufacturing or cannabis, with strong Excel/Microsoft Suite skills,