Harvest Production Lead - GMP & Quality Champion

Green Thumb Industries (GTI); West Haven (CT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Thumb Industries leads a production team focused on creating high‑quality cannabis products for patients and consumers. The role emphasizes safety, GMP compliance and continuous improvement to maintain clean, efficient production environments.

You will train staff on 5S practices, lead daily meetings, and drive production goals while mentoring team members and upholding safety standards. This role supports a world class culture and requires collaboration across shifts.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or certifications preferred.
• At least two years in manufacturing or agricultural environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Effective time-management and ability to multi-task.
• Able to work independently and in a team.
• Must comply with GMP requirements.

Responsibilities

• Perform department safety audits and hazard assessments.
• Trains employees on 5S requirements.
• Ensure all employees have received department specific training.
• Participate in investigating safety incidents and implementation of follow-up actions.
• Report and expand safety concerns.
• Ensure compliance with area safety requirements and PPE compliance.
• Communicate production goals and maintain tracking of performance.
• Complete KPIs, record keeping and other performance metrics.
• Direct labor to achieve daily goals and efficiency targets.
• Training of new employees.
• Lead daily communication meetings, including action item tracking.
• Mentor, train and develop strong team members; provide coaching.
• Direct the team to complete daily, weekly, monthly and annual production goals.
• Elevate employee issues regarding performance to direct manager and HR.
• Create a positive working environment.
• Identify and execute continuous improvement projects.
• Partner with manager to elevate performance standards.

Skills

Team leadership

Safety auditing

Training

5S knowledge

Quality & GMP compliance

Problem solving

Education

Associates degree or certifications

Tools

Microsoft Office Applications

Job description

Green Thumb Industries leads a production team focused on creating high‑quality cannabis products for patients and consumers. The role emphasizes safety, GMP compliance and continuous improvement to maintain clean, efficient production environments.

You will train staff on 5S practices, lead daily meetings, and drive production goals while mentoring team members and upholding safety standards. This role supports a world class culture and requires collaboration across shifts.