Inventory Lead - 1st Shift

Savvyherb; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Savvyherb seeks an Inventory Lead to manage and audit inventory at our cannabis cultivation facility. This full-time, first-shift role on-site emphasizes tracking finished goods and raw materials, while supporting warehouse operations.

You will train new hires, coach teams, and ensure labeling accuracy, with strict adherence to state regulations. Requires 2 years in warehouse/manufacturing and 21+ age.

Qualifications

• Two years of warehouse or manufacturing experience.
• Experience in inventory management.
• Ability to perform regular system and physical inventory audits.
• Positive, team-oriented attitude with collaboration skills.
• Must be 21+ and able to register with the cannabis commission.

Responsibilities

• Aid Inventory Managers with new hire training.
• Provide coaching and development to Leads and Specialists.
• Track seed-to-sale of all products leaving the facility.
• Execute inventory controls to minimize holding and ensure accuracy.
• Support scheduled and random inventory audits.
• Monitor and maintain quality control per state/local laws.
• Ensure products are labeled and accounted for in the system.
• Document and update product information using the seed-to-sale system.
• Support cultivation, harvest, and production teams as needed.
• Adhere to SOPs and maintain a clean, safe work environment.
• Inform Inventory Manager of system discrepancies.

Skills

Inventory management

Audits

Team collaboration

New hire training

Coaching teammates

Education

High school diploma / GED

Tools

Seed-to-Sale system

Job description

• The Inventory Lead role is a full-time, first-shift position paying $17/hour, responsible for supporting warehouse operations in a cannabis cultivation facility by tracking and auditing finished goods and raw materials, and occasionally assisting other departments.
• Key duties include aiding new hire training, coaching team members, executing inventory controls, conducting audits, ensuring compliance with state regulations, maintaining product labeling accuracy, and supporting production teams.
• Minimum qualifications require at least 2 years of warehouse or manufacturing experience, inventory management experience, ability to perform audits, team collaboration skills, being 21+ years old, and compliance with cannabis industry regulations.
• The job involves physical demands such as standing most of the time, lifting packages up to 25 lbs, working at heights up to 25 feet, exposure to varying temperatures and allergens, and working in a moderate noise warehouse environment.

The Inventory Lead provides on-site support to the warehouse and storage areas within a cannabis cultivation facility. In addition, leads will be responsible for tracking and auditing finished goods and raw materials within the facility. You may be cross-trained and asked to occasionally support other departments to meet business needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Aid Inventory Managers with new hire training.
• Provide coaching, guidance, and development opportunities to Leads, and Specialists.
• Track seed to sale of all products as they leave the facility.
• Executes inventory control measures to ensure the company minimizes inventory holding, maximizes stock tracking system, and ensure entry accuracy.
• Support regularly scheduled and random inventory audits.
• Monitor and maintain quality control measures in accordance with state and local laws.
• Ensure any open audit issues are closed by showing evidence of required sustainment.
• Adhere to company policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment within the facility and storage areas.
• Immediately inform Inventory Manager of any system discrepancies.
• Ensure all products are correctly labeled and accounted for within the system.
• Document and update product information and labeling using company’s seed to sale system.
• Provide support to additional cultivation, harvest, and production teams as needed to achieve facility production goals.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Minimum Qualifications

• Two (2) year experience working in a warehouse or manufacturing facility.
• Previous experience in inventory management.
• Able to follow detailed instruction and capable of performing regular system and physical inventory audits.
• Positive attitude and works well with others in a team environment.
• Effective time management and multitasking skills.
• Must be 21 years of age or older and able to successfully register with the state’s cannabis commission as an agent.
• Must comply with all laws, regulations, and policies associated with the industry.

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent preferred.
• Previous experience in a regulated production facility (food, beverage, CPG, etc.) preferred.

Physical and Mental Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to remain in a stationary position, move and/or position oneself, communicate, operate and/or prepare, place, position objects, tools, or controls. The employee must occasionally move packages weighing up to 25 lb. Able to stand for 90% of the time. Comfortable with heights, occasionally ascends/descends a ladder to service the lights, filters, trellis netting and ceiling fans up to 25ft. Comfortable working atop and traversing scaffolding, when required. Comfortable with changing environment temperatures and humidity. Exposure to pollen, dust, dander, and other nature elements. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close observation and the ability to adjust focus. The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual, with or without reasonable accommodation, to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

Work is performed in a warehouse environment. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.

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