Lab Manager

District Cannabis LLC.; Hagerstown (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Employee Assistance Plan

Short-Term Disability

Life Insurance AD&D

401K

DCM Product/Merch Discounts

Paid Time Off

Competitive pay

Industry Discounts

Discretionary Bonus

Job summary

District Cannabis LLC. is seeking a Lab Manager to oversee cannabis lab production, extraction, distillation, post-processing, and third-party testing. You will supervise technicians, manage WIP, and ensure compliance with state and company standards.

You will coordinate safety trainings, maintain inventory, and work with leadership to schedule strains and products for a full SKU set while upholding high quality and safety in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Background check (Federal and State) required.
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in related fields; Science or Engineering preferred.
• Management experience required.
• General lab experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee lab production activities including extraction, distillation, post processing, and third-party testing.
• Monitor and guide extraction technicians and equipment maintenance.
• Schedule and oversee WIP, including vape cartridges, capsules, and syringes.
• Coordinate third-party testing sample pickups.
• Maintain lab inventory of solvents, tools, and consumables.
• Perform basic troubleshooting and preventive maintenance of lab equipment.
• Schedule strains for extraction and products for post-processing to ensure available SKUs.
• Ensure lab spaces and equipment remain clean and compliant.
• Conduct regular safety trainings and SOP/PPE checks.
• Maintain records within Metrc and participate in inspections as needed.
• Communicate progress to General Manager and leadership.

Skills

Management experience

General lab experience

Attention to detail

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in related fields; Science or Engineering preferred

Job description

Growing medical and recreational cannabis manufacturers on the East Coast. Our mission is simple: grow the highest-quality weed at prices everyone can afford.

We're looking for passionate people to join us in our mission to democratize cannabis-or as we like to say, to "Weed the People."

With a dialed-in grow operation and a bold new brand refresh, we're ready to dominate the MD/DC market-and have a little fun while we're at it.

Lab Manager

Our Lab Manager will be responsible for overseeing lab production activities including extraction, distillation, post processing, third-party testing, white label partnership production, safety training and consumable inventory management. This Manager will ensure lab department is compliant with company, state, and industry standards.

Your role in caring for our company:

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Extraction: Monitoring extraction technicians in operating primary and secondary extraction equipment, troubleshooting lab equipment, handling WIP materials, routine cleaning and preventative maintenance of lab equipment
• Post Processing: Monitoring staff during filtration, refinement, distillation, solvent recovery, decarboxylation, formulation, and edible dosing
• WIP goods: Schedule and oversee the filling of vape cartridges, capsules, and syringes, troubleshoot filling machines, ensure routine cleaning and preventative maintenance are performed
• Third-Party Testing: Scheduling sample pick-ups with the Third-Party Testing lab for both inputs and outputs.
• Lab Inventory: Maintaining inventory levels within the lab of all required solvents, tools and consumables.
• Small equipment: Perform basic troubleshooting, preventative maintenance, and repairs on small equipment such as pumps, vape filling machines, dab dispensers, extraction equipment, chillers, heaters
• Working directly with the General Manager to schedule strains for extraction and products for post-processing as needed to maintain a full set of available product SKUs for the sales team.
• Ensuring all lab spaces and equipment are consistently cleaned and maintained.
• Performing regular safety trainings for all lab staff as well as safety checks on equipment, SOPs and PPE.
• Compliance: Consistently maintaining accurate records of inventory and processes within Metrc, the state of Maryland's required seed-to-sale tracking system.
• Communication to the General Manager and other leadership on the progress of the lab, state of equipment and upcoming product availability.
• Participate in MCA or MOSH inspections when necessary including inventory oversight, process exploration, safety considerations and waste management.
• Motivating and encouraging a high degree of enthusiasm and buy-in from direct reports and staff at large.
• Addresses low performance quickly, compassionately, and in alignment with company policies.
• Collaborates effectively with Human Resources and appropriate partners.
• Retains and develops top performers by understanding individuals motivations and providing actionable feedback

All other duties as necessary.

Qualifications we ask you to have:

• For legal reasons, all employees need to be at least 21 years of age.
• You will be asked to pass a Federal and State criminal history background check.
• We ask that you have an Associate's or Bachelor's degree in related fields; Science or Engineering preferred.
• We ask that you have management experience.
• General lab experience is preferred.

Addition skills which will help you excel in your role:

• Strong attention to detail – extraction needs to be approached with alertness and safety!
• Desire and ability to work as a member of a team.
• Compliance with all HR policies including confidentiality and non-disclosure.
• Maintain open communication with the management team and other co-workers.
• Strong work ethics – be accountable and proactive.
• Ability to adjust to a rapidly changing environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work at a fast pace in a high production environment!

Work Schedule/Location:

• On-site 5 days a week.

Please make sure you are willing and able to perform the following:

Reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• This role will ask that you sit, walk, bend, and reach throughout your entire shift. There may be days where you stand the entire day, sit the entire day, etc. Please be flexible as needs will change.
• You will be asked to carry loads of up to 50lbs repeatedly throughout the day.
• This position requires arm extending, and repetitive use of arms, hands, and fingers to maintain and operate equipment.
• As this is a cannabis processing facility, there will be strong odors, bright lights, and various noises throughout the workday.
• Employees are asked to wear lab coats, masks, gloves, and hairnets while working with the products. DCM will provide lab coats, masks, gloves, and hair nets to all employees.

Our Benefits

• Health Insurance: Medical, Dental & Vision
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Short-Term Disability
• Life Insurance AD&D
• 401K
• DCM Product/Merch Discounts
• Paid Time O
• Competitive pay
• Industry Discounts
• Discretionary Bonus

Equal Opportunity and Aff

DCM Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. DCM Inc. is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at DCM Inc. are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. DCM Inc. will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.