Laboratory Supervisor - Job ID 1895788

DCM Inc; Hagerstown (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401K

Paid Time Off

Discretionary Bonus

Industry Discounts

Life Insurance AD&D

Job summary

DCM Inc. is seeking a Laboratory Supervisor to oversee lab production activities including extraction, distillation, post-processing, and third-party testing.

The role requires supervising staff, ensuring safety, and maintaining compliance with state seed-to-sale tracking (Metrc) and internal SOPs. Responsibilities include inventory management, coordinating with management on product availability, and leading safety trainings while maintaining high production standards in a fast-paced cannabis

Qualifications

• General lab experience preferred.
• Previous supervisory experience required.
• You will be asked to pass a Federal and State criminal history background check.

Responsibilities

• Monitor extraction technicians during packing material socks and operation of extraction equipment.
• Oversee post-processing including filtration, refinement, and distillation.
• Schedule third-party testing pickups for inputs and outputs.
• Maintain lab inventory of solvents, tools and consumables.
• Ensure records in Metrc are accurate and up-to-date.
• Conduct regular safety trainings and PPE checks.
• Prepare for MCA or MOSH inspections when necessary.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Lab experience

Criminal background check

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

The shift for this role is Monday - Friday: 3pm-11:30pm

We are a growing medical and recreational cannabis manufacturer on the East Coast. Our mission is simple: to grow the highest-quality weed at prices everyone can afford.

We're looking for passionate individuals to help us 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.

Laboratory Supervisor

Our Lab Supervisor will be responsible for supervising lab production activities including extraction, distillation, post processing, third-party testing, safety training and consumable counts. This Supervisor 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 packing material socks, operating extraction equipment and handling of crude oil.
• Post Processing: Monitoring lab extraction technicians during filtration, refinement, distillation, solvent recovery, decarboxylation and formulation of consumer-ready products.
• 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.
• 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.
• Must be comfortable working in environments with varying temperatures from 55°-85°.
• Oversee lab equipment shutdown procedures across all extraction lines, including:
  • Solventless: freeze drier checks
  • Ethanol: checklist completion
  • Butane: Luna system shutdown.
• Serve as eyes and ears for management by observing workflows, reporting process improvements, and escalating team member issues as needed.
• Perform end-of-day building checks, ensuring all staff have left, lights are off, and doors are secure. Arm building alarms and manage assigned security codes for the alarm panel.

All other duties as necessary.

Qualifications we ask you to have:

• High School Diploma/GED preferred.
• 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.
• General lab experience is preferred.
• Previous supervisory experience required.

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 Off
• Competitive pay
• Industry Discounts
• Discretionary Bonus

Equal Opportunity and affirmative action

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.