Lead Harvest Technician

Green Thumb Industries; West Haven (CT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Thumb Industries is seeking a Production Lead to oversee a team responsible for creating high-quality cannabis products in a compliant manufacturing environment. The role emphasizes safety, quality, and efficiency in daily production operations.

You will train staff, manage KPIs, and ensure SOPs and GMP standards are followed while fostering a positive work culture and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or certifications preferred
• Minimum two years in manufacturing or agricultural environment
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office applications
• Able to work independently and in a team environment

Responsibilities

• Lead department safety audits and hazard assessments
• Trains employees on 5S requirements
• Ensure department training is completed
• Participate in safety incident investigations and follow-up actions
• Report and elevate safety concerns
• Ensure GMP, biosecurity, sanitation, and quality compliance are met
• Maintain and calibrate tools, equipment, and machinery
• Lead department inventory and KPI tracking
• Direct daily operations to meet production goals and efficiency targets
• Develop and maintain SOPs and work instructions
• Mentor and develop team members, provide coaching
• Coordinate daily, weekly, monthly, and annual production plans
• Address performance and attendance issues with HR as needed

Skills

Team Leadership

Safety Audits

GMP Compliance

SOP Development

KPI Tracking

Microsoft Excel

Education

Associate degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Role

You will lead a team of employees in their daily tasks of creating exceptional cannabis products for our patients and consumers to enjoy. This role will ensure the highest quality products and highest standards of compliance are met, while keeping a keen eye to cleanliness and efficiency of the production area and supporting a world class work environment and culture.

Responsibilities

Safety:

• Perform department safety audits and hazard assessments
• Trains employees on 5S requirements
• Ensure all employees have received department specific training
• Participate in the investigate safety incidents and implementation of follow-up actions
• Report and elevate safety concerns
• Ensure compliance with area safety requirements and PPE compliance.

Quality & Compliance:

• Ensure all employees have received department specific training
• Ensure compliance with GMP, biosecurity, sanitation or other quality and compliance requirements
• Ensure all company and state required record keeping is accurate and complete
• Ensure tools, equipment and machinery are maintained and calibrated as required
• Lead department inventory requirements
• Report and elevate quality concerns

Production:

• Communicate production goals and maintain tracking of performance
• Complete KPI's, record keeping and other required performance metrics
• Director labor to achieve daily goals and efficiency targets

Job Knowledge:

• Create and follow department specific work instructions and SOP's
• Develop deep technical knowledge for the department and transition that knowledge into work instructions, SOP's, visual guides, etc.

Team Leadership:

• Training of new employees
• Implement retraining plans to ensure adherence to productivity and quality goals
• Lead daily communication meetings, including action item tracking
• Successfully mentor, train and develop strong team members, provide coaching in real time
• Direct the team - directing, scheduling & leading the team to complete daily, weekly, monthly and annual production goals
• Elevate employee issues regarding performance, attendance, etc. to direct manager and HR as appropriate
• Create a positive working environment

Continuous Improvement:

• Identify and execute continuous improvement projects
• Partner with manager to elevate performance standards

Working Conditions

• Work involves daily exposure to allergens (such as cannabis, tree nuts, and coconut oil).

Qualifications

• Associates degree or certifications preferred
• A minimum of two years' experience working in a manufacturing or agricultural environment
• Intermediate level computer skills in Microsoft Office Applications
• Effective time-management skills and ability to multi-task
• Highly motivated, self-directed, innovative and able to work independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to work well with others while also completing individually assigned tasks
• Ability to stand, sit, kneel, and lift equipment or plants up to 50 lbs. for extended periods
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing and challenging environment
• Must be able to comply with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) requirements
• Prior cannabis experience not required

Additional Requirements

• Must pass all required background checks and approval by state badging agency to work in the cannabis industry
• Must be and remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry
• Must possess valid driver's license
• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age