Manufacturing Lead Technician

Trulieve; Ironton (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Trulieve is seeking a Manufacturing Lead Technician in Ironton, OH to oversee the production process and drive efficiency. You will plan, organize, and optimize strategies to ensure products meet specifications while managing a team in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires strong leadership, an eye for detail, and familiarity with machine controls. Work in a dynamic plant setting with opportunities for professional growth and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in product or a related role.
• Strategic planning skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Comfortable in a manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of machine controls and instrumentation.
• Able to handle complex issues in fast-paced settings.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Outstanding organizational and leadership skills.
• Good knowledge of MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Organize workflow and ensure team duties.
• Provide product expertise within team and respond to queries.
• Monitor employee productivity and coach.
• Resolve production problems.
• Train employees.
• Promote high standards through personal example and roll out through the team so that each member of the team understands the standards and behaviors expected of them.
• Facilitate team participation.
• Enforce company policies and guidelines.
• Coordinate repairs and define processes.
• Evaluate production equipment.
• Support continuous improvement activities with the team.

Skills

Product experience

Strategic planning

Attention to detail

Manufacturing environment

Machine controls

Complex problems

Communication

Leadership

MS Office

Job description

Join Trulieve – Where Passion Meets Purpose

If you're interested in being part of one of the nation's fastest-growing industries, Trulieve may be the perfect place for you. We are proud to be recognized on TIME's America's Best Companies 2026 List, an honor awarded to top-performing U.S. organizations based on employee satisfaction, financial strength, and sustainability transparency. Trulieve was one of only two cannabis companies to receive this distinction.

If you have passion for helping others and want to make a meaningful impact through your work, this may be the role for you. At Trulieve, we strive to bring our patients the relief they need in products they can trust. Our plants are hand‑grown in carefully controlled environments designed to minimize unwanted chemicals and pests, keeping the cultivation process as natural as possible every step of the way. To learn more about Trulieve and our mission, please visit www.trulieve.com

Requisition ID: 20986

Remote Work Available: No

Job Title: Manufacturing Lead Technician

Department: Processing

Reports to: Production Plant Manager

Location: Ironton, OH

Position Summary

As a Manufacturing Lead Technician you will oversee the entire production process for a set of products. You plan, organize and recommend strategies in ensuring that the product is produced successfully and is in accordance with all specifications.

Key Duties And Responsibilities

• Organize workflow and ensure that employees understand their duties or delegated tasks
• Provide product expertise within team, and respond to operator queries
• Monitor employee productivity and provide constructive feedback and coaching
• Resolving production problems
• Training employees
• Consistently promote high standards through personal example and roll out through the team so that each member of the team understands the standards and behaviors expected of them
• Facilitating team participation
• Enforces company policies and guidelines
• Contacts appropriate sources for repair issues
• Receive complaints and resolve problemsEvaluates the condition of production equipment
• Work positively with support functions to fully define the processes/procedures/controls relevant to team activities. Provide support and input to continuous improvement activities within the team

Skills And Qualifications

• Proven experience with product or relevant role
• Strategic planning skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Comfortable working in a manufacturing environment
• Understanding of machine controls and instrumentation
• Able to deal with complex issues in a fast-paced setting
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Outstanding organizational and leadership skills
• Good knowledge of MS Office

Additional Minimum Qualifications

• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age (or a minimum of 18 years of age in CT, PA and WV)
• Must be able to pass comprehensive background screening

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 50 lbs to a minimum height of 5 feet and able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet, with or without mechanical assistance
• Must be able to work seated/standing as appropriate at workstations for extended periods of time, maintain body equilibrium while climbing ladders, stairways, stopping, kneeling, crouching, and reaching, and use hands/fingers to hold, grasp, turn, pick, pinch frequently/constantly to complete tasks
• Must be able to handle organic matter daily, able to wear PPE as appropriate (eye, face, hand, arm, head, foot, body, fall protection), and able to be exposed to hot, cold, wet, humid, or windy conditions while wearing PPE (95 degrees or greater)
• Must have visual acuity with/without job aids to perform activities such as; reading, viewing a computer terminal, visual inspection involving small parts/details. Clarity of vision at 20 ft or more in day and night/dark conditions
• Must be able to speak and communicate verbally at conversation levels with co-workers, vendors, etc. (Moderate noise)

Salary

Salary will be commensurate with experience. A comprehensive benefits package including paid time off is offered with this position.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Trulieve provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.