Packaging Support

Vangst; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Vangst is hiring a Packaging Support team member to efficiently package inventory while upholding quality and safety standards. You will count, label, assemble, bag, and box items, perform basic inspections, and report issues to supervisors. A flexible schedule is required in a fast-paced team setting.

The role emphasizes collaboration, accuracy, and maintaining safe work practices as part of daily duties in a cannabis hiring platform environment. Previous packaging experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• At least 6 months of related experience in production or packaging.
• Must work with a high sense of urgency in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Slack; Jira is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Package product inventory efficiently and accurately.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area.
• Perform basic visual quality inspections on products.

Skills

English communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Suite

Slack

Jira

Job description

SummarySummaryThe Packaging Support team member is responsible for efficiently packaging product inventory whilemaintaining quality and safety standards. This role counts, labels, assembles, bags, and boxes a varietyof items into final product packaging, performs basic visual inspections, and reports any product orequipment issues or quantity/quality discrepancies to supervisors. The Packaging Support team member
also helps keep the work area clean, organized, and safe, and works collaboratively with others in a fast-paced environment. This role must be willing to work a flexible schedule.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Packaging product inventory in an efficient and effective manner
• Maintain a clean, organized, safe work area for yourself and other employees
• Perform basic visual quality inspections on products
• Maintain high-quality standards during shifts including constant QA/QC of all products being prepped and produced
• Ability to work well with others in high-pressure situations with a sense of urgency
• Report any product or production equipment that appears damaged, spoiled, broken, unusable, or unsatisfactory in any way to supervisors
• Communicate discrepancies in quantities or quality of product
• Additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned based on business needs

Qualifications

• At least 6 months of related experience and/or training in a production or packaging environment; orequivalent combination of education and experience
• Must have experience working with a high sense of urgency, preferably in a fast-paced workenvironment
• Computer Skills: Microsoft suite (core applications), Google, Slack, experience in Jira and/or othermanagement platforms and software preferred
• Language Skills: Must be able to effectively communicate in English, both verbally and written
• Math Skills: Possess basic mathematical skills; addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
• Travel Requirements: Occasional travel required between buildings and sites
• Ability to maintain and manage confidential information
• State regulations require all applicants must be 19 years of age or older
• WorkSafe, ServSafe or Food Handler's Card preferred
• Will be required to submit to a background check
• Must obtain all applicable state-required permits, licenses, and certifications

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is frequently required to perform repetitive motion tasks. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands, fingers and arms, talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit for long periods of time. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must frequently bend, lift, and reach; occasionally moving equipment and products weighing up to 50 pounds and frequently moving products, boxes and ingredients less than 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is occasionally loud. The temperature may fluctuate between hot and cold. Job duties may necessitate the use of hairnets, gloves, and or non-slip shoes.

About Vangst:

Vangst is the cannabis industry's hiring platform. Vangst helps cannabis companies find the talent they need to grow their business. From on-demand gig workers to trained & credential full-time employees, Vangst has built the industry's go-to talent marketplace for all cannabis hiring. Vangst is proud to work with 1,200+ of the cannabis industry's leading businesses.

Since raising their seed round in 2018, Vangst has become one of the fastest-growing companies in the cannabis industry and was recognized as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies.

Today, over 300,000 people have full-time jobs in the cannabis industry and this number is expected to triple over the next five years. Vangst is on a mission to fill every job in the cannabis industry.

Vangst's headquarters is in Denver, CO. Vangst is a Series B company backed by Lerer Hippeau, Colle Capital, Level One Fund, Snoop Dogg's Casa Verde Capital, and others.

Vangst provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment 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, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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