Production Lab Supervisor

Green Thumb; Centreville (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Thumb is seeking a Production & Laboratory Supervisor in Maryland to lead our infused and extraction product teams on the lab floor. You’ll ensure product quality, inventory integrity, and regulatory compliance while driving performance and collaboration across shifts.

The role focuses on hands-on leadership, equipment maintenance, and robust record-keeping, with a strong emphasis on safety and continuous improvement in a fast-paced cannabis environment.

Qualifications

• Life sciences degree preferred.
• 2+ years in analytical, food manufacturing, or production environment.
• Familiarity with OSHA guidelines for dealing with hazardous chemicals.
• Cannabis extraction/distillation knowledge desirable, not required.
• Knowledge of Continuous improvement, e.g. Kaizen, Gemba Walks.
• Proficient with standard office software and data management.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the laboratory production operations of infused and/or extraction products.
• Lead production employees to perform in a proficient manner with motivation.
• Support leadership to maintain quality by assisting with document management and testing.
• Apply critical thinking to spot issues and suggest improvements.
• Ensure compliance with state laws, safety policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Set up, operate, and maintain laboratory instruments; record results.
• Follow SOPs to meet GLP and GMP standards.
• Document lab standards, inventory, and related SOPs.
• Identify unsafe conditions and report them for corrective action.
• Maintain hygiene, organization, and appearance of the facility.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Laboratory experience

Team leadership

Safety compliance

Analytical mindset

Communication

Education

Life Sciences degree

Tools

Laboratory instruments

SOPs

Job description

Every day, our team works the magic of distillation, extraction, winterization, and production of our premium cannabis products. As A Production & Laboratory Supervisor, you'll grind away at some of the details of running a lab – enforcing safety and security regulations, maintaining equipment, keeping detailed records, and generally keeping everything up to snuff by being mostly hands‑on and direct in nature and require substantial time be spent on the floor and in the lab working closely and directly with all production employees. But here's the bigger picture: we're looking for someone with a serious leadership strain who loves to motivate, organize, and rally a team. You will be the one to ensure product quality standards and inventory integrity are maintained for your department. You'll use your people skills and your passion for collaboration to help takecare of your colleagues who work their magic every day for GTI!

Responsibilities

• Supervise the laboratory production operations of our infused products and/or extraction products
• Lead production employees to perform in a proficient manner, providing motivation through personal example and interpersonal skills
• Support leadership to maintain high standards of quality by assisting with document management, program development and laboratory testing
• Employ critical thinking and problem‑solving skills, including ability to spot issues in efficiency/productivity and suggest improvements
• Maintain compliance with all State laws/regulations that affect GTI operations and safety, while promoting safety policies and awareness. Ensure employees maintain compliance
• Complete necessary scheduling, training, onboarding, performance reviews, etc Set up, operate, and maintain laboratory instruments, monitor experiments, make observations, calculate and record results, notifying the Operations Manager of any deviations
• Follow SOP and standard analytical procedures to meet Good Laboratory Practices and Good Manufacturing Practices compliance
• Support the documentation of lab standards, inventory management, Chemical Hygiene Policy and related labeling, and other SOPs as assigned
• Capable of working with hazardous chemicals and can identify and report unsafe equipment, conditions, and practices so that they may be corrected prior to an incident
• Responsible for hygiene, organization, and overall appearance of the facility
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Laboratory experience or degree in Life Sciences preferred
• 2+ years of working in an analytical, food manufacturing, or production environment
• Familiarity with OSHA guidelines for dealing with hazardous chemicals
• Background in cannabis extraction or distillation highly desirable, not required
• Knowledge in Continuous improvement, ex. Kaizen, Gemba Walks
• Ability to use standard office equipment, computer equipment, and software including word processing, database management, spreadsheet applications, and email
• Knowledge of laboratory best practices including data entry, cleanliness, and systems
• Highly motivated, self‑directed, innovative, and able to work independently or among teams with keen judgement, common sense, and resourcefulness
• Adapts and thrives in a demanding, fast‑paced environment
• Possesses a high level of critical thinking
• Must understand and comply with the rules, regulations, policies, and procedures of GTI
• Must have a solid understanding of the cannabis laws, rules and regulations set forth by the state and the Cannabis Compliance Board; a pursuit to further their understanding and knowledge of the industry and the laws is appreciated and commendable

Additional Requirements

• Must pass any and all required background checks
• Must be and remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry
• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age
• Must be approved by the state badging agency to receive an Agent badge

Working Conditions

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to perform grasping, talking,hearing, seeing and repetitive motions
• Strong odors of extracted cannabis and cannabis plants on a consistent basis
• Ability to lift 20 pounds on occasion.
• Work involves daily exposure to allergens (such as cannabis, tree nuts, and coconut oil).

The pay range is competitive and based on experience, qualifications, and/or location of the role. Positions may be eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program driven by organization and individual performance.

Green Thumb Pay Range

$60,000 - $80,000 USD

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below race and gender self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.

As set forth in Green Thumb’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

Although GTI is not a federal contractor and therefore, not under compliance mandates to report on the percentage of its workforce that is comprised of employees with disabilities or Veterans, we provide applicants and employees with a voluntary option to confidentially self-identify as a person with a disability or a Veteran as a part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion. Identifying yourself as a Veteran or individual with a disability is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer will be maintained confidentially and not be seen by selecting officials or anyone else involved in making personnel decisions. Completing the form will not negatively impact you in any way, regardless of whether you have self-identified in the past.

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Please note that although cannabis is legal under many state