National Production Director (Flower)
Verano
Somerville, NJ
Full-time
Manufacturing / Production / Operations
Posted on January 26, 2023
Role Summary:
The National Production Director is responsible for supporting the Facility Production and National Operations teams on all flower production initiatives and processes across all regions. Flower production includes but is not limited to: Harvest, Dry, Buck-Down, Cure, Treatment, Testing, Trimming, Sorting, Packaging, and Inventory. The primary focus of this position is to provide training to the facility leadership on current SOPs and future process improvements that pertain to any of the defined flower production departments.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide training to facility GMs, PMs, Managers, Supervisors, and Leads on all Flower Production processes (departments listed in job summary) within your region.
Always aim to maximize production efficiencies
Ensure product is cured, treated, tested, trimmed, sorted, and packaged as scheduled
Follow Verano’s Continual Improvement Process (Identify, Plan, Execute, Review)
Ensure flower material handling meets Verano’s expectations
Operate and provide training on Flower Production and Labeling Automation Equipment (Mobius, GreenBroz, ActionPak, AutoCone, Ishida, RadSource, CVC labeler)
Identify any existing bottlenecks in flower production and packaging departments
Uphold product quality (Quality Assurance) initiatives
Maintain and improve upon each facility’s Flower Production workflow (Harvest through Package)
Ensure all flower production processes and standards are maintained
Must maintain facility travel schedule as agreed upon with manager
Perform any additional team or individual initiatives assigned by leadership
Minimum Qualifications:
Must be willing to travel
Must have the ability to maintain a flexible work/travel schedule
General knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Outlook Applications required
Must be able to thrive in a demanding, fast-paced environment.
Must have superior communication and interpersonal skills.
Must possesses a high level of critical thinking and attention to detail.
Must operate with a high level of professionalism and integrity, including dealing with confidential information.
Must be authorized to work in the United States.
Must be 21 years of age or older.
Must be willing to undergo a background check.
Must be able to register with the state’s cannabis commissions as an agent.
Preferred Qualifications:
3 year(s) of cannabis experience preferred
Seed to Sale Platform (BioTrack, METRC, MJ Freeway) experience preferred
Training experience preferred
Experience with building documentation for processes and systems preferred.
Physical and Mental Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to remain in a stationary position, move and/or position oneself, communicate, operate and/or prepare, place, position objects, tools, or controls. The employee must occasionally move packages weighing up to 10 lb. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close observation and the ability to adjust focus. The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual, with or without reasonable accommodation, to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.
Working Environment:
Work is performed in an office, retail, and warehouse environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.
EEO Statement:
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We place priority in an environment of inclusion, diversity and social justice and are committed to securing a better, brighter way forward for our employees, our markets and our communities.
The National Production Director is responsible for supporting the Facility Production and National Operations teams on all flower production initiatives and processes across all regions. Flower production includes but is not limited to: Harvest, Dry, Buck-Down, Cure, Treatment, Testing, Trimming, Sorting, Packaging, and Inventory. The primary focus of this position is to provide training to the facility leadership on current SOPs and future process improvements that pertain to any of the defined flower production departments.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide training to facility GMs, PMs, Managers, Supervisors, and Leads on all Flower Production processes (departments listed in job summary) within your region.
Always aim to maximize production efficiencies
Ensure product is cured, treated, tested, trimmed, sorted, and packaged as scheduled
Follow Verano’s Continual Improvement Process (Identify, Plan, Execute, Review)
Ensure flower material handling meets Verano’s expectations
Operate and provide training on Flower Production and Labeling Automation Equipment (Mobius, GreenBroz, ActionPak, AutoCone, Ishida, RadSource, CVC labeler)
Identify any existing bottlenecks in flower production and packaging departments
Uphold product quality (Quality Assurance) initiatives
Maintain and improve upon each facility’s Flower Production workflow (Harvest through Package)
Ensure all flower production processes and standards are maintained
Must maintain facility travel schedule as agreed upon with manager
Perform any additional team or individual initiatives assigned by leadership
Minimum Qualifications:
Must be willing to travel
Must have the ability to maintain a flexible work/travel schedule
General knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Outlook Applications required
Must be able to thrive in a demanding, fast-paced environment.
Must have superior communication and interpersonal skills.
Must possesses a high level of critical thinking and attention to detail.
Must operate with a high level of professionalism and integrity, including dealing with confidential information.
Must be authorized to work in the United States.
Must be 21 years of age or older.
Must be willing to undergo a background check.
Must be able to register with the state’s cannabis commissions as an agent.
Preferred Qualifications:
3 year(s) of cannabis experience preferred
Seed to Sale Platform (BioTrack, METRC, MJ Freeway) experience preferred
Training experience preferred
Experience with building documentation for processes and systems preferred.
Physical and Mental Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to remain in a stationary position, move and/or position oneself, communicate, operate and/or prepare, place, position objects, tools, or controls. The employee must occasionally move packages weighing up to 10 lb. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close observation and the ability to adjust focus. The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual, with or without reasonable accommodation, to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.
Working Environment:
Work is performed in an office, retail, and warehouse environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.
EEO Statement:
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We place priority in an environment of inclusion, diversity and social justice and are committed to securing a better, brighter way forward for our employees, our markets and our communities.