About the Job:

The Laboratory Supervisor acts as an assistant to the Processing Manager. This position will work to organize and maintain laboratory operations and procedures, handle daily operations with a focus on efficiency and time management, maintain intra-office/lab communication protocols, streamline administrative procedures, inventory control, and task delegation.

• • Assist Processing Manager in management of day-to-day laboratory operations
  • Supervise and assign daily tasks of laboratory technicians, packaging supervisor and packaging laborers
  • Assist with production scheduling to ensure turnaround times are maintained, coordinated and communicated among laboratory, sales and administrative personnel
  • Responsible for ensuring adherence to all laboratory scheduling including, but not limited to: production, equipment maintenance, sanitation SOPs, annual personnel training and safety inspections
  • Ensure the lab is well organized, workflows are streamlined, and hold regular meetings with laboratory staff to set work priorities
  • Assist Processing Manager to identify and implement procedural and policy changes to improve lab operational efficiency
  • Oversees Quality Assurance of all batch records and data collection for laboratory and packaging processes
  • Maintains laboratory and packaging reports, records and files
  • Ensure personnel are trained on SOPs
  • Maintain laboratory consumables inventory and manages ordering
  • Performs data and inventory audits to ensure accuracy and adherence to corporate and state mandated regulations
  • Coordinate workflow and work schedules from sampler dispatch through testing and reporting of data to customers
  • Work with 3^rd party laboratories to submit samples and interpret data results
  • Required to maintain strict adherence to safety and Quality Assurance protocols

About You:

General

• Regulations require that incumbent be at least 21 years of age and able to obtain and maintain state marijuana work credentials

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field required
• Previous marijuana industry experience preferred with priority given to candidates with experience in licensed facilities
• 3 yrs experience in laboratory operations
• 1 yrs management experience preferred

Technological Skills:

• Ability to use standard office equipment, computer equipment and software including word processing, database management, spreadsheet applications and email

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Excellent management skills with demonstrated ability to manage complex projects and technical team
• Highly detail oriented and organized, critical eye for optimizing workflows
• Excellent communication skills with ability to clearly and succinctly explain organizational goals and specific tasks
• Ability to inspire and motivate employees; encourage productivity, teamwork, and a collaborative environment
• Demonstrate effective delegation of tasks
• Ability to manage and develop key performance indicators of staff members
• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills with demonstrated ability to gather information and develop solutions
• Effectively manage changing priorities and remain calm under pressure
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Demonstrate responsibility, accountability, and dependability toward assigned tasks and duties
• Displays professionalism and positive attitude toward assigned tasks, projects and colleagues

• Strong ethics and sound judgment
• Must be able to successfully pass a thorough internal and external background check