Edibles Specialist

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Precisely and efficiently measure and weigh ingredients using recipe specifications.
• Safely operate commercial kitchen equipment to mix, melt, pour, and bake raw ingredients.
• Receive food items and ensure appropriate storage.
• Maintain proper storage and rotation of food items using first in first out (FIFO) methods.
• Collect samples as needed for quality testing.
• Weigh, assemble, package, seal, and label products.
• Operate hot plates, kettles and other industrial kitchen equipment as needed for production.
• Regularly clean and sterilize equipment and workspace.
• Maintain quality control measures in accordance with state and local laws.
• Adhere to company policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment within the facility and production areas.
• Immediately inform Production Manager of any system discrepancies.
• Ensure all products are of high quality and visually aesthetic, reporting concerns to management for remediation.
• Prepare finished and packaged products for distribution.
• Document and update product information and labeling using company’s seed to sale system.
• Provide support to additional cultivation, harvest, and production teams as needed to achieve facility production goals.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum 1-3 years' experience in a related position.
• Able to follow detailed instruction and capable of performing repetitive tasks.
• Positive attitude and good teamwork skills.
• Willingness to learn about, operate, and maintain facility equipment in a safe manner.
• Able to follow recipe specifications.
• Effective time management and multitasking skills.
• Able to sit and stand for at least 8 hours per day, lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Must be 21 years of age or older and able to successfully register with the state’s cannabis commission as an agent.
• Compliance with all laws, regulations, and policies associated with the industry.

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent preferred.
• Previous experience in a regulated production facility (food, beverage, CPG, etc.) preferred.

Physical and Mental Demands

• Frequent stationary position, movement, communication, operation, placement, and positioning of objects, tools, or controls.
• Occasional lifting of up to 50 lb.
• Standing for at least 90% of the time.
• Comfortable with heights, ascending/descending ladders up to 25ft, and working atop and traversing scaffolding.
• Comfortable with changing environment temperatures and humidity.
• Close observation and adjusting focus required.
• Stationary position, moving and/or positioning oneself, communicating, operating and/or preparing, placing, positioning objects, tools, or controls.

Working Environment

• Industrial kitchen environment.
• Exposure to moving mechanical parts and the risk of electrical shock.
• Moderate noise level in the work environment.