Production Tech (Infusions)

About the role

Ayr Wellness is a leading U.S. multi‑state cannabis operator with more than 90 licensed retail locations across Florida, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Nevada, and soon, Virginia. The company cultivates, manufactures, and sells a broad portfolio of high‑quality cannabis products for both medical patients and adult‑use consumers.

The technician executes extraction, infusion, processing, and packaging plans in accordance with the company’s operating procedures for cannabis production. Responsibilities include conducting day‑to‑day assignments and tasks of the cannabis production cycle (packaging and labeling), learning extraction processes to support distillate and concentrate production, preparing and extracting plant material, preparing solutions and supplies, cleaning and maintaining equipment and facilities, and ensuring safe use of equipment. In the kitchen role, the technician assists with food preparation and culinary activities, maintains kitchen equipment, and operates all equipment safely.

Responsibilities

• Operating and maintaining kitchen and packaging systems/equipment: monitoring, calibrating, running, and troubleshooting systems; stocking and handling production inputs and supplies; sanitizing and cleaning production areas, kitchen workspaces, and tools.
• Ensuring daily QA/QC compliance with policies and procedures, including state compliance, security protocols, and access protocols.
• Performing routine cleaning and maintenance of all kitchen equipment.
• Assisting in preparing food items and other culinary activities as directed by the kitchen manager.
• Learning extraction processes to facilitate distillate and concentrate production.
• Preparing and extracting plant material; preparing solutions, supplies, materials, and equipment.
• Cleaning and maintaining equipment and facilities; using equipment and materials safely.
• Other duties as required or needed to assist the company in meeting its goals.

Requirements

• Education: High school diploma or GED.
• Experience: 1‑year experience in the cannabis or agricultural industry is preferred but not required.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong work ethic, reliable, and flexible.
• Commitment to producing the highest quality work.
• Ability to work in a demanding, fast‑paced environment, including flexible and/or extended hours as needed.

Skills

• Adaptable / Flexible – effectively manages change, adjusts comfortably to new people and processes, multi‑tasks, handles ambiguity and stress well while remaining positive, bounces back quickly from challenging situations, asks for help when needed, and stays focused on being a force for good.

Working conditions

• Exposure to dust, kief, cleaning chemicals, and fumes (with some exposure despite removal systems).
• Frequent work in rooms with bright light where eye protection is required.
• Frequent work in rooms with moderate heat and humidity.
• Constant exposure to moderate background noise from environmental systems, equipment, and fans.

Physical requirements

• Prolonged sitting, standing, and/or walking throughout the shift.
• Constant movement of hands/fingers and limbs; requires good manual dexterity, coordination, and stamina.
• Frequently ascends/descends a ladder to inspect/maintain plants.
• Occasionally operates power hand tools and other cultivation machinery.
• Must be able to inspect and detect quality deviations and defects.
• Occasional lifting, positioning, or moving of items up to 50 pounds.