Extraction Technician
- Full-time
Company Description
We are changing lives through building and operating best-in-class cultivation facilities and healthcare-focused dispensaries. Currently in Illinois and New York, we are growing and expanding into new markets across the nation. We cultivate and deliver medical cannabis to help alleviate symptoms of debilitating health conditions that warrant the administration of medical marijuana.
Job Description
The Extraction Technician will be responsible for safely and effectively converting the cannabis materials into high quality, food safe medical cannabis oils and liquids for ingestion, inhalation, or topical application by registered patients. Responsibilities include:
Performing his/her duties in a safe manner and environment while adhering to all governmental regulations for this industry.
Carrying out all extraction, extract processing, product formulation, filling and manufacturing procedures in an efficient manner that also complies with FDA GMP’s, OSHA regulations, PharmaCann SOP’s and all applicable laboratory procedures.
Packaging of PharmaCann’s broad medical cannabis product line as needed.
Ensuring compliance and accuracy involving all product tracking, product security, and product movement procedures.
Following appropriate control measures to prevent mixing of dissimilar production components while following Good Manufacturing Practices.
Performing in-process and post-process quality assurance testing and conducting visual inspections to ensure all product meets or exceed PharmaCann’s specifications and patients’ expectations. Such quality assurance work shall include but not be limited to:
Recording and monitoring process conditions to ensure compliance to standard operating procedures
Proper weighing, data recording, and batch tracking throughout PharmaCann’s process
Running tests on HPLC and other required analytical equipment
Work with 3rd party laboratories on sampling and lot control for their sample gathering and reporting.
Continually strive to improve PharmaCann’s processes for improved patient safety, quality, and efficient manufacturing
Support new product and process development work with our Chemist.
Monitoring and managing lab and processing equipment supplies and inventory.
Qualifications
Education: High School Diploma or G.E.D minimum.
Age: State law requires that applicants be 21 years old and over and be issued an agent card to work for a cultivation center.
Experience: The ideal candidate will have at least one to three years of applicable medical cannabis or related extraction, formulating, and packaging experience with a focus on ensuring product safety, consumer safety and satisfaction, and high product quality. Experience with closed loop BHO (butane, propane, mix gas) systems and ethanol extraction preferred; including large scale production sugar/ wax, live sugar/resin/wax, and shatter..
Physical Requirements: Include standing, bending, and lifting up to 50 pounds by themselves and 75+ pounds with a buddy, carrying product totes, pushing carts, moving and making adjustments to process equipment.
Competencies/Additional Requirements include:
Attention to detail
Mechanically inclined
Effective communication skills
Strong work ethic
Willingness to learn and improve each operation
Ability to perform repetitive tasks for long periods of time (i.e., trimming plants, weighing product, and regular inventory).
Availability to work occasional weekends and holidays
Additional Information
It is the policy of PharmaCannis to afford equal opportunity in all phases of employment without regard to an individual's age, race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic tests and information, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.