PA- Operations Manager - Manufacturing

  • Full-time

Company Description

Join the movement!

Pharmacann Inc., one of the nation’s leading cannabis companies, is changing the way people view cannabis. Be a part of the team shaping the future of this booming industry, where our people, our reputation and our standards matter. With a strong foundation and dynamic growth plan, opportunities to join our team abound in this fast-paced environment. Are you ready to join the movement?

We’re grounded and growing. Based in Chicago, PharmaCann Inc. operates fourteen dispensaries and four production facilities across multiple states including New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Ohio and Pennsylvania with licensing secured in the Midwest and on the east coast. For more information about our company, please visit pharmacann.com.

Job Description

We are seeking a hands-on Operations Manager with strong management, and production experience preferably in the pharmaceutical, food, beverage, or cannabis industries to manage processing operations at our two cultivation and
processing centers.

The Operations Manager will lead and drive all aspects of PharmaCann’s cannabis cultivation and processing into patient safe, high quality, and effective dry bud, medicinal cannabis oils and other related products for ingestion, inhalation, or topical application by registered patients.

Duties and responsibilities or (Essential Functions)
● Manage the people and processing, and warehousing/packaging.
● Ensuring PharmaCann products are produced in a safe environment for our employees while adhering to all governmental regulations for this industry.
● Ensuring all products are safe and effective for patient use. Develop and enforce proper product and work-in-process tracking, movement, product security and compliance with FDA cGMP’s, OSHA regulations, and applicable laboratory procedures.
● Work closely with Director of Cultivation and Director of Processing to implement best practices, drive continuous improvement and ensure SOPs are followed in daily production processes
● Lead and drive effective efficiency improvement initiatives in processing, packaging, and warehousing.
● Work closely with PharmaCann’s dispensaries and the wholesale sales team to manage product supply, the operations, and our supply chain to ensure timely delivery of PharmaCann products. Close communication and coordination with the patient facing side of our business and our commercial team is of paramount importance.
● Work closely with Director of Facilities to implement facility modifications and upgrades required for efficient production capacity
● Effectively manage and streamline all aspects of the supply chain and each process step carried out in PharmaCann’s operations.
● Identify, lead, and develop talent to maximize individual, team, and organizational effectiveness to meet company goals.
● Instill production mindset in the culture.
● Participate in PharmaCann’s innovation programs and in new product development and implementation.
 

Qualifications

Successful candidates will have proven experience and success in a pharmaceutical, food, or beverage processing and packaging environment demonstrating a high attention to detail, organization skills, and excellent communication skills to all parts of the organization.

More specific qualifications include:
● A minimum of 5 – 7 years of proven manufacturing management and leadership experience preferably within the
pharmaceutical, food, or beverage industries.Cannabis industry experience is preferred.
● Bachelor’s degree in a manufacturing related discipline: Engineering, Sciences or Operations preferred. Degrees in
other disciplines are acceptable in conjunction with suitable experience and accomplishment.
● Inherently sound human resource values and problem resolution skills in combination with a history of strong
leadership skills and talent development of those directly and indirectly reporting to this person.
● Demonstrated success in leading manufacturing operations to achieve improved performance and profitability.
● Possess the financial acumen to manage, measure, and improve the operations effectiveness and profitability.
● Demonstrated accomplishment in continuous improvement and with leading Lean Six Sigma and other
manufacturing improvement initiatives highly preferred.
● Demonstrated knowledge on managing and improving food safety, employee safety, quality, and packaging for
consumers.
● Strong communication skills to every level of the organization
● Ability to develop structure while operating in a continued startup and emerging environment.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

PharmaCann, LLC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age disability or genetics. We value diversity, military service, and law enforcement experience. Compensation is competitive and will be commensurate with experience. Benefits are available.