Manufacturing Operator I

Job description

At Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation, our mission is to create the highest quality medicine that changes people’s lives. We stand beside all who believe in safe, legal and effective access to this powerful medicine. As fellow Texans, we see this as our responsibility to take care of our neighbors. Our vision is to transform Texas through the power and the truth of medical cannabis. We work alongside physicians and their patients with current qualifying conditions to supply prescription cannabis that can change lives. This role is responsible producing high-quality medical cannabis products in a safe, compliant, and efficient manner. The primary responsibilities of the role will be executing specific assigned prep, production, packaging, inspection, and post-production tasks while maintaining strict adherence to SOPs, company, and regulatory standards to support the production plan. ### Essential Functions: - Perform efficient, safe, and accurate work for all assigned tasks, ensuring compliance with company SOPs, state policies, and product specifications. - Work to ensure daily production schedule and goals set by Manufacturing Manager/Supervisor are met. - Complete production tasks with consistency and quality while maintaining reasonable speed as dictated by department standards. - Maintain meticulous records for all manufacturing activities to meet operational, financial reporting, and regulatory compliance requirements. - Awareness of company quality and compliance standards for each product type. - Serve as line inspector of products, ensuring every product meets strict quality control requirements. Record, quarantine, and dispose of non-conforming products following proper procedures. - Operate filling/packaging machines and other equipment. - Conduct routine cleaning and basic maintenance of equipment. - Maintain high level of cleanliness of all department equipment, production areas, and tools according to company procedures which may include sweeping, mopping, and sanitization of environment, and work surfaces. - Collect, log, and destroy process waste, scrap, and regular waste per company procedures. ### Additional Responsibilities: - Startup and shutdown of assigned processes to maintain balanced workflow and meet production needs, occasionally during non-traditional working hours (i.e., second/night-shift). - Report and document inefficiencies and downtime to identify process issues, working with the team to resolve in a timely manner, escalating to supervisor as required. - Support maintenance and repair services; following manufacturer's instructions and established procedures; requesting special service when needed. ### What You’ll Need to Succeed: - 1+ year of experience in manufacturing/packaging environments, food and beverage, commercial kitchens, labs. Cannabis industry experience preferred. Edibles/Infusions experience a plus. - Experience working with laboratory and/or industrial food processing and preparation equipment preferred. - Ability to effectively manage change and adjust comfortably to new people and processes. - Flexibility in a quick moving, growing industry. Experience in a startup and/or high-growth environment preferred. - High school diploma or equivalent required. - Reliability with time and attendance. - Ability to work well individually and as part of a team. - Strong time management and organizational skills. - Extraordinary attention to detail. - Continuous improvement mindset. - Experience and working knowledge of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and quality control procedures (QC) preferred. - Familiarity or experience with GMP preferred - Must be able to wear appropriate PPE at all times. - Must be able to stand for extended periods of time. - Requires good manual dexterity, coordination, and stamina. - Frequently lifts, loads, unloads, moves, positions, and transports items up to 50 pounds. - This person may be exposed to dust, kief, cleaning chemicals, and fumes. Although systems are in place to remove these byproducts, there is still exposure to some degree. - Frequently works in spaces with bright lights, mechanical noise.