COMPANY OVERVIEW
Cresco Labs is one of the largest public, vertically integrated, multistate operators in the cannabis industry. Our portfolio of in-house cultivated and manufactured brands features some of the highest quality, most awarded and most popular cannabis products in America. With dozens of locations nationwide, our owned and operated Sunnyside® dispensaries provide a welcoming, positive, judgement-free place to shop for anyone at any point on their cannabis journey.
Founded in 2013, Cresco Labs’ mission is to normalize and professionalize cannabis through our passionate employees. As stewards of the cannabis industry, our teams are constantly focused on supporting the needs of our fellow colleagues, consumers, customers, and communities alike. With a focus on Social Equity and Educational Development, our SEEDTM initiative ensures that our company reflects the communities in which we serve, ensuring equal opportunity for all to have the knowledge and resources to work in and own businesses in cannabis.
At Cresco Labs, we aim to revolutionize and lead the nation’s cannabis industry with a focus on quality and consistency of product, and to bring legitimacy to the industry with the highest level of integrity and professionalism.
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MISSION STATEMENT
At Cresco, we aim to lead the nation’s cannabis industry with a focus on regulatory compliance, product consistency, and customer satisfaction. Our operations bring legitimacy to the cannabis industry by acting with the highest level of integrity, strictly adhering to regulations, and promoting the clinical efficacy of cannabis. As Cresco grows, we will operate with the same level of professionalism and precision in each new market we move in to.
JOB SUMMARY
The Process Technician is responsible for supporting infused product training, product commercialization, scale-up, optimization, equipment operations, functions and troubleshooting manufacturing processes, from development through commercialization, as part of the Operational Strategy team.
CORE JOB DUTIES
- Thoughtfully engineer and execute complex process and product development experimental designs from inception to assessment to advance production throughputs.
- Create experimental designs to develop and assess new products through product design execution, new documentation and quality standards invention, and site training.
- Be proficient at inter-department communication to align expectations of new product or process implementation requirements.
- Direct facilities to best production practices based with advanced equipment control knowledge to keep production and quality optimal at all production facilities.
- Assess equipment, ingredient, and labor values to determine the product and process return of investment metrics and revenue margins.
- Minimize equipment errors and correct equipment downtime by implementing manufacture recommended resolutions, creating new maintenance or replacement procedures, and expertly directing local resources how to troubleshoot and resolve.
- Monitor and take action to improve manufacturing yields and product scrap reduction.
- Create and monitor KPI tracking systems related to production metrics.
- Direct site resources or develop creative solutions to correcting and improving KPI.
- Work with process engineers to scale-up existing processes to meet increased demand and improved efficiency.
- Routinely become proficient at new process and machine procedures for implementation and troubleshooting to give expert advice to site resources.
- Direct cross functional teams to assist with technical analysis and product transfers between sites related to new infused products, processes, and equipment.
- Maintain subject matter expertise of equipment functions, operations and troubleshooting processes used in the Cresco network
- Stay abreast of industry trends and new technologies related to cannabis manufacturing and make recommendations to leadership.
- Travel up to 75% of work hours.
- Provide subject matter expertise, training, and ongoing support to members of the manufacturing teams.
- Follow all required Good Manufacturing Processes (GMP’s) when traveling to manufacturing sites.
- Comply with all safety standards when training and scaling manufacturing processes.
- Record and maintain all manufacturing data recording for KPI analysis.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND SKILLS
- 2+ years of experience in Cannabis, Food or Pharmaceutical manufacturing
- Highly proficient with Microsoft Office with an emphasis in Microsoft Excel
- Comfortable working directly with site-based resources to resolve issues and make recommendations to senior leadership
- Ability to work cross functionally with outside vendors and manufacturers to resolve and troubleshoot issues
BENEFITS
Cresco Labs is proud to offer eligible employees a robust offering of benefits including, major medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(K)-match program, FSA/HSA programs, LTD/STD options, life insurance and AD&D. We also offer eligible employees paid holidays and paid time off. Other rewards may include annual discretionary bonuses, stock options as well as participation in our employee discount program. Benefits eligibility for permanent positions may vary by full-time or part-time roles, location, or position.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Must be 21 years of age or older to apply
- Must comply with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry
Cresco Labs is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all applicants will be considered without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) Notice to Applicants:
Please read the California Employee Privacy Notice (“CA Privacy Notice”) regarding Sunnyside* and its affiliate Cresco Labs’ policies pertaining to the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information. This CA Privacy Notice supplements the information contained in the Sunnyside* Privacy Policy and applies to California resident employees and job applicants. Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contacting [email protected]
Reporting a Scam:
Cresco Labs is aware of fictitious employment offers being circulated from various sources. Many of these schemes consist of an alleged offer of employment with Cresco Labs with the intention of gaining personal information, including payment and/or banking information. Be aware that fraudulent job offers and correspondence may appear legitimate: they may feature a Cresco Labs logo, they may appear to originate from an official-looking email address or web site, or they may be sent by individuals purporting to represent Cresco Labs or an entity which includes the word Cresco Labs in its name.
Please note that Cresco Labs does not ask for payment or personal banking information as a condition of employment. Any personal information is requested for payroll or state badging purposes only. Applications can be securely submitted through our career’s pages.
We are working diligently to block this from happening. Beware if an offer of employment looks too good to be true. Never divulge personal and banking information or send money if you are unsure of the authenticity of an email or other communication in the name of Cresco Labs.
If you are in doubt, please contact us at [email protected]with questions.
