Processing Associate

Port Townsend-headquartered Cannabis processing facility "Pot Townsend" is expanding its CIE (Cannabis Infused Edibles) offerings in Washington and is seeking a passionate Cannabis enthusiast, a dependable and driven co-worker, and experienced partner to join our local team. This position will play a critical role in executing day-to-day operations, scaling-up, and expanding for a variety of business needs. While the role is mostly on-site, there may be days when certain work can be done remotely. Other days, like production or packaging days, require on-site presence from all of us. Thus, candidates located nearer to Port Townsend than Seattle are preferred, and residents of the northern Olympic Peninsula (Jefferson, Clallam, and Kitsap) counties are highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities:

Manage and maintain divisions or subdivisions of production within our small, but growing Port Townsend shop Production for as many as 500+ dispensary retailers in WA state Monitor, organize, and respond to emails; return priority calls; and tend to purchasing needs within divisions and production stations Conduct research for business expansion and product innovation Organize and maintain digital files and documents Attend meetings as needed and take detailed notes in personal laboratory notebooks Coordinate with internal teams and external contacts Compliance and inventory management Product packaging Provide general production and administrative support as needs evolve Assist with filling various roles for absent team members, as needed

Ideal Candidate:

Highly organized and detail-oriented Manufacturing, production, laboratory, or commercial food preparation experience High school diploma and completion of some college coursework; degree preferred Versatility in skills such as cooking, packaging, traceability, inventory controls, delivery, sales Team player, with a sense of humor, who will fit in with our progressive values as a company

About Vangst:

Vangst is the cannabis industry's hiring platform. Vangst helps cannabis companies find the talent they need to grow their business. From on-demand gig workers to trained & credential full-time employees, Vangst has built the industry's go-to talent marketplace for all cannabis hiring. Vangst is proud to work with 1,200+ of the cannabis industry's leading businesses. Since raising their seed round in 2018, Vangst has become one of the fastest-growing companies in the cannabis industry and was recognized as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies. Today, over 300,000 people have full-time jobs in the cannabis industry and this number is expected to triple over the next five years. Vangst is on a mission to fill every job in the cannabis industry. Vangst's headquarters is in Denver, CO. Vangst is a Series B company backed by Lerer Hippeau, Colle Capital, Level One Fund, Snoop Dogg's Casa Verde Capital, and others. Vangst provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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