The primary responsibilities of the Kitchen Technician are to prep, cook, and package cannabis infused edibles products for dispensing to patients. The Kitchen Technician will perform critical tasks to ensure that the company's regulated cannabis infused products are produced in a timely, high quality, and compliant manner and are available to qualified customers when needed.
The person in this role needs to have strong attention to detail, follow direction well, maintain consistency across large volumes of products, and be an adaptable team player. Food service, food manufacturing, or general manufacturing experience is beneficial but not required.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Prep, cook, and package all cannabis infused edibles products.
Operate, clean, and maintain all equipment and kitchen area.
Complete production orders with consistency and quality while maintaining reasonable speed.
Keep accurate records at all steps to maintain quality and control of regulated product.
Awareness and adherence to GMP, HACCP, Food Safety, and QA regulations.
Strict adherence to department SOPs and recipes.
Maintain proper PPE and hygiene.
Implementation of new systems and processes related to edibles products.
Lab/prep kitchen environment
Requires the ability to sit or stand for 10 hours per day and requires consistent hand eye coordination and excellent hand dexterity.
Must be able to bend, lift and stoop continuously.
Ability to lift up to 30lbs.
Facility Environment:
Allergen warnings - Potential exposure to dust, pollen, and plant pathogens.
Exposure to cleaning solvents, such as high volumes of isopropyl alcohol.
All jobs require daily use of provided PPE, such as masks, hair nets, beard covers, respirators, boot covers, scrubs, non-slip shoes, and Tyvek suits as necessary.
Ability to work in confined spaces
Exposure to loud noises, including but not limited to air compressors, packaging equipment, and alarms.
Exposure to CO2 manufacturing procedures at OSHA approved CO2 levels
High stress tolerance, adaptable, ability to work in an ever-changing environment, flexible
Skills, Experience & Education
Must have a High School Education or Equivalent
The incumbent must be able to perform this job safely, without endangering the health or safety of him/herself or others. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.