Position Description

This critical role oversees key teams and drives quality, consistency, and innovation in product manufacturing. As a leader, you will champion a continuous improvement and team mentality within the departments reporting to this position. The Director of Manufacturing will manage team leaders overseeing extraction, packaging and production operations, ensuring efficiency, compliance, and product quality. This role emphasizes strategic planning, process improvement, and leader development to support the organization's commitment to serving our patient's needs.

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

Operational Strategy: Develop and execute strategies to optimize production efficiency, reduce waste, and enhance overall product quality.
Safety: Lead the creation of a world class safety culture in a manufacturing environment.
Cost Control: Monitor and control operational costs, identifying opportunities for cost reduction without compromising quality or safety.
Capacity Optimization: Assess and optimize production capacity to meet current and future demands, considering equipment limitations and potential expansion opportunities.
Team Leadership: Provide effective leadership to Manufacturing teams, develop employees/managers, foster a collaborative and results-driven work environment that leaves employees feeling valued for their contributions.
Accountability: Creates a culture of accountability, delegates in a highly effective manner, and develops leaders to support succession planning and organizational resilience.
Capital Improvements: Identifies, advocates for, and implements manufacturing capital improvement projects in support of long-term strategic plans.
Drives disciplined and timely root cause analysis and corrective action in response to production related deviations in quality, efficiency and financial reporting.
Performance Metrics: Establish and enforce a uniform method of data collection that allows monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs) to gauge operational efficiency, track progress, and drive continuous improvement efforts.
Identifies and takes advantage of opportunities for personal development and knowledge accumulation to ensure that the company stays ahead of cannabis manufacturing industry trends.

Qualifications And Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in operations management, business, engineering, or related field.
7+ Years experience leading high-volume manufacturing, extraction/lab production, food production, or related field required. Cannabis industry experience preferred.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Highly organized with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Capable of sitting, standing, kneeling, bending, squatting, and/or walking for extended periods.
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
Applicants must be at least 21 years of age.
Must remain compliant with company policies and state/federal regulations.

This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Position Location:

Baker, Louisiana

Organization

Ilera Holistic Healthcare is a Louisiana based company which cultivates, processes and packages premium marijuana medicine for the medical marijuana patients of Louisiana. Ilera Holistic Healthcare's mission is to improve the quality of life for the patients we serve by supplying consistent, effective, and safe medical marijuana solutions that provide relief and enhance wellness.  We are a

curious and continuously learning team that lives our values of integrity, compassion, and community through how we treat other people and ourselves.

Background Check Requirement

As a condition of employment, a complete background investigation will be conducted based on the laws of Louisiana and the Louisiana Department of Health rules for therapeutic marijuana employment. This will include a criminal background check conducted by a third-party as well as any additional background check which the state may request at their discretion.

EEO Statement

At Ilera Holistic Healthcare, employees and applicants are evaluated based on their qualifications, skills, and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. Ilera is committed to assuring equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants.

Ilera is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, gender, pregnancy or related medical conditions, age, national origin, or ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, to include gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and gender identity, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws. Our commitment to equal opportunity employment applies to all persons involved in our operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee, including supervisors and coworkers.

Disclaimer

This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice. The list of job responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, and the like is not exhaustive, rather it is illustrative of the current essential functions required for the position.

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