Post-Harvest Shift Lead

Overview

Post-Harvest Shift Lead


Job Location :
Onsite, Pemberton, BC

Employment Type:

Full time, Permanent Employment

Hours:

40 hours per week
Hourly Wage: $29.50 / hour to start

A little about us

Aurora is proud to be a global leader in the cannabis industry. With a smart strategy, unmatched talent and focus on our long-term success, we believe we have a bright future.

At Aurora, we’re passionate about helping patients improve their lives through high-quality premium medical cannabis under brands they can trust and rely on. Our products, available across Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, include leading brands like Pedanios, Indi Med, San Raf, Tasty’s, Whistler, Greybeard and Craft Plant.

Our diverse team works passionately across various roles, from manufacturing to corporate positions, and many more, united by our purpose:
Opening the World to Cannabis. Enabled by science and empowered by people, for patients and consumers. We collaborate globally, embrace change with courage, stay agile, and treat everyone with compassion. We live our values daily, making a meaningful impact on patients, communities, and our A-Team.

Job summary

We’re looking for a motivated and experienced professional to join our Pemberton team as a Post-Harvest Shift Lead! In this role, you will have the opportunity to combine your love of cannabis with your leadership abilities, overseeing critical post-harvest processes to ensure our products meet and exceed global standards. Reporting to the Supervisor, Post-Harvest, the Post-Harvest Shift Lead will guide the team in day-to-day operations, ensuring that every step of the process – from bucking and trimming to drying and curing – runs smoothly.

You will lead by example, mentor team members, and promote a positive, productive work environment while maintaining compliance with regulations.

Major Responsibilities / Duties:

• Ensure all harvest and trim processes are followed according to prescribed SOPs while also identifying opportunities to improve efficiencies; suggest revisions to SOPs as needed.
• Lead, train, and support Post-Harvest Team Members in achieving daily goals.
• Oversee and perform post-harvest tasks including trimming, bucking, drying, curing, and packaging cannabis products.
• Operating, cleaning, and maintaining automated trimming, bucking, and sorting machines.
• Transport of harvested and processed cannabis between production environments in a sanitary fashion.
• Manage individual as well as team performance.
• Track individual and team metrics to influence production decisions.
• Deal with operational change.
• Properly maintain batch records; coordinate with Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and/or Propagation Departments as required.
• Utilize an inventory system, as necessary, to capture and record harvest, weighing, and/or destruction events while following all documentation protocols.
• Participate in meetings as required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong passion for cannabis and previous experience in a leadership role within a cultivation or production facility considered an asset.
• Deep knowledge of post-harvest processes, including drying, curing, and trimming techniques.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  Ability to lead and motivate a diverse team in a fast-paced environment.
• Adhere to the company code of conduct and all applicable SOPs.
• Demonstrate a continued level of development and improvement of skills/knowledge to help better complete your duties.
• Strong organization, time management and prioritization skills.
• High level of accuracy and strong attention to detail.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to sit or stand for long period to time.
• Manual dexterity.

Education & Experience:

• Proven leadership skills/team management in a similar environment.
• Knowledge or basic understanding of GMP standards.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is considered an asset.
• Understanding of/past experience with KPIs and delivery related metrics considered an asset.
• Experience in process improvement/delivery excellence considered an asset.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends as required to support operational requirements.

Working Conditions:

• Sitting and/or standing for long…