Position: Quality Control Technician
Department: Post Harvest
Division/Location: Missouri — HQ1
Who we are:
At Proper Brands, we’re building a community of passionate, genuine people to grow the legal cannabis market. Together, we hold ourselves to the highest standard of quality in everything we do—from people to product and everything in between.
At Proper, it’s not about being the biggest. It’s about being the best in what we do, demonstrating compassion, and improving people’s lives through cannabis. We believe that happy people make happy plants, and happy plants make happy people.
Proper Brands is part of the Vireo family. With roughly 4,500 team members, over 1 million square feet of cultivation space, and more than 170 dispensaries across 10+ states, Vireo is one of the fastest-growing platforms in the industry, and we’re just getting started. What sets us apart isn’t just our footprint. It’s our people. Every role here plays a real part in shaping where this industry goes next, and in return we offer real opportunities to grow, contribute, and make an impact.
If you’re passionate about shaping the future of cannabis technology and joining a team that values growth and creativity, we’d love to have you on the team. Let’s grow the future together.
What we offer:
Compensation: $17.50 per hour
40 hours at our HQ1 facility in Missouri
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What the role is about:
The Quality Control Technician is a non-exempt (hourly) role that reports to the Lead, ASM of Packaging and is responsible for efficiently completing batches of joints and packaged flower. The role is primarily responsible for preparing supplies, scanning units, packing master cases, and accurately reporting final counts of master cases and units. Success is measured by the accuracy of cases received by Fulfillment and the stores, accuracy with labels, finishing master cases, and final counts, and completion of weekly and monthly department goals. This position upholds Proper Cannabis’s mission, vision, goals, and objectives.
What impact you’ll make:
Keep production flowing from Post Harvest to Fulfillment by completing master cases of product and reporting accurate unit counts to leadership (approximately 80% of time, including the next six items)
Verify unit counts, label accuracy, and correct raw packaging materials, and maintain quality standards and compliance in the final product
Assist with creating labels and with fixing, packing, and labeling joints, and cover the flower packaging table as needed
Use Lucidgreen when packing master cases, and charge and care for Lucidgreen tablets and scanners
Learn the SKUs and product lines for joints and flower packaging, the counts for each type of master case, and sticker placement for each master case
Collect and accurately report information to the Lead for finishing batches, such as count, item #, and approval #, assist with product pulls and prepping upcoming batches, and coordinate with Fulfillment on moving carts of product and empty carts
Maintain stock and PPE levels for the joint and flower packaging areas and keep the room and stations organized
Maintain stock of prepped materials to keep production flowing (approximately 10% of time): communicate prep priorities to technicians, stock, build, and maintain empty master case levels, fill in on prep duties such as building boxes, blowing out jars, and inserting freshness seals into lids, and alert leadership when raw packaging supplies are low
Keep the assigned facility area clean and safe (approximately 10% of time): complete and sign off cleaning checklists, prevent cross-contamination, meet company personal hygiene standards before production activities, keep equipment clean and maintained, and wear PPE when processing material
What you’ve accomplished:
Must be at least 21 years of age and able to obtain and maintain a Missouri Agent ID prior to start date and throughout employment
High school diploma or GED
1+ years of experience in cannabis or previous…