We're Grn (pronounced like grew-n, Swedish for green). We craft the most delicious cannabis edibles on the planet. As a leading North American brand, we're dedicated to high-quality products that cater to our diverse customers. Driven by innovation, sustainability, and community, we create our edibles with care. Founded in her basement, chocolatier and mother Christine Apple started Grn in 2015, and has since grown the company into a team of over 200+ passionate individuals in 8 different markets (and counting). We hold ourselves to the highest standards of quality and professionalism as we serve millions of customers worldwide. Every team member is expected to contribute to our mission with dedication and teamwork, crafting our gummies and chocolates with love for the community. At Grn, we operate first by our Mission & Values: we win with dignity and grace, we only deliver excellence, we embrace transformation. We believe all Grn employees should embrace and operate with these values in mind. If you feel like you embody our values, keep reading to find out more about how you could make an impact as a part of our team. About the Role: The Operations Manager provides oversight for all daily activities of the production facility from the creation of products to the fulfillment of orders going out the door. The Operations Manager plans and directs work and is responsible for the effective and successful management of labor, materials, productivity, quality control, while maintaining compliance with state and local regulations. This position maximizes resources to achieve goals. They are expected to follow standard operating procedures and safe habits across all teams. This position requires hands-on management. As needed this individual will be working on the floor with employees filling in where and when it's needed. In this role you will:
- Oversee and assist in all daily activities of production including planning, and assignment.
- Coordinate scheduling and real-time utilization of resources, keeping all departments in communication, while minimizing interference.
- Communicate with central operations management to ensure smooth coordination between all departments, production, fulfillment, sales, marketing and accounting.
- Ensure departments maintain production schedule adherence and regulation compliance with the state and safety standards.
- Enact contingency plans as needed; escalates and directs activities during systems problems; identifies potential problems, troubleshoots and participates in analysis of past issues providing input for future process improvements.
- Foster a positive environment and support communication among staff and departments to maximize efficiency and morale.
- Lead and assists with general inventory management keeping all ingredients, packaging and sale ready inventory at expected levels based on sales projections and production goals.
- Select and hire facility staff for production, packaging and fulfillment, plus any supervisory roles needed.
- Train new and existing employees on current and updated procedures.
- Address employee performance issues, generate improvement plans and performance evaluations.
- Recommends salary adjustments, transfers, promotions and dismissals.
- Support the company in production planning and making sure the business is adequately resourced and that production schedules match product sales rates.
- Responsible for quality assurance of all products and communicates issues and brings solutions.
You'll be a great fit if you have the following:
- You have 3+ experience managing operations in a warehouse or production space, bonus points if you've worked
- You have experience with seed-to-sales systems
- You believe in communicating early and often with your team
- You have experience working with complex organizational tools, bonus points if you've worked with a seed-to-sale system before
- You believe in leading from the front and enjoy building strong connections between others
- You can look at sales data and turn that into packaging projections
- You can see a problem and think critically about ways to solve it
- You can plan how and when tasks need to be done and know that completing those tasks in a timely manner will support the whole team
- You can lift up to 50 pounds and are comfortable standing for 50% of your shift as needed
- You demonstrate integrity and respect in all interactions, fostering a positive and supportive work environment.
- You strive for the highest standards in every aspect of your role.
- You can adapt to and drive change with enthusiasm.
Interview Process: At Grn, we go through the same interview steps for all Operations Manager candidates to ensure equity in our hiring process. Our process is designed to learn as much about each candidate as possible, as well as give candidates access to our team and hear what it's like to work with us.
Call with RecruiterCall with Director of OperationsCall with Director of New Market OperationsCall with VP OperationsBenefits & Compensation: This position has a salary range of $75,000-85,000
- Medical, dental, & vision insurance
- 401k Program
- PTO
- 10 Paid holidays
- Parental leave
- Commuter Benefits
- Product discounts at select partners
Grn is committed to equal employment opportunity for all employees and providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. In accordance with applicable laws and regulations, our company provides a fair and equal employment opportunity for all Team Members and candidates regardless of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, gender, family or parental status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, marital status, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic. We hire and promote individuals solely based on qualifications for the position to be filled and business needs. Grn will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. We encourage all applicants over the age of 21.