Lead, Formulation Technician

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IN A NUTSHELL...

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Implement established best practices for formulating therapeutic cannabis-based products.

• Responsible for daily duties related to the formulating process of cannabis-based products.

• Enforces and complies with safety procedures and consults with department management about safety issues that may arise.

• Perform under the guidance of the supervisor of formulations and lead the other technicians with:

• Cannabis oil refining and formulating

• Operating refinement and formulation equipment

• Raw material refining and formulating

• Transport and receive oils/formulations to the packaging areas

• Receiving and sending raw materials between departments

• Daily cleaning of production equipment and production work areas

• Troubleshooting of machines and processes

• Fill out and review daily laboratory paperwork while correcting/reporting errors in a timely manner.

• Responsible for physical cannabis products and data inventory counts.

• Disposal of cannabis waste in accordance with legal regulations.

• Keeping open and fluid communication with the management and maintenance teams when there are machine issues.

• Assist in recommendations for scalable procedures as company grows.

• Assist in training and monitoring new and current lab staff as needed for cross training.

• Evaluate laboratory documentation and suggests improvements as need.

• Work assisting the pre-rolls teams / packaging teams / extraction & distillations teams / refinement / etc. when you have down time.

• Work with both manufacturing and packaging equipment.
• Interpreting and applying internal and external analytics to formulate / reformulate desires ratio products.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS YOU'LL BRING

• Age 21 or over (Industry Requirement)

• High School Diploma or equivalent (Industry Requirement)

• Valid Government-Issued Photo ID (Industry Requirement)

• 2 years of experience working in the cannabis industry.

• 2 years of experience working with compounding/formulation.

• Familiarity with quality control, policy and procedure and documentation.

• The person in this position frequently communicates with other employees and various levels of management. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

• Ability to multitask and be aware of multiple active processes.

• Ability to work as part of a team with cohesive aspects.

• Strong understanding of algebra and ratio conversions

• Pharmaceutical experience (Preferred)

• A., B.A./B.S. preferred

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.

• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery.

• The person in this position frequently communicates with other employees/customers. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

• Ability to perform repetitive tasks for long periods of time (bending, lifting, pouring, typing)

• Must be able to lift to 50lbs.

• Hand and eye coordination.

YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IF YOU...

• Are self-motivated; micro-managing isn't fun for anyone

• Roll your sleeves up and do the work; strategy is important, but so is getting stuff done

• Can work fast and be flexible; our industry is always changing

• Play nice with others; we collaborate with each other a lot

• Think creatively; sometimes, the "traditional" solution isn't the best one

WHAT YOU GET

• Employee discount

• Consistent, reliable benefits; Full medical/vision/dental, 401k with possibility of a company match, access to company-sponsored well-being programs

• Balance and flexibility; paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work arrangements

• Tuition Reimbursement Programs

• Pet Insurance

PARALLEL IS UNITED BY OUR VISION, Mission, & Values

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Disclaimer

Parallel is one of the largest privately-held, vertically-integrated, multi-state cannabis operators in the U.S. with active operations in five high-growth cannabis markets. In each market we are known by distinct retail brand names:  ‍

• Florida: Surterra Wellness
• Massachusetts: NETA 
• Texas: goodblend 
• Pennsylvania: goodblend 
• Nevada: The Apothecary Shoppe

Parallel is building a leading well-being company and are looking for the best, most diverse talent to join our team. We have a high-performance, inclusive, and employee-focused culture, that focuses just as much on how we do things as on what we do. We strive for the highest compliance to our laws and regulations, while finding the most efficient and innovation solutions that will benefit how we continue to serve our customers.