Summary

The Kitchen Lead for Gummy Cooking Operations will be responsible for managing and coordinating the daily activities of the gummy cooking department. This includes being the first point of contact to the kitchen staff team, ensuring adherence to recipes, overseeing the production process, and ensuring the highest standards of food safety, cleanliness, and efficiency are maintained.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Follows all safety, quality, GDP, and GMP Protocols.

• Oversee all aspects of gummy cooking and tumbling operations, ensuring smooth production from start to finish.

• Manage the preparation, cooking, and tumbling of gummy batches according to established recipes and specifications.

• Act as the primary point of contact between the kitchen staff team and management. Train kitchen staff on proper cooking and tumbling techniques, safety protocols, and equipment usage.

• Monitor cooking times, temperatures, and tumbling processes to ensure product quality and consistency.

• Lead, mentor, and motivate the kitchen staff to achieve organization goals.

• Ensure cleanliness and organization of both the cooking and tumbling areas, including proper storage of ingredients, materials, and finished products.

• Troubleshoot any issues that arise during production or tumbling, implementing corrective actions as needed.

• Collaborate with the Quality Control team to ensure all products meet safety and quality standards.

• Maintain accurate records of batch production, ingredient usage, and inventory levels.

• Monitor staff performance and provide feedback and support to ensure the team meets production targets and quality standards.

• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and sanitation regulations in both the cooking and tumbling areas.

• Assist with the development and testing of new gummy recipes and tumbling methods.

• Report any equipment malfunctions or safety hazards to management in a timely manner.

• Coordinate with the inventory and procurement teams to ensure a steady supply of ingredients and materials.

• Oversee the tumbling process, ensuring gummies are properly coated, tumbled, and prepared for packaging.

• Ensure efficient workflow and coordination between cooking and tumbling operations.

• Perform other duties as assigned

Competencies:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Stong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

• Self-starter with strong problem-solving skills.

• Ability to maintain a positive attitude.

• Ability to multitask and prioritize.

• Ability to work in a logical, systematic manner.

• Strong organization and time management skills.

• Ability to work efficiently with minimal supervision.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Good understanding of production procedures and best practices.

Education and/or Experience

• High or GED required

• Requires 2 years of related experience

• Experience in working in the cannabis industry, or alternatively, in a highly regulated CPG/F&B industry

• Experience with Cannabis related equipment

Required:

• Must be 21+ years old.

• Experience using hand and electrical tools

• Ability to read technical manuals and drawings

• Physical stamina and dexterity

• Must be a self-starter with minimal supervision, able to work independently and in a team environment

• This position requires a 40-hour minimum work week

• Flexible availability for work hours.

• Willingness to work weekends. ? Ability to lift up to 25-lbs.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is to have the ability to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell; reach grasp while climbing on a step stool and/or ladder. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

AAP/EEO Statement

GH Group, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.