The National Kitchen Director is responsible for supporting the Facility Production and National Operations team on all kitchen production initiatives and processes within Verano facilities. Kitchen production includes but is not limited to the following departments: Production, Production Automation, Packaging, Packaging Automation, Scheduling, and Inventory Management. The primary focus of this position is to provide training to the facility leadership on current SOPs and future process improvements that pertain to any of the defined kitchen production departments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide training to facility GMs, PMs, Managers, Supervisors, and Leads on all Kitchen Production processes (departments listed in job summary) within your region.
• Always aim to maximize production efficiencies
• Ensure product is produced, packaged & tested as scheduled
• Follow Verano's Continual Improvement Process (Identify, Plan, Execute, Review)
• Operate and provide training on Kitchen Production and Labeling Automation Equipment (Savage Brothers cookers, Baker Perkins Depositor, Selmi Chocolate Machine, Ilapak Flow Wrapper, Countec Machine, Sejong Tablet Press, CVC labeler)
• Identify any existing bottlenecks in Kitchen production and packaging departments
• Uphold product quality (Quality Assurance) initiatives
• Maintain and improve upon each facility's Kitchen Production workflow (Production through Packaging)
• Ensure all Kitchen production processes and standards are maintained
• Must maintain facility travel schedule as agreed upon with manager
• Any additional team or individual initiatives assigned by manager

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be willing to travel
• Must have the ability to maintain a flexible work/travel schedule
• General knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Outlook Applications required
• Must be able to thrive in a demanding, fast-paced environment.
• Must have superior communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must possesses a high level of critical thinking and attention to detail.
• Must operate with a high level of professionalism and integrity, including dealing with confidential information.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Must be 21 years of age or older.
• Must be willing to undergo a background check.
• Must be able to register with the state's cannabis commissions as an agent.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3 year(s) of cannabis experience preferred
• Seed to Sale Platform (BioTrack, METRC, MJ Freeway) experience preferred
• Training experience preferred
• Experience with building documentation for processes and systems preferred.

Physical and Mental Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to remain in a stationary position, move and/or position oneself, communicate, operate and/or prepare, place, position objects, tools, or controls. The employee must occasionally move packages weighing up to 10 lb. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close observation and the ability to adjust focus. The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual, with or without reasonable accommodation, to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

Working Environment:

Work is performed in an office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.

EEO Statement:

Verano Holdings is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We place priority in an environment of inclusion, diversity, and social justice and are committed to securing a better, brighter way forward for our employees, our markets, and our communities.