Manager of Quality Assurance - PharmaCann : Job Details

Job Summary:

With guidance and supervision from the Regional Manager of Quality this position oversees a region of the Quality Assurance Compliance organization and is responsible for the daily execution of all medical and/or adult use cannabis quality processes as assigned. The Manager of Quality Assurance will work within company standards and the applicable state regulations.

The salary for this position is $65,000

Duties and responsibilities or (Essential Functions)

• Manages and evaluates the performance of and Quality Assurance Specialist onsite.
• Partners with departmental subject matter experts around affiliated production facilities and the PharmaCann document management team to write new or update/maintain existing company SOPs.
• Monitors processes for each stage of product manufacturing operations to ensure adherence to both internal and external regulations, escalating any potential quality issues to the Senior Manager, Quality Assurance.
• Leads inspections of quarantined ingredients, product components, packaging, and labeling materials to ensure compliance and quality standards are met. Designates materials for release upon approved inspections.
• Sets cleaning procedures, inspects facility cleanliness, evaluates efficiency of cleaning operations, and recommends opportunities for improvement.
• Inspects product labels of final packed and in-progress goods for accuracy and compliance.
• Assists with the review and approval of modifications to existing or new product packaging and labeling.
• Evaluates current facility processes for efficacy, efficiency, compliance, and accuracy; recommends improvements to mitigate potential issues.
• Serves as on-site Compliance department subject matter expert (SME) and act as a liaison for the department during regulatory inspections
• Provides regulatory/compliance support to all departments and entities within facilities under purview.
• Reviews and grants approval/rejection to bring in new chemicals including (but not limited to): pesticides, cleaning agents, product ingredients, product components
• Ensures compliance with guidelines pertaining to scales, weights and measures including required permitting, preventative maintenance, on-site calibration, 3rd party calibration, state inspections.
• Ensures timely communications to and from partnering departments, following up when necessary.
• Monitors and evaluates all customer complaints to determine impact on product lines or required reporting to state.
• Submits new products to State authority for approval when required.
• Works closely with the Pharmacann Regulatory Compliance team to keep current with regulatory changes and assists various departments with implementing required change, including monitoring progress on implementation.
• Oversees facility ATP Testing, monitors and tracks results, and reports findings to relevant department stakeholders.
• Manages the state's CAPA plan, conducting root cause analysis into deficiencies, issues and accidents; preparing action plans to prevent similar issues from arising in the future.
• Initiates and maintains a batch record organizational system and produces batch records upon request.
• Oversees the preparation and collection of test samples of in-process and/or finished products for third-party lab testing.
• Receives and interprets COAs, inspecting for results, flagging failures, and checking for overall accuracy against what was submitted.
• Maintains COA organization system, disseminates COA data upon request, and inputs COA data into company ERP systems.
• Tracks test results and trends with regard to potency, contaminants, and cross compare lab efficacy.
• Where required, implements cGMP processes, maintains required documentation, and reports findings.
• Projects a positive image of the organization to employees, customers, industry, and community
• Embodies the culture, values, and tenets of PharmaCann and fully supports our purpose, goals, and key objectives.
• Secure state-required licensure and/or other certifications as required

Qualifications

• Education/Experience:
• Bachelor's degree, plus one-year related work experience
• Associate's degree, plus three years related work experience
• High School required, plus 5 years related work experience
• Experience having worked in a cannabis and/or manufacturing environment strongly preferred
• Experience with cGMP requirements, preferred
• Age: State law requires that applicants be 21 years old to work for a cultivation center
• Certifications: None

Working Conditions

• Work in a manufacturing environment
  • Indoor agricultural, typical manufacturing and warehouse environment. May include warmer, agricultural conditions, and wearing PPE as required.
• Travel less that 5% to other PharmaCann facilities

Physical Requirements

This job may be required to stand and/or walk for long periods of time and occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds

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