QA Lead

Company Description

Ayr Wellness is a leading U.S. multi-state cannabis operator with more than 90 licensed retail locations across Florida, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Nevada, and soon, Virginia. We cultivate, manufacture, and sell a broad portfolio of high-quality cannabis products, proudly serving both medical patients and adult-use consumers across our markets.

At Ayr, our strength lies in our people. We’re re-imagining how we work across every part of our business, and we’re looking for builders and doers to roll up their sleeves and help shape what’s next.

The cannabis industry is fast-moving, complex, and full of opportunity. Together, we’re not only shaping a company, but also building the future of cannabis. At Ayr you’ll have the opportunity to make a lasting impact while growing your career alongside a company positioning itself for long-term success.

For more information, please visit www.ayrwellness.com.

Job Summary

With oversight from the QA Manager the QA Lead supports the Quality Assurance team and is responsible for the daily execution of all medical and/or adult use cannabis quality processes as assigned for the operation. The incumbent will work within company standards and the applicable state regulations.

Duties and Responsibilities

• With minimal supervision, monitors processes for pre-formulation and finished goods at each stage of product manufacturing operations to ensure adherence to company and state regulations; escalating any potential quality issue to the Analyst and/or Quality Team management immediately.
• Performs product tracking, product security, and product movement procedures.
• Writes, implements, and provides training on SOPs for new procedures, critical equipment and processes and/or controls.
• Maintains all training documentation for the site.
• With minimal supervision, assists in the management of the SOP, investigation, deviation, and CAPA systems.
• Performs internal audits of site and manufacturing floor operations per SOP procedures.
• Reviews and approves batch records and performs batch reconciliation.
• Performs raw materials checks and any associated release or quarantine.
• Performs in-process and finished product checks and any associated release or quarantine.
• Assists in the management of third-party testing of in-process and/or finished products.
• Manages the complaint log for finished products.
• Responsible for batch reconciliations.
• Performs line clearance procedures prior to production start-up and completion and releases lines to Manufacturing or works with Manufacturing to resolve any outstanding line clearance issues.
• Assists manufacturing in the equipment cleaning procedures prior to production start-up and completion. Maintains cleaning validation instrumentation, and its calibration, and supplies and associate database and identifies testing trends.
• Performs or assists in other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must meet the age requirement as outlined by state cannabis agencies  
• Able to pass all background checks/fingerprinting as required by state cannabis agencies  
• Able to provide valid badging/credentials as required by state cannabis agencies  

Education

High School required, plus 5 years related work experience or Associate’s degree, plus three years related work experience.

Experience

1-3 years’ Experience having worked in a cannabis and/or manufacturing environment strongly preferred.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Attitude)

Customer Obsessed: Dedicated to creating a remarkable experience for both internal and external customers; builds rapport and maintains meaningful and effective relationships creating trustful, authentic connections; viewed as a good listener and is easy to approach and talk to and is often in the know early in any given situation. 

Priority Setting - Invests their time and others on what's important to deliver business results; quickly and effectively collaborates bringing together the collective intelligence of critical team members and prioritizes what needs to be done to reach the goal; quickly senses opportunities and obstacles in accomplishing a goal; eliminates roadblocks and creates focus that drives success and results.  

Results Oriented - Empowered with the knowledge of their potential this person learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner, open to change, analyzes successes and failures for continuous improvement, experiments and will try anything to find solutions that support an ecosystem of knowledge; enjoys challenge of unfamiliar tasks, quickly grasps the essence and underlying structure of anything.  

Functional/Technical Skill - Possesses functional and technical knowledge and skills to perform at a high level of accomplishment; understands how their job function supports being a force for good  

Direct reports

No direct reports

Working conditions

This person may be exposed to dust, kief, cleaning chemicals, and fumes. Although systems are in place to remove these byproducts, there is still exposure to some degree. This person will be travelling between dispensaries and manufacturing facilities within AYR Wellness.  

Physical requirements 

• Must be able to stand for extended periods of time, and safely lift up to 25lbs 
• Must be able to wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for extended periods of time (i.e. gloves, lab coat, hair net) 
• Appropriate grooming for work environment (no jewelry, hair must be tied back, no hair outside of PPE) 

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. 

AYR Wellness is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.