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Kitchen Lead

11/20/2025

The Lead Edibles Agent oversees daily edible production and packaging operations, ensuring employee safety, product quality, and compliance with standards. This role includes supervising staff, maintaining inventory levels, and implementing corrective actions as needed.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

1,001-5,000 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

About The Company

Cresco Labs is one of the largest public, vertically integrated, multistate operators in the cannabis industry. Our portfolio of in-house cultivated and manufactured brands features some of the highest quality, most awarded and most popular cannabis products in America. With dozens of locations nationwide, our owned and operated Sunnyside® dispensaries provide a welcoming, positive, judgement-free place to shop for anyone at any point on their cannabis journey. Founded in 2013, Cresco Labs’ mission is to normalize and professionalize cannabis through our passionate employees. As stewards of the cannabis industry, our teams are constantly focused on supporting the needs of our fellow colleagues, consumers, customers, and communities alike. With a focus on Social Equity and Educational Development, our SEEDTM initiative ensures that our company reflects the communities in which we serve, ensuring equal opportunity for all to have the knowledge and resources to work in and own businesses in cannabis. At Cresco Labs, we aim to revolutionize and lead the nation’s cannabis industry with a focus on quality and consistency of product, and to bring legitimacy to the industry with the highest level of integrity and professionalism.

About the Role

<div class="content-intro"><h2 style="text-align: center;">COMPANY OVERVIEW</h2> Cresco Labs is one of the largest public, vertically integrated, multistate operators in the cannabis industry. Our portfolio of in-house cultivated and manufactured brands features some of the highest quality, most awarded and most popular cannabis products in America. With dozens of locations nationwide, our owned and operated Sunnyside® dispensaries provide a welcoming, positive, judgement-free place to shop for anyone at any point on their cannabis journey.    Founded in 2013, Cresco Labs’ mission is to normalize and professionalize cannabis through our passionate employees. As stewards of the cannabis industry, our teams are constantly focused on supporting the needs of our fellow colleagues, consumers, customers, and communities alike. With a focus on Social Equity and Educational Development, our SEEDTM initiative ensures that our company reflects the communities in which we serve, ensuring equal opportunity for all to have the knowledge and resources to work in and own businesses in cannabis.    At Cresco Labs, we aim to revolutionize and lead the nation’s cannabis industry with a focus on quality and consistency of product, and to bring legitimacy to the industry with the highest level of integrity and professionalism.    If you’re interested in joining our mission, click the below links to join our team today! <h2 style="text-align: center;">MISSION STATEMENT</h2> At Cresco, we aim to lead the nation’s cannabis industry with a focus on regulatory compliance, product consistency, and customer satisfaction. Our operations bring legitimacy to the cannabis industry by acting with the highest level of integrity, strictly adhering to regulations, and promoting the clinical efficacy of cannabis. As Cresco grows, we will operate with the same level of professionalism and precision in each new market we move in to.</div>SCHEDULE Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm JOB SUMMARY The Lead Edibles Agent oversees daily edible production and packaging operations at the facility level on our 1st shift team. This individual will create and maintain a workplace environment that ensures employee safety & performance, product quality, appropriate inventory levels, and upholds GFSI and GMP standards. This role will also focus on thorough adherence of standard operating procedures, work instructions, and manufacturing formulas.  CORE JOB DUTIES  <ul> <li>Actively participates in the hiring process, employee on-boarding, performance management and provides coaching/corrective actions regularly   </li> <li>Supervises kitchen and packaging agents by providing motivation, training and development   </li> <li>Enforces strict compliance to standard operating procedures and manufacturing formulas  </li> <li>Maintains a safe and sanitary work environment at all times  </li> <li>Ensures quality objectives are met including regular adherence to GMPs, performance of sanitation audits, food safety checks and product quality checks  </li> <li>Monitors manufacturing and implements corrective action planning when needed to meet company objectives  </li> <li>Develops production plans to maintain inventory levels as determined by sales and operations demand  </li> <li>Collaborates with Purchasing/Supply Chain to ensure timely delivery of ingredients and packaging materials   </li> <li>Ensures proper weekly inventory, logging and storage of all materials and packaging  </li> <li>Oversees implementation and training for new products, equipment, and personnel  </li> <li>Recommends and implements efficiency improvements</li> </ul> REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND SKILLS   <ul> <li>Actively participates in the hiring process, employee on-boarding, performance management and provides coaching/corrective actions regularly   </li> <li>Supervises kitchen and packaging agents by providing motivation, training and development   </li> <li>Enforces strict compliance to standard operating procedures and manufacturing formulas  </li> <li>Maintains a safe and sanitary work environment at all times  </li> <li>Ensures quality objectives are met including regular adherence to GMPs, performance of sanitation audits, food safety checks and product quality checks  </li> <li>Monitors manufacturing and implements corrective action planning when needed to meet company objectives  </li> <li>Develops production plans to maintain inventory levels as determined by sales and operations demand  </li> <li>Collaborates with Purchasing/Supply Chain to ensure timely delivery of ingredients and packaging materials   </li> <li>Ensures proper weekly inventory, logging and storage of all materials and packaging  </li> <li>Oversees implementation and training for new products, equipment, and personnel  </li> <li>Recommends and implements efficiency improvements</li> </ul> BENEFITS Cresco Labs is proud to offer eligible employees a robust offering of benefits including, major medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(K)-match program, FSA/HSA programs, LTD/STD options, life insurance and AD&D.  We also offer eligible employees paid holidays and paid time off.  Other rewards may include annual discretionary bonuses, stock options as well as participation in our employee discount program. Benefits eligibility for permanent positions may vary by full-time or part-time roles, location, or position.<div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description">In accordance with any local and state compensation laws, the compensation listed is the current estimated range for the position. Final offer details and future compensation may be determined by multiple factors including but not limited to, geographic location, market compensation data, skills, experience, and other relevant factors. For questions about this please discuss with your recruiter during the interview process. </div><div class="title">Pay Range</div><div class="pay-range">$22.50—$22.50 USD</div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion">ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS <ul> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="ca3n6-0-0">Must be 21 years of age or older to apply</li> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="ca3n6-0-0">Must comply with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry </li> </ul> Cresco Labs is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all applicants will be considered without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status. <div class="content-conclusion"> <h5>California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) Notice to Applicants:</h5> <h5>Please read the <a href="https://www.sunnyside.shop/california-employee-privacy-notice" target="_blank">California Employee Privacy Notice</a><a href="https://www.crescolabs.com/california-employee-privacy-notice/"> </a>(“CA Privacy Notice”) regarding Sunnyside* and its affiliate Cresco Labs’ policies pertaining to the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information. This CA Privacy Notice supplements the information contained in the <a href="https://www.sunnyside.shop/privacy-policy" target="_blank">Sunnyside* Privacy Policy</a> and applies to California resident employees and job applicants. Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contacting <a href="mailto:CCPAnotice@crescolabs.com" target="_blank">CCPAnotice@crescolabs.com</a> </h5> <h5 class="xmsonormal">Reporting a Scam: Cresco Labs is aware of fictitious employment offers being circulated from various sources. Many of these schemes consist of an alleged offer of employment with Cresco Labs with the intention of gaining personal information, including payment and/or banking information. Be aware that fraudulent job offers and correspondence may appear legitimate: they may feature a Cresco Labs logo, they may appear to originate from an official-looking email address or web site, or they may be sent by individuals purporting to represent Cresco Labs or an entity which includes the word Cresco Labs in its name.  Please note that Cresco Labs does not ask for payment or personal banking information as a condition of employment. Any personal information is requested for payroll or state badging purposes only. Applications can be securely submitted through our career’s pages.</h5> <h5 class="xmsonormal">We are working diligently to block this from happening. Beware if an offer of employment looks too good to be true. Never divulge personal and banking information or send money if you are unsure of the authenticity of an email or other communication in the name of Cresco Labs.</h5> <h5 class="xmsonormal">If you are in doubt, please contact us at <a href="mailto:Report-a-spam@crescolabs.com">Report-a-spam@crescolabs.com</a> with questions.</h5> </div></div>

Key Skills

Employee On-boardingPerformance ManagementCoachingTrainingComplianceSanitation AuditsFood Safety ChecksProduct Quality ChecksInventory ManagementCollaborationEfficiency Improvements