Tablet Compressor Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Location: Amesbury, MA - On-site role.

Job Summary

Ascend Wellness Holdings (AWH) is seeking a skilled and motivated Tablet Compressor Technician to lead our cannabis tablet manufacturing operations. In this role, you'll oversee the full lifecycle of directly compressible tablet formulations - from batching and blending to compression and coating - ensuring production runs safely, efficiently, and in compliance with cGMP and regulatory standards. This is a hands-on leadership position in a dynamic production environment, focused on delivering consistent, high-quality tablet products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Production Oversight: Oversee all pre-compression upstream activities including dispensing, blending, and R&D testing to ensure material is available for compression and coating with sufficient time to meet production timeline. Compress and coat all tablets to the applicable Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), which includes in-process quality checks at designated intervals to ensure all products meet the established standard.
• Machinery Operation & Maintenance: Operate, perform preventative maintenance, and troubleshoot issues/errors on all tablet production machinery and auxiliary equipment in accordance with safety and compliance guidelines.
• Documentation & Compliance: Accurately complete batch records, logs, and other production documentation in accordance with both GDP and cGMP requirements.
• Problem Solving: Proactively identify, address, and resolve operational issues related to tablet production to minimize downtime and maintain steady production flow to meet production timeline

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent required; vocational or technical training preferred.
• Advanced technical and mechanical skills
• Minimum 2 years of machine operation experience in a manufacturing, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, or food production environment.
• Strong technical and mechanical aptitude with excellent attention to detail and documentation skills.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted and work in a production environment with exposure to dust, raw materials, and botanical powders.
• Ability to travel during training period for two 2 week deployments in New York.

Working Environment:

• Factory-based position with potential exposure to airborne materials typical of tablet manufacturing.
• Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) will be provided and required at all times.

Why Join?

This is a unique opportunity to become an essential part of a growing production team, playing a key role in delivering high-quality, innovative tablet products to market. Comprehensive training will be provided to enhance your skill set specifically to our processes and equipment.

If you're ready to bring your production management skills to a forward-thinking company and make a tangible impact, we encourage you to apply today.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Ascend Wellness Holdings (AWH) is a vertically integrated cannabis cultivator, processor and provisioning center operator with assets in Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania. We seek to foster a robust and inclusive cannabis industry through a premium, unmatched customer-focused retail experience. We are looking to build a world-class team that will help carry out our mission of helping to shape the future of cannabis as a leading healthcare solution. We are committed to improving the quality of our patient's lives by offering unrivaled quality, consistency and meticulously curated products that satisfy our customers unique, individual needs. When it comes to customer service experience, our dispensaries will set a new standard of excellence, emphasizing health and wellness by a highly knowledgeable team. A team that is committed to our values, our people, and our communities; we are looking for people who are inspired by our vision and stay dedicated to our mission as we continuously expand.

EEO STATEMENT

Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. ("AWH") and its subsidiaries is an equal opportunity employer and celebrate the population of differences and does not discriminate in its hiring / hiring practices, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.