Job Description

Team Lead – General Labor (Cannabis Facility)

Location: Camarillo, CA

Pay: $25/hour

Schedule: Full-time (40 hours/week), Overtime Available

Start Date: ASAP

Experience Required: 1+ year of leadership experience in cannabis, agriculture, manufacturing, or a similar labor-intensive environment

Must be 21+ and able to pass a Live Scan background check (per California compliance)

Position Summary:

A leading cannabis production facility in Camarillo is seeking a hands-on and motivated Team Lead to supervise and support a crew of approximately 20 General Laborers working across cultivation, harvest, propagation, trimming, and machine operations. This role is ideal for someone who leads by example, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is passionate about team development and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily workflows across labor teams, adjusting task assignments based on production needs
• Ensure team members are working efficiently and safely within compliance and SOPs
• Train new hires and reinforce proper techniques for cultivation, harvest, trimming, and equipment operation
• Act as the primary point of contact between labor staff and department managers
• Monitor attendance, productivity, and quality of work across assigned team
• Provide coaching, direction, and performance feedback to team members
• Help resolve day-to-day issues, escalating matters as needed to management
• Assist with production tasks when necessary to maintain team momentum
• Maintain cleanliness, organization, and safety in all work areas
• Ensure all tasks are completed accurately and in a timely manner, while meeting compliance standards

Ideal Candidate:

• 1+ year experience leading teams in cannabis, agriculture, food production, warehousing, or related industries
• Strong leadership and communication skills; able to motivate and hold team members accountable
• Detail-oriented with excellent time management and organizational abilities
• Comfortable working on your feet in fast-paced, physically demanding environments
• Dependable, adaptable, and proactive problem-solver
• Able to enforce protocols consistently while maintaining positive team morale

Requirements:

• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Must pass a California Live Scan fingerprint background check
• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.
• Must have reliable transportation to Camarillo, CA
• Flexible schedule with availability for overtime when required

What We Offer:

• Competitive hourly pay with overtime opportunities
• Leadership role in a fast-growing cannabis company
• On-the-job training and growth opportunities
• Supportive, team-oriented work culture
• Ability to influence and shape a high-performing production team

About Vangst:

Vangst is the cannabis industry’s hiring platform. Vangst helps cannabis companies find the talent they need to grow their business. From on-demand gig workers to trained & credential full-time employees, Vangst has built the industry’s go-to talent marketplace for all cannabis hiring. Vangst is proud to work with 1,200+ of the cannabis industry’s leading businesses.

Since raising their seed round in 2018, Vangst has become one of the fastest growing companies in the cannabis industry and was recognized as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies.

Today, over 300,000 people have full-time jobs in the cannabis industry and this number is expected to triple over the next five years. Vangst is on a mission to fill every job in the cannabis industry.

Vangst’s headquarters is in Denver, CO. Vangst is a Series B company and backed by Lerer Hippeau, Colle Capital, Level One Fund, Snoop Dogg’s Casa Verde Capital, and others.

Vangst provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Job Tags

Similar Jobs