Lead Production Technician

Title: Lead Production Technician  
Starting Pay: $21.25/hr   
Location:   Litchfield, IL 
Job Type: Full Time/Part Time | Non-Exempt  
Shift: Monday-Thursday, 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM

Who You Are:  

You’re a hands-on leader who thrives in a fast-paced, detail-driven environment. You take pride in guiding your team, maintaining high standards of safety and compliance, and ensuring every product meets Curaleaf’s quality expectations. With a focus on teamwork, accountability, and precision, you keep operations running smoothly while motivating others to do their best work.

What You’ll Do: 

As a Lead Production Technician at Curaleaf, you’ll oversee daily filling and packaging operations while guiding your team to deliver safe, compliant, and high-quality cannabis products. You’ll take ownership of daily operations and lead your team toward consistent, high-quality results by:

• Lead a team of Packaging Technicians in daily production tasks such as filling, weighing, sealing, labeling, and packaging a variety of cannabis products

• Ensure all work meets quality, safety, and compliance standards while maintaining accurate data, batch records, and inventory tracking in the state’s seed-to-sale system

• Drive production metrics (quantity, quality, productivity) and manage shift performance from startup to shutdown

• Troubleshoot and resolve equipment or process issues, ensuring tools are clean, calibrated, and ready for use

• Train, coach, and support team members to uphold SOPs, GMP, and safety best practices

• Partner with cross-functional teams to meet production schedules and workflow goals

• Support sanitation, biosecurity, and workplace safety initiatives such as the 5S program

• Conduct quality checks throughout the process to ensure each product is properly labeled, sealed, and packaged for compliant storage

What You’ll Bring: 

• Experience leading or mentoring a team in a fast-paced production or manufacturing environment

• You have clear and calm communication skills with strong attention to detail and organization

• The ability to follow production plans, adapt to shifting priorities, and meet deadlines

• A mechanical mindset with the ability to operate, maintain, and troubleshoot filling, sealing, and measurement equipment

• Comfort working with weights, measurements, and equipment calibration

• A dependable, honest, and collaborative approach that supports team success

• A proactive work ethic and a willingness to learn, grow, and continuously improve

• You have a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent 

Physical Requirements 

• Ability to stand, sit, and walk for extended periods of time (8-10 hours per shift) 

• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds regularly and occasional lifting of heavier items with assistance 

• Frequent and repetitive use of hands and wrists for extended periods of time 

• Repetitive bending, squatting, and reaching 

• Ability to climb ladders or step stools to access plants or equipment 

• Ability to use required PPE when required, such as masks, hair nets, beard covers, respirators, boot covers, scrubs, non-slip shoes, and Tyvek suits as necessary 

Environmental Conditions 

• Exposure to environments with high humidity, varying temperatures, and strong odors (such as cannabis) 

• Exposure to soil, water, fertilizer, dust, pollen and plant pathogens 

• Exposure to cleaning solvents, such as high volumes of isopropyl alcohol 

• Exposure to loud noises, including but not limited to air compressors, packaging equipment, and alarms 

• Exposure to CO2 manufacturing procedures at OSHA approved CO2 levels