Packaging Assistant

**Packaging Assistant (Afternoons)**
**Job location: Bradford, ON**
**Employment type: Full Time Permanent Employment**

**Hours: 40 Hours per week**

**A little about us**

Hi, we’re Aurora Cannabis, and we’re so excited to meet you
We’re a global cannabis company driven by our passion to help people improve their lives. We have a diverse team who bring their best every day so Aurora can be the cannabis provider of choice for patients and consumers. We love our work, and we especially love our high quality, innovative brands that make up the Aurora family - from Aurora, Aurora Drift, San Rafael ’71 and Whistler.
Our people combined with our collective passion for the industry is what makes Aurora a special place to work and defines what we call our “A-Team”. We are a high-performing team of cannabis experts, innovators, and champions, that work, learn and win together. We think **BIG**, act **BOLD** and execute with **PURPOSE** in all that we do, and will stop at nothing to cultivate the ultimate cannabis experience for our community.

**Job summary**

We are seeking an energetic, hard-working and ambitious Cannabis enthusiast to join our Packaging team as a Packaging Assistant. If you are eager to work in a fun collaborative environment with a group of passionate individuals, we would love to meet you****

**MAIN RESPONSIBILITES**:

- Packaging of Cannabis products
- Labeling of Cannabis products
- Configuring label templates
- Maintaining inventory of packaging components in the packaging area
- Inspecting packaging and products to guarantee they are free of flaws and packaged correctly
- Responsible for maintaining the organization and cleanliness of the packaging area while performing all duties
- Where applicable, must adhere to Aurora's SOPs and comply with Health Canada’s Cannabis Act. In addition, must adhere to all ISO requirements and the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA)
- Where applicable, promote and maintain GMP requirements
- Recognize unsafe conditions and practices, and make corrections to prevent injuries and product loss
- Maintaining electronic batch records of packaging events and other applicable processes
- Responsible for leading assigned team members through packaging event(s) and other applicable processes
- Responsible for the training, understanding and operation, maintenance and cleanliness of equipment and utensils
- Responsible for maintaining cross-functional reporting systems
- Other duties as required

**WORKING CONDITIONS**:

- Comfortable working with Cannabis
- Physical effort is required, lifting, pushing, and pulling up to 30 lbs.
- Ability to work weekends, holidays and after hours as required
- Repetitive use of hands, wrists and forearms
- Comfortable working with step ladders (i.e. step ladder/single sided step ladder)
- Must be able to wear proper PPE (jump suits, safety glasses, hair nets, etc.)
- **This role is in one of Aurora’s Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certified plants and works directly with products. Towards the end of the recruitment process, we require that you undergo a medical screening exam with our third-party vendor.**

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Previous experience working with cannabis considered an asset
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills
- Ability to prioritize tasks

**Why you’ll love working at Aurora**
Our people are at the heart of everything we do here at Aurora, and we take pride in fostering an inclusive space that inspires our team to love where they work From rewarding career opportunities to flexible work environments to team activities, we go above and beyond to prioritize your success and here’s how we do it
- **Flexibility**:you will enjoy a flexible work environment that is the perfect blend of work and fun With flexible working hours to compressed work weeks to paid sick and vacation time, you will be empowered to achieve work-life balance.
- **Total rewards**:we will motivate you to go above and beyond with a competitive salary or hourly wage (with shift premiums), stock options, an RRSP program, annual bonuses, and a health and personal care spending account for you to use for gym memberships, ski passes or staycations.
- **Benefits**:we will foster your health and wellness (and your dependents) with our employee benefits package including, employer-paid health and dentalcare premiums, life insurance and LTD policies and a** medical cannabis coverage program, designed exclusively for our A-Team**, that will provide you with **$1500** of coverage each year (because we truly believe cannabis is the best medicine).
- **Life-long learning**:we’re lifelong learners here at Aurora and will invest in your professional development throughout all aspects of your career You will have access to a tuition assistance program, virtual learning activities and annual performance reviews, to ensure you are provided with the toolkit and support you need to succ