Extraction Laboratory Supervisor (cannabis)

Colcare seeks an Extraction Laboratory Supervisor (cannabis) for its Aurora, Illinois facility. This full-time opportunity centers on directing concentrate and formulated product testing and manufacturing while upholding rigorous quality and inventory standards.

About the Role

As Extraction Laboratory Supervisor (cannabis) at Colcare in Aurora, Illinois, you guide every stage of concentrate creation and formulation, oversee lab technicians, and guarantee compliant, accurate, and efficient results. Coordination with production timelines and inventory groups keeps product availability aligned, while every observation is documented through seed-to-sale system entries. The non-exempt role pays $21–$24 hourly, requires zero travel, and involves moderate workplace noise plus physical activity such as extended standing, frequent bending, climbing, and moving items of 10 pounds or more with help from a teammate, demanding solid vision, dexterity, and hand-eye skill for repeated precise motions. Duties may be reassigned as needed, with reasonable accommodations available for essential functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Uphold operational protocols each day and meet all applicable state medical marijuana rules
• Drive and enforce procedures that keep testing and formulation activities running smoothly
• Carry out quality checks with analytical methods to confirm product consistency, purity, and effectiveness
• Partner with production staff throughout testing and formulation stages
• Plan extraction experiments that improve purity levels and process yields
• Introduce refined extraction and purification methods while monitoring broader industry progress
• Achieve proficiency across marijuana extraction and infusion approaches, including butane techniques
• Expand knowledge of formulation testing plus cannabis compound purification, separation, and isolation
• Control inventory records, documentation, and product standards continuously via seed-to-sale tracking
• Organize disposal of extraction residues and returned material
• Align workflow needs among production stages
• Weigh every batch and log results with exactness
• Complete work on schedule while raising both quality and precision
• Ensure concentrates receive correct packaging, counts, sorting, and labels
• Resolve daily operational matters and escalate when help is required
• Perform further tasks assigned to the position

What You Bring

• Age of at least 21 years
• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or a comparable scientific field preferred
• Three to five years of related experience focused on production or manufacturing operations
• Direct hands-on ownership of complete production cycles covering both operations and analysis
• Proven analytical testing background; HPLC experience preferred
• Familiarity with cannabis testing or formulation approaches preferred
• Demonstrated leadership, people skills, and ability to juggle multiple demands
• Professional conduct that models expected standards
• Skill at directing controlled processes in a high-tempo setting
• Genuine commitment to medical marijuana’s significance
• Prior work inside a GMP-regulated operation
• Practical cannabis-oil extraction experience covering decarboxylation, supercritical CO2 methods, winterization, distillation, and separation, along with related equipment care
• Prior supervisory responsibility
• Capacity to satisfy all background-check requirements
• Readiness for the physical elements listed above

Why Join Colcare

Colcare is hiring for this Extraction Laboratory Supervisor (cannabis) role in Aurora, Illinois and offers a supportive team environment.

Next Steps

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