Director of Operations

Company Description

Ayr Wellness is a leading U.S. multi-state cannabis operator with more than 90 licensed retail locations across Florida, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Nevada, and soon, Virginia. We cultivate, manufacture, and sell a broad portfolio of high-quality cannabis products, proudly serving both medical patients and adult-use consumers across our markets.

At Ayr, our strength lies in our people. We’re re-imagining how we work across every part of our business, and we’re looking for builders and doers to roll up their sleeves and help shape what’s next.

The cannabis industry is fast-moving, complex, and full of opportunity. Together, we’re not only shaping a company, but also building the future of cannabis. At Ayr you’ll have the opportunity to make a lasting impact while growing your career alongside a company positioning itself for long-term success.

For more information, please visit www.ayrwellness.com.

Job Summary

The Director of Operations will be responsible for directing manufacturing and logistics activities to ensure that AYR delivers high-quality products while maintaining the most efficient product cost structure. The Director of Operations is accountable for meeting production demand that supports corporate top-line revenue while improving efficiency to bottom-line growth. This position is responsible for all day-to-day manufacturing operations, including purchasing, production planning, manufacturing, and shipping of quality products with continuous quality and process improvements to ensure attainment of operational goals, tactics, and priorities that drive business results with a focus on quality. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage all day-to-day aspects of operations, oversee scheduling, capital equipment maintenance, training, production planning and logistics
• Work with the S&OP team to understand product demand, growth, and trends, and convert this information to a functional manufacturing forecast
• Review and approve production and scheduling plans to ensure they align with the product forecast
• Maintain inventory levels of key manufacturing components, and facilitate the flow of raw material from cultivation to manufacturing
• Ensure compliance with all SOPs, review processing metrics and work to improve efficiency. Ensure quality assurance standards and metrics are maintained
• Work with the engineering team to execute the commercialization of new products in the local market
• Maintain a strong presence in the field to effectively coach and support operations teams
• Ensure operations environments are brand appropriate (i.e., positive, reassuring, energetic, encouraging, educational and welcoming)
• Ensure operational priorities, processes and procedures are communicated and understood
• Assure the cost-effective manufacturing of quality pharma-grade products
• Responsible for and working closely with the VP of Manufacturing and VP of Cultivation, in the planning of all CAPEX projects
• Responsible for the successful coordination and execution of all capital improvement projects
• Partner with Compliance Team to monitor and maintain proper operations compliance controls with all federal/state regulations
• Lead production and operational management teams ensuring collaboration and cross-departmental efficiencies.
• Plan and monitor the day-to-day operations to ensure no interruptions in production.
• Maintain a strong presence to effectively coach and support our cultivation and processing teams.
• Ensure manufacturing environments are brand appropriate (i.e., positive, reassuring, energetic, encouraging, educational and welcoming).
• Ensure operational priorities, processes and procedures are communicated and understood.