POST HARVEST MANAGER

Location: Queensland, Australia

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Our client is a licensed medicinal cannabis company based in Southeast Queensland. Located forty-five minutes’ drive from Brisbane CBD, the hybrid-indoor glasshouse on the northern edge of the Scenic Rim produces consistent, high-quality medicinal cannabis products for Australian patients and global partners.

This facility combines:

• Advanced environmental control in a glasshouse setting
• Significant use of solar energy and efficient irrigation to reduce its footprint
• A strong focus on quality, compliance, and data-driven cultivation

SUMMARY

We are seeking an experienced Post Harvest Manager to lead post-harvest operations within a large-scale medicinal cannabis facility producing in excess of 40 tonnes of premium flower per year. This role is central to ensuring pharmaceutical-grade quality standards while managing complex, high-throughput workflows across drying, trimming, curing, and packaging at commercial scale.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience from high-throughput, pharmaceutical-grade environments, with proven expertise managing large-scale drying, trimming, curing, and packaging workflows.

This role requires specific familiarity with the T-Zero automated trimmer/twister (or similar high-capacity automated trimming systems), along with the ability to optimise throughput without compromising product quality. The Post Harvest Manager will lead a team, manage daily operations, maintain GMP/GACP standards, and collaborate closely with upstream cultivation and downstream quality and export teams.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee all post-harvest activities including drying, trimming, curing, milling, packaging, and storage
• Lead, train, and manage the Post Harvest team to ensure consistent high performance
• Operate, maintain, and optimise the T-Zero automated trimmer/twister (or equivalent automated trimming systems)
• Develop and maintain SOPs for post-harvest processes in alignment with GMP/GACP and pharmaceutical-grade standards
• Maintain strict quality control to preserve cannabinoid and terpene profiles while minimising product loss
• Ensure batch documentation, traceability, and compliance with regulatory and internal standards
• Manage throughput planning, daily scheduling, labour allocation, and workflow optimisation
• Work closely with Cultivation, Quality Assurance, and Export/Logistics teams to ensure seamless production and shipment readiness
• Oversee environmental controls and ensure proper drying and curing conditions
• Monitor equipment performance and coordinate preventative maintenance
• Track KPIs including throughput, yield retention, loss ratios, and processing time
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to increase efficiency without compromising product quality
• Support audits, inspections, compliance reviews, and product release activities

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Agriculture, Horticulture, Manufacturing, Engineering, or a related field preferred
• Minimum 3–5 years of post-harvest management experience in cannabis, pharmaceuticals, food processing, or other GMP/GACP-regulated industries
• Direct experience operating and optimising the T-Zero automated trimmer/twister (or similar high-capacity automated trimmers)
• Strong understanding of drying, curing, trimming, and packaging best practices
• Experience managing high-throughput production environments
• Proven leadership experience managing teams in structured, quality-controlled operations
• Familiarity with GMP, GACP, ISO, or pharmaceutical-grade quality systems
• Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail
• Ability to collect, interpret, and report data for performance tracking
• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving regulatory environment

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

White Ash Group and the companies it represents are Equal Employment Opportunity employers that value the strength of diversity within the workplace. All qualified applicants, regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, nationality, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law, are strongly encouraged to apply.