Hiring: Associate Director, Continuous Improvement Company: Glass House Brands Inc. Location: Camarillo, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 10:37:36 About the job Experience: •7+ years in operations, manufacturing, or agricultural production, including at least 3 years leading continuous improvement or operational excellence work. •At least 3 years leading continuous improvement or operational excellence work. Required Skills: •This is a builder role for someone who wants to install an operating system rather than run projects inside one. The responsibilities below capture the core of this role, but as Glass House Brands grows quickly, your scope may evolve to match new opportunities and business needs. •Able to translate a production problem into a measurable baseline, a countermeasure, and a control. •Strong facilitation skills, effective running a problem-solving session with an hourly team and a review with the executive team. •Demonstrated capacity to influence and drive change across departments that do not report to this role. •Clear written communication, including standard work, audit content, and executive reporting. •Strong project management and prioritization across multiple concurrent improvements. •Comfortable working on the floor and in the greenhouse, not only from data. •Sound judgment about where standardization adds value and where it adds only paperwork. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations management, agriculture, life sciences, or equivalent experience. •Demonstrated experience building an improvement program from the ground up, not only executing projects within an established one. •Solid functional working knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, the Toyota Production System, or an equivalent production system, applied in a live production environment. •Strong analytical skills, including the ability to establish a baseline from operational data and validate results against it. •Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification, or experience in a regulated production environment such as cannabis, food, pharmaceutical, or agriculture, a plus. •Valid California driver’s license and the ability to travel regularly between our Camarillo and Carpinteria sites. •Demonstrated capacity to work in greenhouse and post-harvest environments, including heat, humidity, and extended periods of standing and walking, with required personal protective equipment. Compensation: •$110,000 - $140,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!