### **Candy Packaging Associate (Temporary Position)** **Type:** Temporary **Location:** Buffalo, NY, **About the Role:** We’re looking for motivated, reliable individuals to join our client's **production team** for temporary candy packing runs! In this role, you’ll help prepare sweet treats for customers by packaging, labeling, and palletizing finished candy products in a clean, safe, and fast-paced environment. If you have a strong work ethic, attention to detail, and enjoy hands-on work, this is a great opportunity to be part of a fun and supportive team while contributing to the final stage of a delicious process! * * * ### **What You’ll Do:** - Carefully **pack candy** into designated packaging - **Label** finished goods and corrugated shipping boxes accurately - **Stack and wrap pallets** of packaged candy for warehouse storage or shipment - Maintain a **clean and organized workspace** and follow all food safety and quality guidelines * * * ### **Food Safety & Quality Commitment:** All team members must: - Complete the required **Office of Cannabis Management training prior to starting** - Follow **Safe Quality Food (SQF)** and **FDA** food safety standards at all times * * * ### **What We’re Looking For:** - **High School Diploma or GED** - Dependable with a **strong work ethic** and **attention to detail** - Ability to **work independently** and **manage time effectively** - Comfortable with basic **math skills** and written English communication - Proactive problem solver who takes pride in doing quality work * * * ### **Physical Requirements:** - Ability to **stand for extended periods** and lift up to **25 lbs** - Frequent use of **hands and arms** for packing and labeling tasks - Must wear **Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)** as required * * * If you’re looking for a **hands-on, fast-paced opportunity** where teamwork and quality come first — and where every day ends with something sweet — we’d love to have you join us! **_About Vangst:_** _Vangst is the cannabis industry’s hiring platform. Vangst helps cannabis companies find the talent they need to grow their business. From on-demand gig workers to trained & credential full-time employees, Vangst has built the industry’s go-to talent marketplace for all cannabis hiring. Vangst is proud to work with 1,200+ of the cannabis industry’s leading businesses._ _Since raising their seed round in 2018, Vangst has become one of the fastest-growing companies in the cannabis industry and was recognized as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies._ Today, over 300,000 people have full-time jobs in the cannabis industry and this number is expected to triple over the next five years. Vangst is on a mission to fill every job in the cannabis industry.\_ _Vangst’s headquarters is in Denver, CO. Vangst is a Series B company backed by Lerer Hippeau, Colle Capital, Level One Fund, Snoop Dogg’s Casa Verde Capital, and others._ _Vangst provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws._ This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.\_