Beverage Production Operations Manager

Job Summary:

The Operations Manager will oversee the manufacturing of beverages, ensuring quantity and

quality requirements are met.

Primary Responsibilities:


- Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new staff within the department.
- Oversees the day-to-day workflow of the department.
- Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
- Handles discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with
- company policy.
- Maintains safety/environmental self-audits & visual checks, champions all safety or
- ergonomic activities for the department and helps to develop and meet plant safety
- goals.
- Maintains adequate knowledge of products and equipment to ensure the ability to
- direct employees to perform the job properly.
- Enforce all plant food safety, GMP, personnel safety and company policies.
- Maintain or exceed goals on yields and efficiencies.
- Oversees production quotas and schedules, ensuring inventory and shipment targets
- are met.
- Collaborates with purchasing department to verify, review, maintain, and report on
- materials and production inventories.
- Facilitates and authorizes any repairs or maintenance required for production tools
- and equipment.
- Identifies and recommends cost controls and other improvements to the production
- process.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.


Qualifications:


- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills, with proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks, delegating when appropriate.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
- 5+ years of manufacturing experience required.
- Experience in Beverage production required.
- Previous manufacturing experience required.
- Experience in safety and quality preferred.
- Minimum of High School Degree or GED required, College Degree preferred.


PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS:


- Ability to lift 75 pounds frequently with mechanical assistance.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds on a regular basis and 100 pounds occasionally.
- Ability to constantly lift, bend, stretch and stand during entire shift.
- Ability to push/pull up to 1,500 pounds using supplied equipment.
- Ability to frequently kneel, squat, bend, and stoop, twist, and reach overhead with repetitive
- motions. Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.


Work Environment and Physical Demand:


- Constant exposure to allergens such as milk, eggs, fish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and
- soybeans
- Constant operation of a computer and other office machinery such as calculator, copy
- machine, etc.
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position over 50% of the time.
- Requires light physical effort. Occasionally lifts or moves light objects (under 10 lbs.).
- Walks, sits, or stands for prolonged periods.
- Requires prolonged machine operation including computer and keyboard equipment.