Manager, Operations

Primo Brands

$144K — $176K *
Food & Beverages
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in related field
  • 10+ years of production experience in manufacturing, with 5+ years in a leadership role
  • Proven track record in developing leaders
  • Experience in consumer products or food and beverage industries
  • Familiarity with quality and hygiene regulations
  • Knowledge of TPM, Six Sigma, and problem-solving methodologies
  • Strong computer skills, including Word, Excel, and SAP
  • Demonstrated leadership and coaching abilities
  • Excellent relationship-building skills
  • Strong communication and influencing skills
  • Solid problem-solving capabilities
  • Willingness to respond to after-hours issues
  • Ability to travel occasionally within the U.S.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a key member of the leadership team at a bottling and distribution facility
  • Coach and develop leaders and frontline employees to meet business needs
  • Collaborate with departments to maximize efficiencies and product output
  • Lead cultural change initiatives and strive for manufacturing excellence
  • Instill a strong value of safety among associates
  • Monitor and manage downtime and collaborate to minimize it
  • Manage staffing to ensure operational capacity and budget adherence
  • Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and HR policies
  • Improve production processes using continuous improvement methodologies
  • Participate in audits and maintain compliance with internal and external standards

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401K plan with a 5% employer match
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Generous employee discounts
  • Tuition reimbursement program
  • Paid vacation and sick time, along with paid holidays
  • Paid parental leave and adoption reimbursement
  • Flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care
  • Identity theft protection and legal services
Full Job Description
Overview

Location: Tauton, MA

Pay Range: $144,380 - $176,285

Bonus Eligible

Benefits of working for Primo Brands:

Health Benefits: Medical, prescription, dental, vision, flexible spending account (FSA), dependent care flexible spending account (FSA), health savings account (HSA)

Retirement/Investing:

401K with a 5% match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Insurance: Employee Life Insurance, short and long-term disability, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, spouse/domestic partner/child life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment

Other great benefits: Employee discounts, save on auto, home, and pet insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation and sick time, 9 paid holidays and 3 paid floating holidays, paid leave for when you have a baby, adopt a child, or become a foster parent, legal services, identity theft protection, employee assistance program (EAP), adoption reimbursement benefit, FEDlogic, commuter benefits

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
  • Serve as a key member of the leadership team in a large bottling and distribution facility
  • Coach, mentor and develop leaders and assess and create plans to grow the skills and competencies of frontline employees to meet current and future business requirements
  • Partner cross functionally with Planning, Quality, Maintenance, and the Warehouse to maximize efficiencies and output of high-quality product in a safe manner
  • Lead the execution of cultural changes and the pursuit of excellence in manufacturing
  • Instill the value of safety within all associates within the manufacturing facility
  • Monitor and track planned DH (downtime) hours and partner with Quality and Maintenance to minimize DH yet maximize the strategic use of DH
  • Manage factory staffing to ensure operation at full capacity and the attainment of variable labor budgets
  • Ensure quality goals and preventative maintenance of lines
  • Ensure complete compliance to prescribed Safety, Quality and HR policies, including GMPs, Food Safety
  • Facilitate the use of continuous improvement methodologies and root cause analysis to improve and streamline production processes
  • Participate in projects including workforce planning, budgeting, new product launches, equipment installs or upgrades
  • Participate in audit activities and ongoing efforts to ensure compliance to internal and external standards, including FSSC

Qualifications

Key qualifications include:
  • Bachelor's degree in related field
  • Ten or more years of production experience within manufacturing with five or more years of experience in a team leadership capacity
  • Proven ability to develop successful leaders
  • Prior experience in the consumer products industry or food and beverage with familiarity with quality and hygiene regulation desired
  • Knowledge and exposure to TPM, Six Sigma, and various problem-solving methodologies
  • Solid understanding of production processes, preventative maintenance, and budget management
  • Strong computer skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, business management software (SAP preferred) and production monitoring systems
  • Demonstrated track record of leading, training, motivating, coaching, and developing individuals and teams in a manner consistent with our culture
  • Excellent relationship building skills with the ability to partner internally and externally to achieve results
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and initiatives on tight deadlines and delegate accordingly
  • Effective communication skills with the ability to influence change and encourage action
  • Solid problem-solving abilities with the ability to coach and mentor others in this capacity
  • Ability and willingness to respond to afterhours critical issues
  • Ability to travel within the U.S. occasionally (~10%) for meeting


If you're ready to embark on an exciting journey with Primo Brands, apply now!

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