Packaging Operations Manager

Come work for the most innovative & fastest growing beverage company in the Northeast! With a brand new and state of the art beverage facility located in Seabrook, NH, you will have the opportunity to work with a huge range of beverage brands and product types.

Description

The Packaging Manager is responsible for overseeing the floor and the daily success of

the production schedule. They will need to coordinate the efforts of multiple departments

and shifts to assure that downtime is minimized. This includes looking forward days or

weeks to make sure the team is prepared.

The Packaging Manager will continually check in with their teams throughout the day to

make sure the runs are moving smoothly and are up to a satisfactory level of quality.

The primary function of the Packaging Manager is to delegate and manage the entire

day’s production to ensure that all products are meeting internal and external food safety

standards, as well as assist in the flow of the day as often as is required to optimize

production and quality. This includes facilitating schedules of staff, managers, facilities,

CEO and other key personnel to ensure canning downtime is minimized and throughput

is optimized.

The Packaging Manager is expected to develop an intimate knowledge of the mechanics

of the canning line in order to assist with any issues that may arise.

Finally, as the packaging manager is responsible for minimizing downtime, it is expected

that the Packaging Manager do whatever is most strategic to facilitate the smooth

execution of a run and schedule optimization, including stepping in to operate the line as

needed to facilitate employee breaks or run completion.

Key Responsibilities

● Optimize throughput by designing a packaging schedule with the least amount of

complexity for the operators

● Assign staff to the correct positions daily for the successful execution of the plan

● Cover for any positions that are critical to the success of the shifts

● Produce and update a production schedule as frequently as is required to ensure

each shift has a clear understanding of the goals and objectives of the shift

● Ensure the canning quality is satisfactory according to the Canning Spec Sheet

and recorded in a way that is able to be communicated to the customer and pulled

for records.

● Assure that the necessary quality controls are being recorded during the run,

including measuring carbonation levels, monitoring lot and date coding systems,

taste, label heights / shrink, and pasteurization temperatures.

● Coordinate with management and facilities to have coverage for all maintenance,

shift issues, and changeovers.

● Send feedback to the entirety of the department on a weekly basis

● Meet with individual team members to provide feedback, including discussing

performance issues and identifying strengths and weaknesses

● Act as a liaison between the Production, Copacking, and Packaging departments,

making adjustments to the schedule based on production constraints, operator

skillset, and customer requests

● Maintain and update the facility-wide Sanitation Logs (excluding Distribution and

Production)

● Manage the Preventative Maintenance program

● Interviewing, Hiring, and Pay increases for team members

● Training all new team members

● Promote and follow a safety-first mindset

● Other tasks and projects as assigned

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Manufacturing: 3 years (Required)
• Supervisory: 3 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Seabrook, NH 03874 (Required)

Work Location: In person