Beverage Production Manager

Benefits:

Bonus based on performance

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Parental leave

Relocation bonus

Stock options plan

Vision insurance

Position Overview:

Are you a dynamic, highly organized, and proactive professional looking to make a significant impact at a cutting-edge company? Nulixir, a leader in the food and beverage innovation industry, is searching for a top-tier Production Manager to support our visionary CEO. This is not just a job; it’s an opportunity to be at the heart of a fast-growing, innovative company that is transforming the way we consume nutrients.

Nulixir is looking for a highly qualified and experienced professional to be a core part of our Nulixir’s in-house end-to-end manufacturing operations. You will partner closely with Product Development, Sales, and Procurement functions to deliver premium quality product to our B2B customers in a timely and cost-efficient manner as well as continuously identify ways to improve our manufacturing operations as we scale-up over time.

You should be highly experienced in Food & Beverage or Pharma manufacturing operations especially. The ideal candidate has immense intellectual curiosity, operations rigor, quality-focus mindset, metrics driven approach, and strong technical and quality control background. In this role, you will directly report to the Head of Operations.

Responsibilities:

Oversee the day-to-day operations including developing a daily production plan and ensuring daily operations goals are realized

Manage a growing team of Production Operators (20+)

Develop plans for all aspects of production including equipment purchases, staffing needs, work schedules, and material requirements

Design, implement, and manage production forecasting, capacity planning, and production scheduling based on prioritization of different customer orders in partnership with Commercial team and ensure orders are met in a timely fashion

Evaluate multiple scenarios during production planning for utilization of equipment and labor and ensure the right scenario is chosen along with robust back up plans

Ensure a healthy and safe manufacturing environment for all employees in compliance with federal and state regulations

Collaborate with procurement and supply chain to plan packaging materials inventory to ensure timely availability for production

Develop a thorough understanding of process flow and key controls of the manufacturing processes; use this knowledge along with daily observations of all areas of the operations facility to drive continuous improvement of throughput and yield

Design and implement new manufacturing processes and procedures to improve efficiency and reduce costs

Establish a system to monitor all variable and fixed costs (e.g., raw material, labor, utilities, etc.) linked to manufacturing in partnership with Finance

Design and implement SOPs providing production instruction for all formulations including make-to-stock and made-to-order runs

Establish a metrics-driven performance management system across cost, service, safety, quality; provide weekly report on performance across established metrics

Build a robust preventative maintenance plan for all manufacturing equipment and order new parts in timely fashion to minimize downtime driven by equipment issues

Develop internal talent with effective coaching, feedback, and individual development plans and ensure multiple employees are trained across manufacturing process to drive consistency in manufacturing output and minimize dependency on individuals

Devise strategy to scale up operations and add new lines

Define quality standards (including both quality control and quality assurance) across our manufacturing (bench top to large scale) and setting up systems and processes to meet those standards

Establish robust metrics-driven system to measure quality of each batch and develop processes to meet defined goals for these metrics (e.g., particle size, PH, etc.)

Lead processes to obtain GMP, Organic, and other relevant certifications for Nulixir’s manufacturing facility

Maintain relevant quality and regulatory certification on an annual basis

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