Beverage Production Manager

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.

• 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

Nulixir is looking for a highly qualified and experienced professional to be a core part of our 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 will report to the Head of Operations.

• 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)
• 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

Education and Experience:

• A minimum of 8+ years of experience in manufacturing operations with at least 2+ years of that experience in food & beverage, food B2B, or other industries with adjacent manufacturing processes
• Worked in a variety of manufacturing roles, including quality control, production, maintenance, purchasing, inventory management and logistics
• Any relevant certifications related to manufacturing operations and / or quality control preferred but not a requirement
• Experience leading end-to-end manufacturing operations for a single or multiple facilities
• Establishing new manufacturing systems, processes, and operations (e.g., experience in setting up new facilities)
• Overseeing key vendor and 3rd party relationships
• Strong experience in establishing and maintaining a world-class quality organization within food and beverage

• Training and knowledge of metrics and data-driven approach to managing performance and decision-making process to evaluate manufacturing performance across quality, safety, cost and service
• Experience with rapidly growing, fast paced businesses and / or start-up…