Beverage Plant Operations Leader

Florida Caribbean Distilleries; Florida; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) with company match

Health Savings Account

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

Job summary

good2grow is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Operations Manager to lead day-to-day production at our Florida beverage plant. You will balance hands-on floor leadership with production planning, budgeting, and cross‑functional coordination to deliver safe, efficient operations and build high-performing teams.

In this role you will drive KPI tracking, ERP data management, and continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring food safety and regulatory compliance across blending, batching, and

Qualifications

• Progressive manufacturing/production experience in a regulated environment.
• Experience with CIP systems, sanitation, and food safety requirements.
• Experience supporting audits such as GFSI (e.g., FSSC 22000 or SQF).

Responsibilities

• Lead daily production across beverage lines to meet safety, quality, throughput, labor, and schedule goals.
• Set clear expectations and coach supervisors, leads, and operators; manage performance and teamwork.
• Oversee blending, batching, process parameters, batch records, CIP, sanitation, and food safety requirements.
• Track throughput, yield, waste, downtime, and labor efficiency; drive corrective actions with Maintenance and Engineering.
• Coordinate production schedules and material flow with Procurement/Supply Chain and Warehouse.
• Manage departmental budgets, labor/material variances, and cost improvement opportunities.
• Maintain ERP production, batch, labor, downtime, and yield reporting.
• Develop training and succession capabilities; support CAPAs and cross-functional plant initiatives.

Skills

Operational leadership

Coaching & development

ERP data management

Budget management

KPI analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Food safety

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Operations/Engineering or related field

Job description

good2grow is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Operations Manager to lead day-to-day production at our Florida beverage plant. You will balance hands-on floor leadership with production planning, budgeting, and cross‑functional coordination to deliver safe, efficient operations and build high-performing teams.

In this role you will drive KPI tracking, ERP data management, and continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring food safety and regulatory compliance across blending, batching, and