Beverage Production Operations Lead

Suja Life, LLC; Oceanside, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 29,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Life Insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Parental Leave

Juice benefits

Job summary

Suja Life, LLC is seeking an Operations Lead to oversee quality control, production flow, and team coordination in a fast-paced beverage facility. You will operate HPP, bottling, labeling, and packaging equipment while enforcing safety and quality standards.

The role requires hands-on supervision of production processes, coordination of breaks, and collaboration with shipping and inventory teams. Comfort with physical tasks and cold environments is essential.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain fillers, HPP units, labelers, case packers, bundlers, sleevers, palletizers, and related equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance (PM) on fillers at the start of each shift.
• Stand bottles on conveyors and operate the Jet Coder to date bottles and packaging.
• Coordinate breaks and lunches with bottling department staff.
• Deliver fiber and packaging materials to production lines.
• Assist with general labor tasks for bottling, HPP, packaging, and pack-out processes.
• Support shipping, receiving, inventory, and pack-out activities.
• Build pallets, lift/move/stack cases weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Participate in pre-shift meetings, stretching, and shift handoffs.
• Ensure carriers are full to conserve water.
• Conduct monthly safety tailgate meetings.
• Accurately complete required HPP forms and documentation.

Job description

Suja Life, LLC is seeking an Operations Lead to oversee quality control, production flow, and team coordination in a fast-paced beverage facility. You will operate HPP, bottling, labeling, and packaging equipment while enforcing safety and quality standards.

The role requires hands-on supervision of production processes, coordination of breaks, and collaboration with shipping and inventory teams. Comfort with physical tasks and cold environments is essential.