Experiential Field Production Lead

Chobani; Louisiana; On-site; USD 85,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401k match

Parental leave

Paid time off and holidays

Wellness resources

Job summary

Chobani is seeking a Field Production Manager to bring best-in-class activations to life across the United States. This hands-on leadership role oversees planning, logistics, warehousing, setup, execution, and breakdown of consumer sampling programs and brand experiences.

You will coordinate across activation, field operations, brand, sales, and partners, traveling up to 75% with early mornings, nights, weekends and holidays as schedules require.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in experiential production, mobile marketing, event operations, field logistics, or large-scale consumer activation.
• At least three years of experience serving as the primary production or operational lead for complex programs.
• Experience leading production crews, vendors, drivers, warehouse partners, field teams, and concurrent operational workstreams.
• Strong project-management, financial, communication, organizational, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
• Experience within CPG, food and beverage, consumer sampling, or experiential marketing.
• Experience managing national tours, sporting events, festivals, retail activations, or cultural tentpoles.
• Experience with refrigerated products, cold-chain logistics, food safety, and third-party warehouse operations.
• Experience managing branded vehicles, trailers, mobile sampling units, generators, refrigeration, and commercial event equipment.
• Familiarity with DOT requirements, inventory systems, asset-management programs, and operational standard operating procedures.
• Food-handler, ServSafe, first-aid, CPR, DOT, or other relevant safety certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop production plans, schedules, site maps, equipment lists, packing lists, and readiness checklists.
• Oversee load-in, setup, event operations, breakdown, and load-out to ensure premium brand execution.
• Serve as the primary onsite production lead, resolving issues related to safety, timing, budget, product quality, and consumer experience.
• Coordinate the movement of product, vehicles, equipment, and branded assets between warehouses, markets, and events.
• Manage carriers, drivers, delivery schedules, shipment tracking, refrigerated transportation, and venue requirements.
• Maintain cold-chain integrity and oversee product handling, storage, replenishment, rotation, and disposition.
• Partner with field teams to receive, store, stage, deploy, and return activation materials.
• Maintain accurate inventory and asset records, including location, condition, assignment, and maintenance needs.
• Standardize packing, labeling, storage, check-in/check-out, and event-kit processes.
• Conduct quality-control inspections to confirm assets are clean, functional, properly branded, and deployment-ready.
• Coordinate cleaning, repairs, preventive maintenance, rewrapping, replacement, and redeployment of field assets.
• Develop contingency plans for weather, medical incidents, power loss, refrigeration failure, and equipment issues.
• Travel up to 75% across the United States; work early mornings/nights/weekends/holidays as schedule requires.
• Ensure compliance with applicable food-safety, transportation, venue, health, and company requirements.

Skills

Project management

Financial skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Documentation

Food safety knowledge

Inventory systems

Tools

Inventory systems

Job description

Chobani is seeking a Field Production Manager to bring best-in-class activations to life across the United States. This hands-on leadership role oversees planning, logistics, warehousing, setup, execution, and breakdown of consumer sampling programs and brand experiences.

You will coordinate across activation, field operations, brand, sales, and partners, traveling up to 75% with early mornings, nights, weekends and holidays as schedules require.