Hands-On Food & Beverage Ops Leader

Advatix, Inc; Leominster (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Paid Time Off (PTO) and Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

401(k) with Company Match

Life Insurance (LI)

Short-Term Disability (STD)

Annual Bonus

Job summary

HRforGrowth is seeking an experienced Operations Manager for a food and beverage manufacturing client in Leominster, MA. You will oversee production, quality, warehouse, and logistics, ensuring targets are met while upholding food safety standards and continuous improvement.

Ideal candidates have 5–7+ years in food/bev manufacturing, strong supervisory experience, and proven ability to lead teams, optimize workflows, and manage schedules during high-volume periods.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–7 years of progressively responsible experience in food or beverage manufacturing.
• Minimum 2–3 years of direct supervisory or management experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong working knowledge of food safety, GMP, HACCP, sanitation, and quality requirements.
• Proven experience managing production teams and coordinating day-to-day manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day production, quality, warehouse, and logistics operations to meet daily and weekly fulfillment targets.
• Lead and supervise manufacturing, quality, logistics employees, and temporary workers.
• Coordinate employee schedules, daily assignments, workflows, and operational priorities.
• Coach, mentor, and develop potential team leads to strengthen leadership capabilities within the department.
• Coordinate raw materials, production schedules, and operational priorities to ensure customer orders are completed on schedule.
• Identify and implement improvements related to productivity, waste reduction, labor utilization, operating costs, and workflow efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, quality, sanitation, GMP, HACCP, and workplace safety requirements.
• Document operational processes and maintain accurate and up-to-date standard operating procedures.
• Track key operational performance metrics and maintain production and operational reports.
• Communicate effectively with employees, management, Human Resources, and other departments.
• Provide hands‑on operational support, particularly during busy and high-volume production periods.
• Monitor operational performance and proactively address production, quality, staffing, or workflow issues.
• Support a culture of accountability, teamwork, safety, quality, and continuous improvement across the operation.

Skills

Food safety

GMP

HACCP

Team leadership

Quality management

Excel

Tools

Excel

Job description

HRforGrowth is seeking an experienced Operations Manager for a food and beverage manufacturing client in Leominster, MA. You will oversee production, quality, warehouse, and logistics, ensuring targets are met while upholding food safety standards and continuous improvement.

Ideal candidates have 5–7+ years in food/bev manufacturing, strong supervisory experience, and proven ability to lead teams, optimize workflows, and manage schedules during high-volume periods.