Operations Lead — Food & Beverage Manufacturing

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

Advatix, Inc. in Leominster, MA is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to oversee daily production, quality, warehouse, and logistics in a food & beverage manufacturing setting.

The role focuses on leading production teams, optimizing workflows, coordinating priorities, and driving continuous improvement while ensuring food safety and GMP compliance. This is a hands-on leadership position requiring flexibility during peak periods.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–7 years 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.
• Experience overseeing multiple operational functions, including production, quality, warehouse, and/or logistics.

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

Leadership

Operations Management

Quality Assurance

Logistics & Warehouse

Excel

Problem Solving

Communication

Staff Development

Safety Compliance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Advatix, Inc. in Leominster, MA is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to oversee daily production, quality, warehouse, and logistics in a food & beverage manufacturing setting.

The role focuses on leading production teams, optimizing workflows, coordinating priorities, and driving continuous improvement while ensuring food safety and GMP compliance. This is a hands-on leadership position requiring flexibility during peak periods.