Operations Manager – Food & Beverage Manufacturing

HireReady Partners; 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

HireReady Partners in Leominster, MA is seeking an Operations Manager for a food & beverage manufacturing operation. You will oversee day-to-day production, quality, and logistics, leading a team and coordinating schedules.

The role focuses on improving productivity, reducing waste, ensuring food safety and GMP/HACCP compliance, and maintaining SOPs. You will partner with HR and management to optimize workflows and meet customer orders on time.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Manage production, quality, warehouse, and logistics operations to meet daily and weekly fulfillment targets.
• Lead a team of manufacturing, quality, and logistics employees, including temporary workers.
• Coordinate employee schedules, daily assignments, workflows, and operational priorities.
• Coach and develop potential team leads to strengthen leadership capabilities within the department.
• Coordinate raw materials and production priorities to ensure customer orders are completed on schedule.
• Identify and implement improvements related to productivity, waste, labor utilization, operating costs, and workflow.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, quality, sanitation, GMP, HACCP, and workplace safety requirements.
• Document operational processes and maintain standard operating procedures.
• Track performance and maintain operational reports.
• Communicate effectively with employees, management, Human Resources, and other departments.
• Provide hands-on operational support, particularly during busy production periods.

Skills

operations

health

food safety

manufacturing

customer

food & beverage

Job description

We are seeking an Operations Manager for a manufacturing company in Leominster, MA. This role will oversee the day-to-day production, quality, and logistics functions of a food & beverage manufacturing operation.

Responsibilities

• Manage production, quality, warehouse, and logistics operations to meet daily and weekly fulfillment targets.
• Lead a team of manufacturing, quality, and logistics employees, including temporary workers.
• Coordinate employee schedules, daily assignments, workflows, and operational priorities.
• Coach and develop potential team leads to strengthen leadership capabilities within the department.
• Coordinate raw materials and production priorities to ensure customer orders are completed on schedule.
• Identify and implement improvements related to productivity, waste, labor utilization, operating costs, and workflow.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, quality, sanitation, GMP, HACCP, and workplace safety requirements.
• Document operational processes and maintain standard operating procedures.
• Track performance and maintain operational reports.
• Communicate effectively with employees, management, Human Resources, and other departments.
• Provide hands-on operational support, particularly during busy production periods.

Benefits

• 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

Skills: operations,health,food safety,manufacturing,customer,food & beverage