Packaging Operations Supervisor (Beverage Manufacturing)

Tropicana Brands Group USA; Florida; On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Company-paid life insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Job summary

Tropicana Brands Group USA in Fort Pierce, FL is seeking a manufacturing supervisor to lead frontline packaging and blending teams on the plant floor, ensuring safety, sanitation, and product integrity.

You will monitor efficiency, yield, inventory, and transactions, coach hourly staff, and partner with cross-functional teams to hit cost and performance targets, with opportunities to influence shift outcomes.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of supervisory experience in food and beverage manufacturing.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in related fields preferred (engineering, business, operations management, supply chain).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office/365 applications.
• Experience developing and coaching hourly teams (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Drive safety policies and sanitation standards on every run.
• Boost operational efficiency to support blending and production.
• Monitor outputs: efficiency, yield loss, product quality, inventory and transactional accuracy.
• Develop, coach, and empower frontline teams to solve daily issues and hit targets.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Food & beverage manufacturing

Microsoft Office 365

Coaching hourly teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Lead the Line. Elevate the Pour.Tropicana Brands Group (TBG) is the $3B startup redefining fresh and chilled beverages. Launched in 2022 as a joint venture between PAI Partners and PepsiCo, our family of icons—Tropicana, Naked, KeVita, Izze, Copella, and Punica—builds on 76+ years of orange juice leadership while expanding into functional smoothies and sparkling refreshment. Our Supply Chain and Manufacturing teams are the engine behind that growth, sharpening efficiency, cutting waste, and delivering consistent quality at speed.A Day in the LifeYou start on the plant floor, coaching your packaging crew through a safety huddle. Quality checks follow—sanitation, product integrity, and packaging specs. Mid-morning, you sync with blending and production to fine-tune run plans and remove bottlenecks. Throughout your shift, you track the pulse of the operation: efficiency, yield loss, product quality, inventory and transactional accuracy—spotting trends early and course-correcting to protect financial targets. By day’s end, you’ve developed your people through on-the-spot feedback, aligned with cross-functional partners, and set the next shift up for success.What You’ll OwnDrive unwavering adherence to all safety policies and procedures.Safeguard product quality and sanitation standards on every run.Boost operational efficiency to support blending and production.Monitor key outputs—efficiency, yield loss, product quality, inventory accuracy, transactional accuracy—and act on trends to hit cost and performance goals.Develop, coach, and empower frontline teams to solve daily issues and meet short- and long-term targets.How You’ll LeadChampion change with empathy and clarity to minimize people impact.Partner cross-functionally to resolve operational challenges.Inspire the team to achieve plan and stretch goals.Embed Productivity, Yield Loss reduction, TPM, and Innovation initiatives into the manufacturing strategy.Build capability: employee relations, hiring, training, and communication for hourly frontline talent.Create training and organizational capability assessments that advance business priorities.Execute cross-functional strategic initiatives from plan through launch.Maintain a strong, regular presence on the plant floor.Administer policies and procedures with consistency and fairness.Cut through ambiguity to prioritize and sequence the right work.Translate short- and long-term strategies into operational results.What You Bring3+ years of supervisory experience in food and beverage manufacturing.Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; engineering, business, operations management, supply chain, or related fields preferred.Proficiency with Microsoft Office/365 applications.Experience developing and coaching hourly teams (preferred).Where and WhenBased in Fort Pierce, FL.Role includes off-shift and/or weekend coverage.Ability to lift up to 50 lbs occasionally.BenefitsWe offer a comprehensive package including a 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision coverage; company-paid life insurance; and company-provided short- and long-term disability. You may also elect voluntary life, accident, hospital, and critical illness coverage.