Packaging & Blending Operations Supervisor (Beverage Manufacturing)

Job Description

Job Description

Shape the Future of Fresh & Chilled Beverages

Tropicana Brands Group (TBG) blends the momentum of a $3B startup with the heritage of more than 76 years leading the orange juice category. Born in 2022 as a joint venture between PAI Partners and PepsiCo, our portfolio features household favorites—Tropicana, Naked, KeVita, Izze, Copella, and Punica—while we push into new territories across functional smoothies and refreshing afternoon moments.

As the Packaging & Blending Operations Supervisor, you’ll drive safe, reliable, and high-quality performance on the packaging lines while partnering closely with blending and production teams. Your day starts on the plant floor, where you:

• Lead a pre-shift huddle to reinforce safety protocols and sanitation standards.
• Verify product quality and food safety criteria, escalating and correcting issues quickly.
• Monitor KPIs—efficiency, yield loss, product quality, inventory and transactional accuracy—and respond to trends before they impact financial targets.
• Remove roadblocks and coach team members to solve problems in real time.
• Coordinate with cross-functional partners to optimize line changeovers, materials flow, and transportation timing.
• Advance TPM, Productivity, Yield Loss, and Innovation initiatives embedded in the manufacturing strategy.

• Team development: hire, train, communicate, and strengthen employee relations for frontline hourly talent.
• Operational excellence: optimize efficiencies supporting blending and production while administering policies and procedures.
• Performance management: set short- and long-term goals and guide the team to achieve them.
• Capability building: create training plans and organization capability assessments to support strategic initiatives.
• Change leadership: guide business changes while minimizing people impact and maintaining engagement.

• 3+ years of supervisory experience in food and beverage manufacturing.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (engineering, business, operations management, supply chain, or related preferred).
• Experience coaching and developing hourly staff (preferred).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Suite applications.
• Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration skills; ability to motivate teams to achieve plan goals.
• Proven ability to prioritize, structure work, and operate effectively amid ambiguity.
• History of implementing short- and long-term strategies that enable operational transformation.

• Location: Fort Pierce, FL (on-site).
• Schedule: includes off-shift and/or weekend work.
• Physical: ability to lift up to 50 lbs occasionally.
• Expect a consistent presence on the plant floor.

Our Supply Chain function elevates operational efficiency, reduces costs, and ensures on-time delivery of exceptional products by optimizing warehousing, transportation, and inventory—working in lockstep with partners across the business to meet customer demand while powering both today’s wins and tomorrow’s growth.

We offer a comprehensive package including a 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision; company-provided life, STD, and LTD insurance; plus voluntary life, accident, hospital, and critical illness coverages.