Operations Manager

Operations Manager

Primo Brands is a leading branded beverage company in North America with a focus on healthy hydration. We are proud to offer an extensive and iconic portfolio of highly recognizable, sustainably sourced, and conveniently packaged branded beverages distributed across more than 150,000 retail outlets. We are currently seeking an Operations Manager for our Ontario, CA location. The role will report to the Factory Manager. The Operations Manager will play a critical role in leading teams for our 24/7, 7 days a week bottling plant. This is an exempt position with direct reports. Base Salary: $132,348.70 - $161,594.40, this role is eligible for an annual bonus. Location: Ontario, CA Schedule: This position supports a 24/7 operation and requires flexibility to work all shifts as business needs require. While the primary schedule would be day shift, candidates must also be flexible to support other shifts as needed and work within the location's full operating hours.

Benefits of working for Primo Brands include health benefits, retirement/investing options, insurance, and other great benefits such as employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation and sick time, legal services, identity theft protection, and more.

Responsibilities include serving as a key member of the factory leadership team, partnering cross functionally to maximize efficiencies and output, leading the execution of cultural changes, coaching and developing frontline employees, ensuring planned efficiency and production numbers are met, monitoring and tracking downtime hours, ensuring first pass quality goals and preventative maintenance of lines are completed, ensuring planned KPIs of efficiency and performance are met, working alongside Safety, Quality, and HR to ensure compliance with policies and standards, tracking competencies of subordinates, and participating in projects including workforce planning, budgeting, new product launches, equipment installs or upgrades.

Qualifications include a bachelor's degree in a related field, masters preferred, 5 or more years of production experience in a team leadership capacity, prior experience in the consumer products industry or food and beverage with familiarity with quality and hygiene regulation preferred, knowledge and exposure to TPM, Six Sigma and various problem-solving methodologies, solid understanding of production processes, preventative maintenance and budget management, strong work ethic, excellent communication skills, organizational and analytical skills, ability to lead, train, motivate, coach and develop individuals and teams, problem solve creatively to lead team through improvements, and proficiency in business management software, production monitoring systems, and Microsoft Office.