As the Senior Operations Manager, you will serve as the site leader for our new manufacturing facility dedicated to producing K-Rounds™. In this role, you will also act as the site launch leader, optimizing efficiencies across the entire manufacturing process, including coffee roasting, processing, and packaging lines. You will plan and execute activities to meet customer product specifications in a timely manner, collaborating with the site team to establish processes that achieve high standards of safety, quality, cost control, and employee engagement.

Key Responsibilities:

Safety Champion: Promote and ensure a culture of safety, inspiring team members to take personal accountability for their safety.Compliance: Adhere to site policies, OSHA ergonomic standards, safety requirements, and federal and state regulations, including Keurig Green Mountain guidelines.GMP Adherence: Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) to ensure product safety and efficacy.Leadership: Provide direction and leadership to shift leaders, coaches, technicians, and team members.Efficiency: Establish controls to optimize the utilization of production team members and equipment, ensuring timely delivery of customer coffee product specifications.Operational Leadership: Lead and prioritize operational aspects of new facility construction, production line installation, commissioning, and product launches.Performance Analysis: Analyze performance data to identify opportunities for improvement in processing and packaging for both new and existing products.Productivity Improvements: Develop, sponsor, and implement productivity improvements, overseeing production quality performance and conformance. Training and Development: Supervise the training and development of technical and leadership skills for team members, coaches, and shift managers.Performance Evaluation: Continuously evaluate direct reports' performance and ensure timely completion of performance reviews by coaches and staff.Collaboration: Foster collaborative relationships with peers across all departments and within Keurig’s network.Ramp-Up Planning: Plan and implement the ramp-up strategy for the new facility and production line to ensure a smooth and efficient start-up.Cost Control: Monitor and control costs associated with ramp-up activities. Total Rewards Placement compensation range may vary depending on experience, skills, and other factorsBenefits eligible day one!!Benefits, subject to election and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Paid Time Off (including paid parental leave, vacation, and sick time), 401k with company match, Tuition Reimbursement, and Mileage ReimbursementAnnual bonus based on performance and eligibility Requirements Four-year Bachelors’ degree (Engineering) preferred and 5 years of intensive food-related manufacturing management with a focus of 100 +/- employeesDemonstrated working knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications and a firm knowledge of productivity trackingDemonstrated working knowledge of fundamentals of lean manufacturing, pull and visual systems, and Total Quality Management (TQM)   Strong decision making and problem-solving skillsExcellent written and verbal communication skillsAbility to work collaboratively and interdepartmentally with peer group, supervisory staff, planners, maintenance and engineering departmentsDemonstrated leadership, supervisory skills and team motivational skillsAbility to positively and comfortably handle and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with self-motivation and focused attention to detailAble to travel, infrequently, work in a team environment, and meet a 24/7 operations Company Overview

Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) is a modern beverage company with a bold vision built to deliver growth and opportunity.  We operate with a differentiated business model and world-class brand portfolio, powered by a talented and engaged team that is anchored in our values. We work with big, exciting beverage brands and the #1 single-serve coffee brewing system in North America at KDP, and we have fun doing it! 

 

Together, we have built a leading beverage company in North America offering hot and cold beverages together at scale. Whatever your area of expertise, at KDP you can be a part of a team that’s proud of its brands, partnerships, innovation, and growth. Will you join us? 

 

We strive to be an employer of choice, providing a culture and opportunities that empower our team of ~28,000 employees to grow and develop.  We offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development, while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at work. 

 

Keurig Dr Pepper is an equal opportunity employer and affirmatively seeks diversity in its workforce. Keurig Dr Pepper recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or association with a person with a disability, medical condition, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.