CO-PACKING OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR - 2nd Shift

About the role

The Co-Packing Operations Supervisor leads Sierra Nevada's co-pack operations team which includes batch blending, packaging, and digital can printing lines. This leadership role requires a focus on cross-functional training.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the Co-Packing department and its staff to align with and achieve company and departmental goals and KPI improvement efforts.
• Possess an understanding of, and commitment to Food Safety standards and Manufacturing industry best practices.
• Promote and participate in execution of continuous improvement efforts.
• Ensure a high level of personnel safety; Ensure safety policies and procedures are being followed and implement projects to improve safety within the department as warranted.
• Collaborate with leaders and production staff, oversee all aspects of the Co-Packing Operations from incoming raw materials to delivering finished liquid and packaged product.
• Work closely with Quality, Packaging, Brewing, Innovation, Graphics, Maintenance, Supply Chain and Production Schedulers to coordinate efforts in meeting brewery production demands and quality standards.
• Ensure all production equipment and areas are maintained, optimized, kept clean and organized and in compliance with GMPs; lead the department 5S program.
• Verify Co-Packing staff are adequately trained to operate efficiently and safely in their areas in accordance with Sierra Nevada Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and quality standards.
• Facilitate problem solving activities to determine root cause and close the loop on issues that impact the state of the business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred or any combination of experience and education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
• 3 years progressive experience in manufacturing, engineering, and/or beverage production.
• 1 year progressive supervisory experience.
• Ability to collaborate with functional counterparts within the organization at the earliest stages of planning and development to meet plant objectives.
• High level understanding plant operations from raw material receiving to finished goods warehousing.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in handling sensitive and proprietary information.
• Ability to negotiate with stakeholders to promote or sell ideas or concepts.
• High level understanding of GMPs, CIP/sterilization operations, water chemistry and processing, brewery microbiology, Quality systems, sensory science, packaging operations, utilities, etc.
• Strong ability to be adaptable and flexible.
• Strong understanding of process controls.
• Working knowledge of Laboratory Operations and Quality Control procedures.
• Microsoft Office Skills, particularly Excel spreadsheets, and power BI reporting.
• Experience with brewery automation systems.