Manufacturing Project Manager – Beverage

🔥 12 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $80k - $100k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👷‍♀️ Project Manager

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TRIP

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2019

👥 B2C

🧘 Wellness

B2C • Wellness

TRIP is a consumer wellness company and the world’s leading calming beverage brand, producing plant-powered drinks and supplements made with botanicals and adaptogens to help people unwind and support mental wellbeing. Founded in 2019, TRIP sells products globally through retail and direct channels, markets itself as a lifestyle and wellness brand, and emphasizes mental health, sustainable impact, and community engagement.

📋 Description

• Lead cross-functional technical and operational projects that support business growth, new product launches, manufacturing/packaging innovations, and continuous improvement across the value chain • Oversee project planning, execution, risk/issue management, stakeholder alignment, budget control and ensure delivery to time, cost, scope, quality and sustainability goals • Support manufacturing/co-packing • Manage the delivery of technical projects (e.g., NPD, EPD, new packaging roll-out, co-packer transitions) including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring & control, closure • Develop project plans, timelines, budgets, resource allocation, risk registers, change control processes and status reports • Serve as the technical liaison between R&D, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, Packaging, Marketing and external partners (co-packers, suppliers) • Ensure all project deliverables meet technical, regulatory, quality and brand standards (including specification compliance, flavor/ingredient/packaging interactions) • Lead regular project governance meetings (steering group, working groups), provide dashboards and metrics, escalate appropriately • Manage third-party co-packers and suppliers: prepare statements of work, monitor performance, ensure alignment to project milestones and technical requirements • Drive continuous improvement: identify process inefficiencies, packaging optimization, cost reduction, sustainability opportunities and embed change into operations • Support New Product Development (NPD) and product commercialization: ensure technical readiness, manufacturing trials, scale-up, launch readiness, production handover • Maintain documentation: project files, lessons learned, post-project reviews, technical reports, specifications, change logs • Monitor project budgets and costs, ensure change management and budget control • Promote a culture of delivery excellence: timely execution, stakeholder engagement, risk mitigation, optimization mindset.

🎯 Requirements

• Degree in Engineering, Food Science/Technology, Packaging, or related discipline • Proven experience (e.g., 5+ years) in project management within the food & drink manufacturing/packaging industry (preferably beverages) • Strong experience of technical projects: manufacturing lines, packaging roll-out, co-packer transition, NPD launches • Excellent project management skills: planning, risk/issue management, budget control, stakeholder management, change control • Strong cross-functional communication and influencing skills, able to engage with senior management, operations, quality, supply chain and external suppliers • Good understanding of beverage manufacturing, packaging processes, co-packer environment, quality/food safety requirements • Proficient in project governance tools, MS Project, Monday.com (or equivalent), Excel, PowerPoint • Results-oriented, proactive, comfortable with ambiguity and change in a dynamic growth business. • This position is open to US citizens, US permanent residents, or individuals who are currently authorized to work in the United States on a valid visa.

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance • Paid-Time-Off Program • Mindfulness support with Calm App membership • 401k • Life Insurance • Sabbatical: Potential for 6-week sabbatical after 2 years of service