Senior Manager, Operations Excellence

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🐊 Florida – Remote

🐊 Florida – Remote

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Refresco

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1999

🤝 B2B

🛒 Retail

💰 $432.8M Debt Financing - Refresco on 2024-07

B2B • Retail

Refresco is a global independent bottler and contract manufacturer of beverages, producing soft drinks, juices, water, energy drinks and other liquid beverages for retailers, branded companies and private-label customers. It operates large bottling plants and provides formulation, filling, packaging and logistics services to grocery chains and brand owners, focusing on high-volume manufacturing and supply-chain support across multiple markets.

📋 Description

• Reporting to the Continuous Improvement Director • Serves as a regional CI leader with accountability for driving continuous improvement strategy, governance, and results • Responsible for auditing, coaching, coordinating, and sustaining CI initiatives across multiple manufacturing plants • Partnering with the Corporate CI team, Plant Leadership, and Maintenance teams • Monitors, audits, coaches, and drives the strategic deployment of CI strategies and best practices to enhance operational efficiency, equipment reliability, and overall plant performance • Evaluates the organization’s operational systems at a regional level to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with organizational standards • Adhere to and ensure compliance to all health and safety policies/procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and PPE requirements across assigned region • Lead, facilitate, and coach Kaizen events for high‑impact regional initiatives and complex cross‑site opportunities to drive sustainable improvements in safety, quality, labor efficiency, yield, and maintenance effectiveness • Train and mentor employees and plant leadership teams in Lean methodologies, including 5S, SMED, Centerlining, PdM, RCA, and Standard Work • Identify and implement process improvements that enhance equipment reliability, operational efficiency, and waste reduction while ensuring compliance with OSHA, EPA, and FDA regulations • Track and report key performance indicators (KPIs) for operational management systems, ensuring accountability and continuous improvement across the region • Champion best practice sharing and continuous improvement through cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, and CI teams.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required in engineering field or related field preferred • 5+ years in Continuous Improvement / Lean roles • Hands-on experience deploying production management systems and lean methodologies, including Value Stream Mapping, Standard Work, and Visual Management to improve efficiency and reduce waste • Demonstrated success in implementing and sustaining cultural, operational, and maintenance improvements through structured change management • Skilled in planning, leading, and coaching Kaizen events to drive continuous improvement, asset reliability, and operational excellence • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Windows) with the ability to quickly adapt to new software applications; SAP Maintenance Module experience preferred • Comprehensive understanding of SQF standards, OSHA, and maintenance best practices, with a strong commitment to Food Safety, Food Quality, and regulatory compliance • Ability to analyze maintenance and operational KPIs to drive data-driven decisions that enhance equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and optimize costs • Experience in teaching, coaching, and applying structured problem-solving methodologies, such as 5-Why, Fishbone Analysis, and Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), to eliminate recurring issues • Strong capability in collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate CI strategies, ensuring alignment across departments • Willingness to adjust work hours or shifts as needed based on production, maintenance, and operational demands • Proactive in identifying, prioritizing, and executing maintenance and CI opportunities with a sense of urgency to improve safety, quality, and equipment uptime.

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance • Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts • Life and AD&D Insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance • Short-term disability and long-term disability • Pet Insurance • Legal Benefits • 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match • 12 Paid Holidays • Vacation Days and Paid Sick Time Off Days • Well-being Benefit Discount and Total Reward Programs