Production Manager - Canning & Packaging Operations

Location: East Boston, MA (in the Boston Harbor Shipyard) Schedule: Monday-Friday, Packaging team runs 24/4 or 16/5 depending on business needs so schedule flexibility is key You will manage and develop a large packaging team that fosters a safe work environment, the growth and development of its team members, and drives efficiency. Cross-departmental collaboration, a continuous improvement mindset and a focus on employee development will be key to ensure your team is set up for success as Downeast continues to rapidly scale. In the near term, you’ll navigate seasonally-based transitions between 24/4 and 16/5 operating schedules with a permanent switch to 24 hour operations expected in 2023 Longer term, there is a potential growth path into a director-level role or moving laterally to manage a different operations department. What you’ll do: • Oversee packaging line operations, including a Krones craftmate can line and an M+F keg line. • Manage the packaging team, including 3 supervisors and 21 line operators across multiple shifts • Foster an environment focused on continuous training and development, implementation of training systems, including coaching, cross-training and supervisor development • Transition team members and scheduling between 24/4 and 16/5 operations based on seasonal business needs, with a plan to move to 24 hour operations permanently by mid-2023 • Create and maintain a safe work environment that focuses on proactive remediation of problems and ensures the department meets OSHA standards • Drive efficiency to the floor with an emphasis on inter- and intra-departmental collaboration • Ensure the team is hitting daily targets and packaging standards as set by the packaging plan by providing clear performance expectations, giving feedback, coaching team members, and driving efficiency. • Collaborate with the production team to ensure tank readiness and communicate delays or advances in the schedule • Partner with the Maintenance team to ensure timely preventative and corrective maintenance of all packaging equipment to prevent disruptions to the packaging schedule • Partner with the People team to ensure the team is fully staffed and proactively solve for any employee concerns or issues Who you are: • 4+ years experience in a packaging/manufacturing department • 3+ years experience in a supervisory role • Experience managing hourly and salaried employees • Strong leader with a track record of continuous improvement and developing employees • Must be willing to have face time with all shifts at least 1x/week, available to be in the cider house full time, and available by phone during off-shifts Bonus points if you have… • Bachelor's degree in a science or engineering field • Experience with ERP systems • Alcoholic beverage experience • Canning experience Don’t check all the boxes? We know there’s no such thing as a perfect candidate, so if this is a role you feel passionate about we encourage you to apply with a one-page cover letter explaining why this post speaks to you. Drop the “to whom it may concern” and give it to us straight - why you? What we offer: • Unlimited paid time off • Paid holidays • 401k with company match • Health & dental insurance • Company provided short term disability • Computer reimbursement • Annual PPE stipend • Cider allowance (how big is your fridge?) About Downeast Cider We aspire to build an enduring company with a world-class brand, known as an extraordinary place to work. It’s been 12 years since our first batches of unfiltered cider were fermented in the dorms of Bates College, Maine, and while we’ve gained 120 new teammates and 1.3 million cases of tasty drinks - with a growing assortment beyond cider - we remain 100% founder-owned. We’re a scrappy team that enjoys the hard work of creating a company because we get to work on fun things with people we like. We like to hire the way we like our cider, unfiltered. With the understanding that we can learn and grow from each other’s differences, we are proud to hire regardless of gender, race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, or anything else that makes us who we are.