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Manager, Co-Pack Operations at Zevia. . Location: United States - Remote. About Us. . At Zevia, we’re creating a world of better-for-you flavor—better for people and the planet. Our team is made up of courageous challengers and tenacious builders who are passionate about our mission. We’re solutions-oriented, always improving, and we operate with a healthy thirst for risk. We believe in staying true to our convictions while continuously learning and evolving.. . At our core, we are people-centric. We care deeply, lead with empathy, and operate as one team—no egos, just a shared purpose. We strive to reflect the diversity of our consumer base within our organization and foster a culture of empathy and humility.. . Together, we aim to impact global health, provide affordable better-for-you products, and protect the planet by reducing plastic.. . We’re fighting the good fight to change the beverage industry for the better — and we’re just getting started.. . Summary. . This position is responsible for the oversight of Zevia’s co-pack manufacturing locations.  The responsibilities include managing the co-packer relationships, ensuring adherence to Zevia’s procedures and standards including manufacturing, quality, sanitation, warehousing, inventory, product launches, packaging, capabilities, and raw materials.  This role will work with all affected and influencing disciplines for the managing, developing, and implementing standard procedures and best practices. . . What You Will Do. . Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.. . . Manage the collaboration of Zevia and co-packer parties for certification runs best practice opportunities and new product runs at existing co-packers and suppliers. On-board co-packers and assist with Zevia standards and best practices training.  Evaluate co-packer qualifications, equipment capabilities, and needs.  Facilitate and support the participation in TRP (track, rank, publish) process through presentations and working side by side with the co-packers for their quality and manufacturing performance.  Included will be waste, changeovers, equipment performance, batching audits, inventory management and quality adherence. . . Provide plant and warehouse support in the areas of food safety, quality assurance, sanitation, manufacturing and innovation.. . Support initiatives focused on co-packer waste reduction, best practices and productivity improvements to optimize manufacturing cost per case. Focus on areas the co-packer can control such as batching, filling, temperature, air content, CO2 levels, and speeds. . . Support the development and improvement of co-packer programs that ensure adherence to Zevia’s processes and procedures, batching, manufacturing, SQF compliance, sanitation and CIP for completion and thoroughness, audit support for co-packer operations, and tech support for key programs.. . Work closely with all co-packers to ensure exact product specifications and procedures are being followed. Provide mentorship and training. . . Assists co-pack teams in improving quality and efficiency through continual development and coaching of operational techniques that minimize product waste and maximizes product quality. Identify, suggest, propose, and discuss solutions to equipment and procedures with co-pack teams. . . Perform other responsibilities as necessary to contribute to the company goal of providing our customers with cost-effective, premium products.. . Participate in Zevia team activities for developing, validating, and improving processes and procedures.. . Create SOPs for new procedures, as needed. Drive innovation and strategic development. . . Collaborate with Zevia internal teams on new products and co-packer initiatives.. . Provide continual support at co-packers for all aspects of quality and manufacturing to include but not limited to: Receiving, batching, sanitation, production, start up, change over, specifications, cans/packaging, palletization, tunnel pasteurization, warehousing, and inventory.. . Implement procedures to increase productivity and decrease downtime through use of best practices.. . Work closely with Quality to ensure regulatory and customer requirements are met.. . Performs other job-related duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time.. . . What We Are Looking For. . . At least 3 years’ experience in beverage manufacturing to include management, quality, production, packaging and warehouse operations.. . The ideal candidate will have experience as a beverage plant manager, operations manager, quality manager, production manager, or maintenance manager with cross-functional duties.. . Continual Improvement such as lean manufacturing or six-sigma, preferred. . Project management experience, preferred. . Working knowledge of high-speed filling equipment, preferred. . Bachelor’s degree, preferred . . Food manufacturing processes, protocols, and safe food handling concepts. . Manufacturing aptitude. . Cross-functional partner with exceptional teamwork . . Organizational skills. . Presentation skills. . Effective communication – verbal and written. . . Supervisory Responsibility. . This position will not have direct supervisory responsibilities to start, but will serve as a leader, coach and mentor for other positions in the department.. . Work Environment. . This position is home-based while traveling to and working in beverage manufacturing facilities.. . This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.. . Physical Demands. . The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.. . The employee is occasionally required to sit and stand; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.. . Position Type/Expected Hours of Work. . Full-time, Exempt. . Travel. . This position requires up to 70% travel. Frequently travel is outside the local area and overnight. Must be able to travel outside of the United States.. . Work Authorization/Security Clearance . . Must be eligible to work in the U.S.. . Other Duties. . Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.. . . What We Offer. . . A collaborative environment, where everyone contributes and delivers. . A place where you can grow, develop and learn. . Competitive compensation that includes a base salary, discretionary bonus and stock options. See below for range.. . A comprehensive benefits package which includes: . . An array of medical plans. . Dental. . Vision. . Group Life Insurance. . Short-term disability + Long-term disability. . Flexible Spending Accounts: Medical, Dependent and Limited Use. . Health Savings Account. . Accident Insurance. . Critical Illness Insurance. . Hospital Indemnity Insurance. . Legal Insurance. . Travel Assistance. . Employee Assistance Program. . Pet Insurance. . 401k Plan (Traditional and Roth). . Vacation, Personal/Sick Days, and Holidays. . Professional development contributions. . And of course, all the Zevia you can drink!. . . . . Our compensation package includes a base pay range + bonus + equity . Pay Range. $105,000. - . $130,000. . USD. . Equal Opportunity Employer Statement. . We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified job candidates and employees. To that end, Zevia maintains a workplace free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of an individual’s race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical condition), gender (including gender identity, gender expression, change of sex, and transgender status), sexual orientation, sexual and reproductive health decisions, height, weight, age, any physical or mental disability (including gender dysphoria or similar gender-related conditions), medical condition, national origin, ancestry, marital status (including registered domestic partnership, civil union, or any other partnership status), familial status, caregiver status, military or veteran status (including unfavorable discharge from military status), genetic information, genetic testing, predisposing genetic characteristics, caregiver status, order of protection status, work authorization status, citizenship status, immigration status, conviction record or history, arrest record, pre-employment marijuana testing, credit history, salary history, Civil Air Patrol status, status as a victim of domestic violence, assault, or stalking, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state, or federal law (each, a “Protected Characteristic”).. . 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