Senior Bottling Manager

Location: Avery Island, LA 

Prepare to spice up your day AND career! We’re looking for an individual who is detail-oriented, agile and collaborative. If you’ve got the appetite for a new job as Senior Bottling Manager for the McIlhenny Company, makers of TABASCO® brand products, then we want to hear from you.

Must-haves to apply for this job:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics); however, 5+ years of equivalent experience in a manufacturing or operations environment demonstrating progressive leadership, operational expertise, or driving operational excellence may be considered in lieu of a formal education. 
• Basic computer skills (Microsoft, Oracle, ADP, MES) or the ability to learn production software

What this job is all about:

The Senior Bottling Manager is responsible for leading and optimizing bottling production activities. The position ensures the team consistently achieves operational excellence targets in safety, quality, service, delivery, cost performance, manufacturing output, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement by developing frontline leadership, resolving personnel and material issues, and improving the capability of machinery.  This role oversees all bottling production planning, workforce capability, labor utilization, department expenses, and equipment performance. This job requires significant presence on the floor, communicating with the team and other leadership to address issues and remove barriers to improve performance.  The use of CDC as a primary management and feedback tool is required.

In this job, you’ll do things like:

• Provide hands-on leadership by coaching direct reports, offering regular feedback, conducting regular 1:1s, and creating clear development plans to foster individual growth.
• Build and sustain a high-performance culture by ensuring accountability and cultivating talent to meet current and future business needs.
• Model and reinforce the company’s core values - Make It Better, Make It Together, Make It Last - ensuring they are consistently demonstrated and promoted across all levels of the organization.
• Ensure adherence to safe practices, policies, conditions, and lead incident investigations with corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Ensure a quality mindset and lead by example for manufacturing to adhere to food safety regulations, SQF, HACCP, FDA, and GMP standards to prevent non-conformities. 
• Ensure lines are adequately staffed by managing time and attendance and PTO.  Execute production schedules in an efficient manner to meet customer demand and operational targets, using straight time as much as possible and scheduled overtime as necessary.
• Plan, coordinate, and monitor key performance indicators in all areas during the shift to maintain production flows, escalate issues, minimize downtime, drive improvements to meet overall production targets, and ensure availability of materials, packaging, and staffing.
• Partner with the Director of Manufacturing on strategic initiatives, factory operations, employee engagement, and project execution.
• Partners with teams in Scheduling, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Shipping, Maintenance and Blending to ensure the right products are available at the right time. 
• Lead manufacturing continuous improvement initiatives including root cause analysis, waste elimination, 5s sustainment, SKU changeovers, material flows, and production scheduling. 

Other great stuff about this job:

• You’ll be more than just a number! Take pride working in a privately held, family-owned business with a strong team and culture where you are valued. 
• Uniquely generous benefits: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k savings plan with company match and potential profit-sharing.

What will give you an edge:

• Experience in food, beverage, or consumer-packaged goods manufacturing
• Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma experience
• Production scheduling, workforce development, or performance management knowledge

From our home on Avery Island, Louisiana, McIlhenny Company produces TABASCO® Brand products, including the legendary TABASCO® Original Red Sauce.  A household and restaurant staple around the world, TABASCO® Sauce is sold in more than 195 countries and territories and labeled in more than 36 languages and dialects.

With more than 150 years of pepper expertise, our family-owned and operated company is constantly experimenting with new flavors and products to carry on our legacy of exciting the world’s most popular food and drinks.  To learn more about how we #LightThingsUp please visit us at www.Tabasco.com or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and LinkedIn.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

To be considered for the position, candidates must meet the minimum qualifications as outlined in the job ad.

Equal Opportunity Employer