Operations Supervisor

Location: 30 Gauthier Drive, Essex Junction, VT 05452

Shift and Schedule: This position will be working 5:55am – 6:16pm Friday-Sunday and alternating Thursdays. Flexibility to work overtime, weekends, and holidays is required as scheduled. 

As a Operations Supervisor, you will be responsible for the overall operating performance of Keurig Dr Pepper’s processing operations. In this role, you will partner with production teams to improve the efficiency of coffee flow while maintaining a strong focus on safety, quality, delivery, and financial performance.

What You Will Do

• Maintain a safe workplace and promote a strong safety-first mindset

• Supervise 20+ production employees, including full-time and temporary staff

• Hire, schedule, coach, and develop frontline team members

• Ensure compliance with all Keurig Dr Pepper policies, ergonomic standards, and safety requirements

• Oversee process documentation and training programs to ensure consistency and operational excellence

• Ensure quality products are produced and all quality procedures are followed

• Partner with Quality Control, Engineering, Maintenance, and Facilities to improve performance, reduce costs, and streamline efficiencies

• Track productivity and drive measured improvements in shift efficiency

• Manage production costs through lean manufacturing practices and cross-training initiatives

• Ensure adherence to inventory control procedures and accuracy goals

• Conduct timely quarterly and annual performance reviews for frontline staff

• Report food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance issues to plant leadership with authority to initiate corrective action

• Ensure production of safe, wholesome, and high-quality products through trained designees when applicable

• Perform additional duties as assigned by management

Driving High Performance

You will help deliver strong results by:

• Fostering a culture of trust, wellbeing, and respect that values employee contributions

• Driving a shared vision with clear goals, accountability, and ongoing coaching conversations

• Embracing diverse perspectives to encourage innovation and continuous learning

• Creating an environment where team members feel motivated, supported, and aligned with expectations

• Targeted annual compensation range of $70,500 - $88,000.
• This is a salaried, exempt position paid biweekly. Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience. 

Benefits (Effective Day One, Where Applicable):

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• Disability Coverage

• Paid Time Off (including vacation and sick leave)

• 401(k) with company match

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Mileage Reimbursement

Benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and applicable collective bargaining agreements.

• High School Diploma required; Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred

• Minimum 3+ years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment (food and beverage preferred)

• Strong knowledge of lean manufacturing, pull/visual systems, and Total Quality Management (TQM) tools

• Proven ability to use data for problem-solving, decision-making, and continuous improvement

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and Word, including productivity tracking

• Experience with SAP or similar systems preferred

• Comfortable developing and delivering group presentations to employees and leadership

• Ability to provide clear, actionable positive and corrective feedback

Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) is a leading beverage company in North America, with a portfolio of more than 125 owned, licensed and partner brands and powerful distribution capabilities to provide a beverage for every need, anytime, anywhere. We operate with a differentiated business model and world-class brand portfolio, powered by a talented and engaged team that is anchored in our values. We work with big, exciting beverage brands and the #1 single-serve coffee brewing system in North America at KDP, and we have fun doing it!

Together, we have built a leading beverage company in North America offering hot and cold beverages together at scale. Whatever your area of expertise, at KDP you can be a part of a team that’s proud of its brands, partnerships, innovation, and growth. Will you join us?

We strive to be an employer of choice, providing a culture and opportunities that empower our team of ~29,000 employees to grow and develop. We offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development, while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at work.

Keurig Dr Pepper is an equal opportunity employer and recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or association with a person with a disability, medical condition, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

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