Beverage Packaging Manager

Uinta Brewing • Salt Lake City, UT

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Beverage Packaging Manager leads the entire packaging department and is accountable for the safe, efficient, and high-quality execution of all canning and kegging operations. This role provides direct leadership for Uinta Brewing Co’s Packaging Leads, Technicians, and Operators, setting expectations, building capability, and ensuring the team is equipped to meet the teams production goals. The Manager oversees staffing decisions, including hiring, performance management, and separation, while also guiding, training, and mentoring team members to support growth and advancement. This position partners cross-functionally with Brewing, Cellaring, Scheduling, Quality, and Maintenance to continuously improve performance, anticipate production needs, and maintain a clean, organized, and tour-ready packaging environment. This role is defined as a “Player-Coach” role and involves time on the floor along with administrative responsibilities.

Requirements

• Must be 21+ years of age.
• 5+ years of beverage packaging or high-speed food manufacturing experience, with progressive leadership responsibility.
• Strong working knowledge of canning and kegging operations, packaging workflows, and production scheduling in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Advanced understanding of packaging equipment, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, carbonation, and brite tank processes.
• Demonstrated success leading teams, setting expectations, holding employees accountable, and developing others through coaching and feedback.
• Working knowledge of GMP’s, food safety, and safe chemical handling practices.
• Forklift operating experience required. Will be certified on-site.
• Proficiency in Excel and production-related data entry/reporting.
• Strong written, verbal, and digital communication skills with the ability to work across departments and lead through changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full packaging operation across canning and kegging, aligning labor, equipment, materials, and priorities to meet production objectives.
• Directly manage Packaging Leads, Technicians, and Operators, including hiring, onboarding, coaching, performance management, disciplinary action, and separation decisions.
• Build team capability through hands-on instruction, mentoring, and clear development plans that support internal growth and succession.
• Oversee daily start-up, run, changeover, and shut-down activities for packaging lines, ensuring schedules are achieved with minimal downtime and waste.
• Partner with operations, scheduling, maintenance, and quality teams to respond quickly to changing priorities, resolve issues, and maintain production flow.
• Identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, throughput, and reliability, and lead initiatives that strengthen packaging performance over time.
• Ensure finished goods meet company quality standards and that packaging activities comply with GMP, food safety, and internal operating procedures.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized department, including proper chemical handling, sanitation practices, and adherence to all safety requirements.
• Support accurate material usage, finished goods counts, production records, and operational reporting to keep packaging activities on plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed