What is Cirkul?
Cirkul is a rapidly growing beverage technology company on a mission to make a healthier world by helping people enjoy drinking more water.
The team at Cirkul developed an innovative beverage delivery system that makes drinking more water delicious, fun, and personalized. The technology reduces the shipping weight of bottled beverages by 96% and uses 84% less plastic. Cirkul offers its customers 100+ unique flavors, all with no sugar, zero calories, no artificial colors, and a range of functional enhancements online, at Walmart, and other retailers across the United States. Hundreds of thousands of consumers are using Cirkul to transition from single-use plastics and sugar-filled beverages to healthier, better-for-you alternatives.
What is this role?
As the
Operations Manager for Cirkul, you will play a key role in guiding the plant's operations team while ensuring safety, quality and production excellence. The OM will also be responsible for leading, coaching, developing and training.
What does an average day look like?
Driving Results: Manage and improve operational KPIs including safety, quality, production, cost, and staffing.
Taking Ownership: Oversee operations team with a focus on continuous improvement and growth mindset.
Making Decisions: Apply Cirkul's best practices while developing new best practices where needed.
Cultivating Relationships: Attract, retain, coach, develop and empower employees at all levels.
Instilling Trust: Develop and implement a world class culture and work systems.
Customer Focus: Ensure that Cirkul's safety, quality and production standards are being met to deliver a high-quality product to our customers every time.
What background should you have?
- Four year degree in a related, business or technical field such as business, operations management, engineering, or the equivalent in experience.
- 5+ years of operations leadership in a high velocity manufacturing environment with roles of increasing responsibility.
- Demonstrated ability to make autonomous decisions with minimal guidance.
- Significant experience with lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, Kaizen, autonomous maintenance and 5S implementation.
- Demonstrated ability to manage both salaried professionals and hourly production associates in executing complex, operational programs.
- Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills
- Willing to work hard, stay until the job is complete, and demonstrate resilience.
- Have a positive attitude, willing to work with multiple levels of employees, and thrive in a fast paced environment.
What do we offer?
- Competitive salary based on experience and market
- Generous benefits, 401k match, and PTO (even insurance for your fur babies!)
- Employee discounts on Cirkul products
- New corporate office space with great amenities
- Opportunity to work with a best in class team, in a hyper growth company, taking over the hydration industry
- A culture that rewards results
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Cirkul, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and are committed to sustaining an equitable and inclusive, people-first environment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law & EEO is the Law Supplement documents.
