Productivity Manager

Job Description

Job Description

About Harvest Hill :

Harvest Hill Beverage Company is one of the nation’s largest independent branded beverage producers, delivering consistent annual revenue growth, with sales of just under $1 billion. The company was formed in June 2014 with the acquisition of Juicy Juice, and further expanded with 3 subsequent acquisitions which were consolidated into one company in May 2017. Our portfolio of iconic brands includes Juicy Juice®, SunnyD®, Veryfine®, Fruit2O®, Little HUG®, Daily’s Cocktails®, and Nutrament®. We manufacture, market, and distribute across multi-channels including Grocery, Mass Merchandisers, Warehouse Clubs, Convenience, Foodservice, and Liquor Distributors.

Harvest Hill is headquartered in Stamford, CT with a nationwide network of manufacturing and distribution facilities, employing over 1,000 employees in the United States. For more information visit harvesthill.com.

Position Summary :

The Productivity Manager will lead and drive the site’s Lean, TPM, and Operational Excellence strategy in alignment with business goals. Reporting directly to the Plant Manager and managing one direct report, this role is accountable for delivering measurable results through hands-on leadership, structured problem-solving, and strategic project execution. This role will be a key member of the plant leadership team, responsible for embedding a culture of continuous improvement, building team capability, and driving sustainable performance improvements across all production lines.

Primary Position Responsibilities :

• Lead, coach, and develop one direct report, ensuring alignment with CI initiatives and performance expectations.
• Partner with the Plant Manager and leadership team to establish and execute a robust site-wide Continuous Improvement strategy.
• Champion TPM methodology with a strong focus on OEE improvement, root cause analysis, and minor stoppage elimination.
• Own the site’s CI Master Plan, ensuring timely delivery of initiatives tied to cost savings, process improvement, and operational efficiency.
• Facilitate and support structured improvement activities including Kaizen events, 5S, SMED, CLE, ERCA, and value stream mapping.
• Ensure rigor in daily CI performance metrics, visual management systems, and corrective actions.
• Drive hands-on execution of improvements on the floor—investigating bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and equipment losses.
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and Production to integrate improvement plans and sustain results.
• Provide regular project updates and CI performance dashboards to site and regional leadership.
• Build capability at all levels through coaching, problem-solving, and structured training efforts.
• Foster a high-performance, team-based culture rooted in accountability, ownership, and servant leadership.

Position Qualifications :

$1M in value.

Benefits :

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Physical Requirements

The role requires the ability to :