Packaging Manager

REPORTS TOGeneral ManagerLOCATIONLoSoABOUT OMB

The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery (OMB) is one of Charlotte’s premier destinations for craft beer. Founded in 2009, OMB brews exclusively to the German Purity Law of 1516 — Reinheitsgebot — which requires every beer be made with only four ingredients: water, barley, hops, and yeast. That standard of tradition and authenticity runs through everything we do.

Our original location sits in Charlotte’s Lower South End (LoSo) and features a state‑of‑the‑art production facility, a full‑service restaurant, and a one‑acre biergarten. In Spring 2024, we expanded with a second location in Ballantyne — a two‑story, 14,000‑square‑foot restaurant and biergarten built to host even more of our community. Our beers are distributed across North Carolina through an independent wholesaler network.

OMB is proud of its community involvement and its place in Charlotte’s beer scene — an iconic representation of German brewing tradition in the South.

The Packaging Manager oversees all packaging operations at OMB — scheduling runs, leading the packaging team, managing materials and inventory, and ensuring every can, bottle, and keg reaches its destination on time and to standard.

• Assess bulk beer requirements necessary to meet packaging needs.
• Evaluate packaging materials needed for the week and coordinate orders from the warehouse.
• Participate in on-floor execution of packaging runs and ensure all runs are completed on schedule.
• Review efficiency and consistency of packaging operations and drive continuous improvement.
• Assign packaging personnel to execute scheduled work effectively.
• Maintain an organized, clean, sanitary, and safe working environment at all times.
• Solve operational problems with appropriate escalation to management.
• Coordinate packaging runs on kegging, bottling, canning, and growler-filling equipment to meet the weekly production plan.
• Maintain packaging inventories in Excel and Ekos, and enter packaging production in Ekos to ensure materials are accurately depleted from inventory.
• Complete QAQC, loss, and production logs for all packaging runs daily.
• Maintain preventative maintenance and PM logs for all packaging equipment, including regular operator checks and lubrication of machinery.
• Ensure safety, mechanical, and electrical issues reported by operators are resolved in a timely manner.
• Track inventory and losses, and complete an End of Month inventory count of all packaging materials.
• Ensure all areas of packaging are cleaned daily and weekly, with sanitization SOPs strictly followed per QAQC Manager guidelines.
• Coordinate distribution requirements across taproom and wholesale channels.
• Work with the production team to ensure product readiness and availability for all distribution needs.
• Partner with the warehouse team to align inventory, materials, and logistics.
• Monitor distribution schedules and proactively address any supply or delivery gaps.
• Order needed packaging materials for daily delivery from the warehouse facility.
• Ensure inventory levels accurate and managed to meet scheduled production.
• Work directly with Brewing, Cellaring, Warehouse, Taproom, and Sales teams to ensure all packaging goals are met.
• Lead, coach, and develop packaging team members with a focus on safety, quality, and efficiency.
• Complete onboarding training for all new packaging employees and provide ongoing development for existing team members.
• Foster a positive, accountable, and collaborative team culture.
• Conduct performance check-ins and support team growth and retention.
• Attend and actively engage in regular L10 meetings with the production team.
• Provide and welcome constructive feedback to support ongoing team growth.

• 3+ years of experience in packaging, production, or distribution operations, preferably in craft beverage or food manufacturing.
• Proven ability to lead and develop a team in a fast-paced production environment.
• Ability to follow directions, problem-solve, and make sound operational decisions.
• Ability to safely operate machinery and recognize and respond to equipment malfunctions and…