Senior Operations Manager

Proximo Spirits, Inc., a leading innovator and marketer of premium spirits in the U.S., is a privately‑held company known for building and positioning some of the world's most iconic beverage brands. Key brands in the Proximo portfolio include Jose Cuervo® – the world's best-selling tequila brand, 1800® Tequila, Maestro Dobel® Tequila, Gran Centenario® Tequila, Bushmills® Irish Whiskey, and The Kraken® Black Spiced Rum.

Proximo also imports and markets Three Olives® Vodka and more. For news and updates, follow us on Linked In, or visit

At Proximo, we’re an entrepreneurial team with a passion for building legendary brands and shaping the future of the spirits industry. Our environment is fast‑paced, highly collaborative, and results‑driven. We embrace creative thinking, move with speed, and value bold ideas. You’ll be empowered to take ownership of your projects, challenge the status quo, and grow your career alongside world‑class brands.

The Senior Operations Manager is responsible for leading the Bottling Operations organization and developing a high‑performance culture that delivers results in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People Development. Is responsible to lead and develop 4 Lead team members and 140 Union members to drive operational excellence and lead the Autonomous Management Pillar.

This role is accountable for building leadership capability throughout all levels of the organization, ensuring operational standards are consistently executed, and creating a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

As a member of the Site Leadership Team, the Senior Operations Manager is responsible for driving cross‑functional alignment between Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Continuous Improvement, Warehousing, and Planning to achieve site objectives and sustain TPM principles.

The Senior Operations Manager is accountable for developing leaders, enforcing standards, driving operational discipline, and creating a culture where safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people results are owned at every level of the organization.

• Develop supervisors into effective frontline leaders capable of managing performance, reinforcing standards, and coaching employees.
• Build succession plans for critical operations positions.
• Create a culture of continuous feedback and development.
• Evaluate leadership effectiveness through measurable team performance indicators.

• Own the Daily Management System for Bottling Operations.
• Lead daily tier meetings and ensure KPI review processes are effective and action‑oriented.
• Monitor operational performance through leading and lagging indicators.
• Verify corrective actions are implemented and effective.
• Ensure standards are audited routinely and deviations are addressed immediately.
• Lead and audit the performance of the Autonomous Management Pillar Implementation.
• Promote a culture of learning and continuous improvement through sharing of lessons learned.

• Establish clear performance expectations for managers, supervisors, line leaders, and operators.
• Hold all levels of the organization accountable for safety, quality, productivity, cost, and behavioral standards.
• Promptly address performance gaps through coaching, development plans, and performance management processes.
• Ensure operational issues are escalated appropriately and resolved with urgency.
• Lead from the production floor through visible leadership and routine engagement with frontline teams.
• Own operational results and avoid transferring accountability to support functions.
• Ensure all losses, downtime events, quality incidents, and safety incidents receive adequate root cause analysis and sustainable corrective actions.

• Partner with EHS, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Warehousing, Supply Chain, and Continuous Improvement teams to eliminate organizational silos.
• Lead cross‑functional problem‑solving activities focused on plant‑wide performance.
• Foster a "One Team" culture where decisions are made based on overall business…