Operations Manager

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We’re a family-owned company with a 90+ year legacy, that’s consistently recognized as a Glassdoor “Best Places to Work.” We have
130+ brands in our total alcohol beverage portfolio including wine, malt, spirits, and ready-to-drink beverages. We’re home to the #1 wine and spirits brands in the U.S.

- Barefoot Wine & High Noon and are the official sponsors of the NFL, NHL, UFC, and PGA of America.

View our Corporate Values and Mission Statement here.

A Taste of What You'll Do

At GALLO, we craft more than wine — we build teams where every person belongs and every contribution matters. We're seeking an Operations Manager who is ready to take ownership, inspire others, and make a measurable impact on one of the world's most iconic beverage companies. Whether your background is in cellar operations, bottling, or warehousing, if you lead with purpose and passion, we want to meet you.

In this role, you'll hold 24-hour accountability for your assigned area — overseeing the safe, efficient, and cost-effective production or storage of finished goods, wine, and materials. You'll develop and execute a departmental business plan, manage performance across safety, quality, service, and cost, and ensure your team operates in full compliance with company policies, labor agreements, and regulatory requirements. From implementing sanitation and security programs to maintaining accurate production documentation, you'll be the driving force behind operational excellence.

You’ll also think beyond today — recommending capital investments, leading facility improvements, managing budgets, and collaborating cross-functionally to continuously raise the bar. Partnering with Human Resources on labor strategies and grievance resolution, you'll help foster a workplace where communication is clear, expectations are fair, and every employee is set up to grow. You'll identify talent, build capabilities, and ensure industry best practices are embedded into everything your team does.

What You'll Need

• Master’s degree plus 3 years of production, operations or logistics management experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility OR Master’s degree plus 4 years of military operations and leadership experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR Bachelor's degree plus 5 years of production, operations, or logistics management experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR Bachelor’s degree plus 6 years of military operations and leadership experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility;
  
  OR High School diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate plus 9 years of production, operations, or logistics management experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
• Management or supervisory experience.
• Required to work day, swing or graveyard shifts as scheduled.
• Required to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation. This may be in addition to travel requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.
• Required to be 18 years or older. This may be in addition to other age requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.

How You'll Stand Out

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business Administration plus 7 years of manufacturing operations management, or logistics operations management experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
• MBA or Master’s Degree in Engineering.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.
• Food and beverage manufacturing experience.
• Knowledge of warehouse management systems.
• Knowledge of systems and controls terminology.
• Experience implementing Lean Manufacturing practices.
• Experience managing processes within the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
• Experience reading, analyzing, and interpreting technical and business journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
• Experience responding to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Experience writing…