Operations Manager
Keurig Dr Pepper · Longview, TX
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Production
- Base pay
- $90k–$120k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Food & beverage
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management production role at Keurig Dr Pepper (food & beverage) in Longview, TX. Here’s what will make you successful at KDP!
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Base pay
- $90k–$120k
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Production Engineer roles in Texas: typical posted base $105k–$143k. This one lists $90k–$120k.
Median of the low and high ends of 25 live postings that list pay, out of 109 production engineer openings in Texas, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 108 other live production postings in Texas.
- Base pay
- About 15% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Typical $105k–$143k, from 22 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 46%
- Lean 36%
- Root cause 25%
- Six Sigma 22%
- EHS / safety 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Keurig Dr Pepper in Longview
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Operations Manager at Keurig Dr Pepper in other locations
Keurig Dr Pepper lists this title in 2 places. Pick the plant you can get to.
- Harlingen, TX · $90k–$120k
Full description from Keurig Dr PepperAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Requirements
- ✓High school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED) with 5 years’ experience in a distribution center / DSD Warehouse environment OR a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or related field with 3 years’ experience in a distribution center / DSD Warehouse environment
- ✓Prior people leadership experience in a distribution center or operations environment
- ✓Advanced skills using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)
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Job Overview
Operations Manager - Longview, TX
Are you ready to join a growing, dynamic company? Keurig Dr Pepper is a modern beverage company, with more than 125 brands people know and love. We challenge the usual and always push beyond the expected. We are building a culture that is our competitive advantage – one that is growth-focused, change-resilient, collaborative, innovative, nimble, diverse and inclusive.
Are you ready to do impactful work? You’ll coach and mentor leaders. You’ll create and execute ambitious business and people strategies. You’ll play an important leadership role in our diversity & inclusion efforts. You’ll collaborate with other cross-functional leaders to implement and DELIVER BIG on KDP’s business objectives.
Are you ready to grow? Here’s what will make you successful at KDP! We love passionate, courageous leaders who work with agility and are excited by new challenges. You’ll need to have a team-first mentality, strong customer centric and influencing skills, an entrepreneurial spirit, business insight and analytical capability, and a heart for supporting the needs of our team members.
Will you be the next member of our talented team? If you’re ready, here’s more about the job!
As an Operations Manager , you will be responsible for the overall direction, guidance, and safety of our warehouse facility in Longview, TX. You will put the health and safety of our team members first while assisting KDP in reaching our productivity and efficiency goals. You will lead and execute continuous improvement initiatives across cross-functional teams and projects, report on progress, make recommendations and support implementation. You will help foster our ONE KDP culture and environment by providing leadership, communication and performance management for your onsite people managers and team members, to enable the growth and development of our people and organization.
Your
will include
- •Lead and manage diverse working teams including talent selection, leadership development, career coaching, and supervision of warehouse facility.
- •Develop team to solve day-to-day operational issues to reach short- and long-term performance goals while fostering a working environment of urgency, integrity and trust.
- •Administer company policies, practices, and adherence to standard operating procedures, which includes enforcing and maintaining safety, food safety and environmental policies and procedures.
- •Effectively utilize data to manage through various situations and display high emotional maturity when analyzing people impacts.
- •Engage and collaborate with internal partners and functions to meet customer demands and provide high quality customer service.
- •Regularly flex between hands on tactical and strategic work as necessary.
- •Effectively manage difficult situations and assess the best solutions when impacting people, customers, and cost.
- •Apply change management experience while also explaining change effectively to frontline associates
Total Rewards
- •$90,000 - $120,000 / year
- •Actual placement within the compensation range may vary depending on experience, skills, and other factors
- •Benefits, subject to election and eligibility: Medical, Dental and Vision, Paid Time Off, 401(k) program with employer match, Child & Elder Care, Adoption Benefits, Paid Parental Leave, Fertility Benefits, Employee Resource Groups, Breastmilk Shipping Services, Dependent Scholarship Program, Education Assistance, Employee Assistance Program, Personalized Wellness Platform and more!
- •Annual bonus based on performance and eligibility
Company Overview
Keurig Dr Pepper (Nasdaq: KDP) is a leading beverage company with more than 150 owned, licensed and partner brands that meet a wide range of needs and occasions. Our North American refreshment beverage business holds leadership positions across carbonated soft drinks, water, juice and mixers with a portfolio of iconic brands such as Dr Pepper®, Canada Dry®, Mott’s®, A&W®, Peñafiel®, GHOST®, 7UP®, Snapple®, Clamato® and Core Hydration®. Our global coffee business spans more than 100 markets and includes the leading Keurig® single‑serve brewing system in the U.S. and Canada, along with powerhouse brands such as Peet’s, L’OR and Jacobs, and other regional coffee leaders. Our more than 50,000 employees aim to enhance the experience of every beverage and coffee occasion while making a positive impact for people, communities and the planet.
We strive to be an employer of choice, providing a culture and opportunities that empower our team to grow and develop. We offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development, while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at work.
Whatever your area of expertise, at KDP you can be a part of a team that’s proud of its brands, partnerships, innovation and growth. Will you join us?
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