Sojo Industries
is a rapidly expanding industrial automation leader, providing advanced packaging and assembly solutions to the food and beverage sector. We specialize in robotics, mobility, and modularity, operating state-of-the‑art, SQF‑compliant facilities. Our patented Sojo Flight™ technology brings automated, robotic manufacturing directly to customer sites, transforming traditional production models. Sojo currently operates four (4) manufacturing facilities across America in the metropolitan areas of Philadelphia, PA; Indianapolis, IN; Austin, TX; and Redlands, CA.
Sojo Flight™
is a patented, mobile, modular production system designed to revolutionize variety and multi-pack manufacturing. It enables swift deployment and operational readiness within hours, eliminating supply chain bottlenecks and reducing costs. This highly adaptable system brings high‑efficiency automation directly to customer facilities, warehouses, or 3PL locations, reducing freight costs and carbon emissions. Leading U.S. beverage producers across America trust Sojo Flight™ to optimize packaging and enhance production flexibility.
Join us to work with cutting‑edge automation technology and drive innovation in mobile manufacturing, helping top brands streamline their packaging processes!
The Senior Mobile Production Manager
oversees the daily execution of production plans, which includes strategic workforce management; achievement of daily production, safety and quality metrics; and precise inventory control. This role demands strict compliance with GMP and safety standards, and the ability to work flexible shifts across various schedules.
Responsibilities
- Validate daily quality checks at all active Mobile Ops locations.
- Validate quality data accuracy against SOPs and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
- Manage production holds in Zendesk, collaborating with local managers to resolve issues.
- Partner and collaborate with COPS and Quality leadership to lead the quality agenda for Mobile Operations
- Prep and Lead all new line startups and restarts.
- Ensure SOPs are followed and equipment setup meets engineering standards.
- Apply key learnings from past startups (e.g., Steuben, Fort Gibson) to optimize future implementations via updating the “Flight Manual”.
- Serve as SME and trainer for the new Manhattan system.
- Oversee testing, SOP development, and rollout across all Mobile Ops.
- Deliver structured training to all managers and validate competency
- Own onboarding program using the “SOJO Flight Manual.”
- Update manual with real‑time operational learnings.
- Ensure proper access to systems, tools, and documentation.
- Test and certify new managers in operations, systems, and equipment troubleshooting.
- Oversee Mobile Ops supply ordering.
- Partner with Tech team for weekly equipment reliability reviews.
- Build and roll out troubleshooting guides for all Mobile Ops equipment.
- Develop technical training programs to reduce dependency on field tech support.
- Actively run Mobile Ops lines as business needs develop.
- Lead pre-shift planning, shift handoffs, and customer follow‑ups.
- Continuously implement and reinforce best practices.
- Operate as a senior leader, not as an individual contributor.
- Provide mentorship to all Mobile Ops Managers.
- Maintain professional relationships with COPS, Commercial, and Maintenance teams.
- Demonstrate executive maturity: professional communication, feedback delivery, approachability and presentation.
- Lead with optimism, positivity and solution‑oriented mindset.
- Anticipate risk, plan proactively, and support team success in high‑pressure environments.
- All other duties assigned
Qualifications
- Experience managing production frontline teams of varying sizes
- Skilled with Microsoft Suite applications for reporting and communication
- Knowledge of safety practices for working with factory equipment
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Possess a sense of urgency and ownership.
- Embraces a continuous improvement mindset.
- Customer centric at their core.
- Mechanical expertise and proficiency with hand tools (plus)
- Electrical troubleshooting experience (plus)
- Forklift certified (plus)
- Proficiency in Spanish (plus)
- Willingness to travel 90%-100% of the time
Physical Demands
- Use one or two hands to grasp, move, or assemble objects
- Stand for long periods of time.
- Kneel, stoop, crouch, bend, stretch, twist or crawl.
- Hear sounds and recognize the difference between them.
- See details of objects that are less than a few feet away.
- See differences between colors, shades, and brightness.