Operations Management Development Program – Operations Leadership Development

Job Description

Operations Management Development Program 2027 | GALLO

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at GALLO, located Onsite. GALLO is a family-owned company with over 90 years of legacy, consistently recognized as a Glassdoor “Best Places to Work.” They manage over 130 brands in their total alcohol beverage portfolio, including #1 wine and spirits brands like Barefoot Wine and High Noon, and sponsor major sports leagues. This program is designed for high-potential leaders to build a dynamic career in Operations, gaining hands-on experience and leadership development, while making a meaningful business impact and growing their understanding of how operations teams deliver results.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Onsite
• Pay: $70400–$105600 yearly
• Team: Operations teams
• Mission: Learn across functions, tackle real business challenges, and develop solutions to support safety, quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Rotate: Transition through a variety of leadership and technical assignments across functions such as winery, spirits plant, harvest, maintenance, supply chain, quality, performance engineering, EHS, sales, IT product teams, or Lean Six Sigma initiatives.
• Develop: Gain exposure to operating procedures, policies, projects, and performance goals while creating solutions that support safety, quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate: Work with teams across multiple sites, communicating project status and supporting process improvements.
• Lead: Develop skills needed to lead people, manage work, and make informed operational decisions.
• Coach: Develop, coach, and mentor others while building a strong foundation for future leadership at GALLO, particularly in Team Leader roles with hourly direct report responsibilities.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Currently enrolled at an accredited college or university towards, or possess, a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Management, Operations Management, Engineering, or Engineering Management. Entry-Level.
• Experience: Availability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays when necessary; availability to work at different sites or locations throughout program rotations, with moving potentially required; willingness to travel up to 5% of the time for onboarding, training, meetings, and events.
• Skills: Ability to apply operational procedures and policies; Capability to develop solutions supporting safety, quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement; Demonstrated ability to lead people, manage work, and make informed operational decisions.
• Bonus: Prior internship experience, especially in operations, manufacturing, project or process management, CPG or beverage manufacturing systems, agricultural equipment, glass manufacturing systems, or R&D stage gate processes; Senior Class standing at an accredited college or university in Operations Management, Engineering or Engineering Management; Demonstrated leadership skills with strong enlisting and engaging capabilities, excellent oral and written communication, and excellent organizational skills; Wine/Spirits/beverages knowledge including fermentation science, separations, winery processes, wine chemistry, new product development, food safety, and HAACP.