Natural ingredient supplier for food and beverage with production-scale capabilities
Vibrant Ingredients manufactures clean-label and functional ingredients—tea extracts, coffee extracts, botanical extracts, flavors, and beverage systems—for food and beverage brands. The hiring surge is manufacturing-focused (19 open roles), with concurrent investment in capital projects, new equipment installation, and pilot-scale trials using proprietary microthermics technology. The stack reflects operational maturity: PLC/HMI/Allen-Bradley automation, ERP (Business Central) costing enhancements, and CMMS for maintenance—signals of a production operation scaling capacity while wrestling with equipment reliability and spare-parts optimization.
Notable leadership hires: Warehouse Logistics Director, Operator Lead
Vibrant Ingredients develops and manufactures natural solutions for food and beverage companies seeking clean-label ingredient alternatives. The portfolio spans tea and coffee extracts, botanical extracts, flavors, and integrated beverage systems. The company operates from Lake Mary, Florida, with 201–500 employees and is actively expanding its manufacturing footprint: ongoing capital projects include new equipment installation, design-and-commissioning work, and pilot-scale trials. Current operational focus areas include BOM management improvement, inventory control strengthening, spare-parts optimization, and ensuring compliance across international regulatory frameworks. The business model combines product development (regulatory assessments, customer-brief translation into scalable systems) with scaled production delivery.
Operational tech includes PLC, HMI, Allen-Bradley controllers, Ethernet/IP, Modbus automation; business systems include Salesforce, Microsoft Business Central, Power BI, and CMMS for maintenance management.
Lake Mary, Florida. All current hiring is within the United States.
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