Leads and manages manufacturing of products that meet quality standards and customer demand in a safe environment, at a beverage production plant. Serves on the Plant's leadership team and is responsible for building and supporting the company's culture of continuous process improvement and efficiency. Responsible for delivering results for all lines and all shifts within the plant. This will be accomplished through the effective leadership and management of team leaders/supervisors, technicians and hourly associates and through process improvement initiatives. This role will be responsible for ensuring execution of The Coca-Cola Quality System for assigned areas/processes within their responsibility.

Function Related Activities / Key Responsibilities: 

• Select, supervise, and develop Production personnel
• Provide direct reports with leadership, direction, and coaching to achieve work objectives and improve performance and skills.
• Ensure plant is compliant with all federal, stated, regulatory and Company policies and procedures
• Develop and analyze budget and planned forecast, reporting routinely as necessary and identifying cost savings opportunities
• Manage and escalate customer service issues and improvements
• Monitor all Company, Federal and State communications/audits and implement any necessary changes
• Develop strategies for implementing The Coca-Cola Management System in order to ensure product quality and food safety as defined by Company requirements.
• Develop process improvement initiatives (e.g., supplier business processes and practices) in order to benefit the KO system and suppliers by directing supply chain activities, involving external suppliers, functional peers, account teams and/or cross-functional teams.
• Analyze performance data in order to identify business plan variances using established systems and ad-hoc problem solving.
• Investigate and identify root causes of any facility safety or security incident or environmental regulation non-compliance in order to prevent reoccurrence of similar incident at same or other facilities.
• Inspect facility (e.g., production, warehouse, service/installation) to assure adherence to safety and operating policies and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) using Company policies and procedures.
• Maintain product, packaging and material inventory/availability using demand forecasts, historical orders and software tools in order to support the operations plans and customer demand of the plant.
• Identify and recommend improvements to supply chain metrics and performance standards using research, supplier relationships, industry knowledge and best practices in order to secure benefits for the KO system, suppliers and/or the customer (e.g., cost savings, new technologies and innovations, operating efficiencies).
• Develop analytical tools and reports (e.g., staffing models, rate models, procurement models, inventory models, stewardship models) in order to manage supply chain performance.
• Review plant production equipment environment (e.g., technology, systems, quality, cost, efficiencies, yield) in order to recommend process improvements.
• Monitor feedback mechanisms for business issues (e.g., metrics are met, problems are addressed, modifications and/or improvements are captured and integrated) in order to ensure product quality and consistency.

Functional & Technical Skills:

• Production Management: Knowledge of the principles of production management in order to effectively communicate and manage change in a production environment.
• Business Planning: Knowledge of specific supply chain capabilities, strategies and interdependencies to perform short and long-term business planning. Ability to incorporate strengths, weaknesses, external opportunities and threats into business plan strategies and execution tasks.
• Process Improvement: Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and coordinate efforts around process improvement. Ability to analyze business processes and develop systems-based solutions that will improve current state.
• Occupational Safety Regulations: Knowledge of the Company, local, national and international regulatory requirements (e.g., safety, emergency management) that apply to Company locations or processes and the actions required to keep the Company in compliance with these regulations.
• Good Manufacturing Practices: Knowledge of the basic elements of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) in a manufacturing environment and the ability to apply them.
• Monitoring, Measurement and Metrics: Knowledge of key business drivers or measures used to gauge the effectiveness and performance of an internal group or a supplier. Ability to determine appropriate measures or metrics. Ability to measure against those standards. Ability to communicate performance standards and metrics.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 7-10 years production/manufacturing experience, preferably in the food and/or beverage industry. 
• 2+ years supervisory experience
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams showing improvement in plant KPIs.
• Requires experience managing people/budgets.
• Working knowledge of the principles of manufacturing management.
• Working knowledge of specific supply chain capabilities, strategies and interdependencies.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally and coordinate efforts around process improvement.
• Working knowledge of basic elements of Good Manufacturing Practices in a manufacturing environment

Leadership Behaviors:

• DRIVE INNOVATION:  Generate new or unique solutions and embrace new ideas that help sustain our business
• COLLABORATE WITH SYSTEM, CUSTOMERS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS:  Develop and leverage relationships with stakeholders to appropriately stretch and impact the System (Company and Bottler)
• ACT LIKE AN OWNER:  Deliver results, creating value for our brands, our System, our customers and key stakeholders
• INSPIRE OTHERS:  Inspire people to deliver our mission and vision, demonstrate passion for the business and give people a reason to believe anything is possible
• DEVELOP SELF AND OTHERS:  Develop self and support others’ development to achieve full potential

JOB LOCATION AND WORK CONDITIONS:

Work is performed in high-speed bottling, manufacturing, and warehouse environment.  Work requires exposure to all temperature changes, high noise levels, working around moving equipment, tanks, heights, wet conditions, fumes, vibrations, dust, etc.  Working hours must be flexible with the ability to work all shifts and extended hours as required.

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:
We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

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