Overview

The Coca-Cola Company. Our vision is loved brands, done sustainably, for a better shared future. We strive to provide cutting-edge excellence in ingredients, innovation and design and marketing.

Position Related Duties and Key Responsibilities

Responsible for area-specific production process management and improvement activities including identification and communication of opportunity areas, meeting daily production goals, and identification and execution of planned improvements.

Understands schedules, products, materials, product quality requirements, to manage lines performance and KPIs within labor and operating expenses budget.

Leads team of 30 hourly associates with varying levels of experience and education; develops and coaches individuals and the team to solve operational issues; motivates the team to achieve performance goals.

Participates in the production and people scheduling process and makes adjustments as needed.

Administers company policies, practices, and adherence to standard operating procedures, which includes enforcing and maintaining safety, food safety and environmental policies and procedures.

Organizes and facilitates team meetings to educate and promote continuous improvement.

Maintains and updates processes documentation through the company systems.

Organizes and facilitates work team meetings, initiates, and implements projects, and improves team communication and engagement.

Collaborates with maintenance department to improve equipment reliability.

Ownership of communication within production area and across functions.

Involves and engages employees through regular team meetings, process improvement discussions, follow-up on suggestions, and regular communication.

Responsible for effective formal and informal employee coaching, performance management and development.

Accountable for housekeeping, sanitation, and food safety practices.

Manages resources effectively to ensure maximum up time, quality and maximum productivity.

Responsible for Safety Incident documentation and investigation and accountable for reducing safety risks in area through proactively identifying risks (behavior and facility issues) and ensuring quick resolution.

Responsible for following food safety/regulatory policies and procedures, executing responsibilities as identified in standard operating procedures, and reporting food safety/regulatory concerns to the Production or Quality Manager.

Qualification and Requirements

High School diploma or Bachelor's degree in an operations, engineering, business, management or related area of study.

Must possess at least 3 years of managerial experience including hiring, employee development, performance coaching, and day-to-day supervision of multiple lines in a production environment.

Experience with lean manufacturing or similar continuous process improvement training is preferred. Strong orientation for continuous improvement.

Knowledge of food packaging principles, food industry quality and food safety requirements, ingredient performance and interactions with equipment, sanitation procedures, statistical process control, critical control points, and new product scale-up dynamics

Demonstration of strong management and leadership abilities in motivating diverse manufacturing team.

Project management skills are needed

Strong computer base knowledge, preferable MS applications are needed

Must possess a demonstrated ability to work in a results-oriented and challenging environment

Must possess effective facilitation, presentation, and team building skills

Preferred:

ISO (22000, 9000, 14001, etc) or other management system

Lean, Six Sigma, 5S

Working knowledge of food safety

Self-Guided Work Force

Continuous Improvement

Change Management

Leader of leaders

Operational Excellence

Lean manufacturing concepts

Specialized Technical Skills:

HACCP

Knowledge of PMs on manufacturing equipment

Good Manufacturing Practices

Education:

Required: High School Diploma or GED

Preferred Level Bachelor's Degree in technical or engineering

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.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.