Production Manager

Job Description Summary:

Our vision is to craft the brands and choice of drinks that people love. We value how we work as much as what we achieve.  The Production Supervisor is a pivotal role within our manufacturing facilities and works with a team of associates on the production line to bring our brands to market. The qualified candidate will be an excellent multi-tasker and should have previous experience coaching and motivating associates in a production environment.

What You’ll Do for Us

• 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 15 to 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 & 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

What We Can Do For You

• Experience: Join a global organization with the limitless opportunity to learn and grow. 
• Benefits: Full benefits package that starts on day one of employment. 
• Learning & Development: The ability to work with a world class manufacturing team in state of the art manufacturing facilities.

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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.