Operations Manager for 3rd Shift

Location(s):
United States of America

City/Cities:
Auburndale

Travel Required:

Relocation Provided:
No

Job Posting End Date:
April 25, 2024

Shift:
Third Shift (United States of America)

Job Description Summary:

Job Profile Summary

Responsible for daily on-site coordination and support of all manufacturing activities at Coman facility, achieved through solid business partnerships. This role is the key conduit between the plant floor, site leadership and The Coca-Cola Company.

Job Description

This position is based in a Co-Manufacturing location in Central Florida. This role provides plant level leadership and support for the on-site Coca-Cola team and builds a robust partnership with the Peace River Citrus Products (PRCP) Coman team. The Operations Lead is responsible for providing parallel direction and support to achieve successful blending, filling, and packaging of existing skus and introduction of innovation for the business. This role requires strong relationship building and involves collaborative oversight and management of various operational aspects such as production, maintenance/engineering, warehousing, quality, and continuous improvement. The Operations Manager will assist the Operations Director to develop and execute initiatives to achieve performance, quality, and additional standards while ensuring manufacturing goals are met.

What You'll Do for Us

In partnership with the PRCP Coman, provide leadership and execution to drive the following activities:

• Provide daily leadership and support to assure full attainment of all production requirements.
• Support efforts to select, supervise, and develop operations personnel.
• Provide PRCP site team 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.
• Investigate and support resolution of customer service issues and improvements.
• Support all Company, Federal and State communications/audits and implement any necessary changes.
• Develop strategies for implementing The Coca-Cola Management System to ensure product quality and food safety as defined by Company requirements.
• Develop process improvement initiatives to benefit the Coca-Cola/PRCP partnership by directing supply chain activities, involving external suppliers, functional peers, account teams and/or cross-functional teams.
• Analyze performance data to identify business plan variances using established systems and ad-hoc problem solving.
• Support, investigate and identify root causes of any facility safety or security incident or environmental regulation non-compliance 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.
• Assure that PRCP 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 Coca-Cola/PRCP partnership.
• Develop analytical tools and reports (e.g., staffing models, rate models, procurement models, inventory models, stewardship models) to manage supply chain performance.
• Review plant production equipment environment (e.g., technology, systems, quality, cost, efficiencies, yield) 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) to ensure product quality and consistency.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 5-7 years production/manufacturing experience, preferably in the food and/or beverage industry.
• 4+ years supervisory experience
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams showing improvement in plant KPIs.
• Requires experience managing people/budget.
• 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
• Communication and Relationship Building: Strong relationship building capability and excellent communication skills required to drive collaboration and partnership.
• Production Management: Knowledge of the principles of production management 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.

What We Can Do For You

• Iconic Brand: Work on the most recognized brand in the world and be part of developing the brands next chapter.
• Exposure to World Class Leaders: Availability to global marketing leaders that will expand your network and exposure you to emerging digital platforms and marketing insights.
• Learning Culture: Access to resources such as Coke University, LinkedIn Learning and management programs that give you the resources to continually develop your skills and knowledge.

Skills:

Pay Range:
$106,300 - $130,700

Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.

Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:
15

Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.

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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