Senior Manager, Plant Manufacturing

Job Description Summary:

It is an exciting time to work at The Coca-Cola Company. We are accelerating our momentum as the fastest-growing consumer goods company by putting our people at the heart of our business and everything we do!

CPS North America plays a pivotal role in supporting our North America Operating Unit (the #1 revenue-generating business within the system).

As our Senior Manager, Plant Manufacturing you will lead day-to-day manufacturing operations to ensure production plans are delivered safely, on time, in full, and to the required quality and cost standards.

Key Duties and Responsibilities  

Operational Execution 

• Lead day-to-day manufacturing operations to deliver production plans safely, on time, in full, and at the required quality and cost. 
• Ensure effective production scheduling, resource allocation, and capacity utilization to meet short and midterm business requirements. 
• Drive adherence to standard work, operating procedures, and performance management routines. 

Safety, Quality & Compliance 

• Champion a strong culture of safety, food safety, and quality, ensuring full compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and local legislation. 
• Ensure manufacturing operations meet all Quality, Food Safety, Environmental, and KORE/ISO standards in partnership with QSE teams. 
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for safety incidents, quality deviations, and service failures. 

People Leadership & Engagement 

• Lead, coach, and develop manufacturing leaders, supervisors, and frontline teams to build capability, accountability, and high engagement. 
• Foster an inclusive, performance driven culture focused on teamwork, ownership, and continuous improvement. 
• Support talent development, succession planning, training, and workforce planning for manufacturing teams. 

Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence 

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, TPM, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies to improve efficiency, yield, cost, and reliability. 
• Lead daily management systems, KPI reviews, and problem-solving routines to improve operational performance. 
• Partner with Operational Excellence and Engineering teams to identify and implement process, equipment, and layout improvements. 

Cross Functional Collaboration 

• Work closely with Maintenance to ensure equipment reliability and execution of preventive and corrective maintenance plans. 
• Partner with Planning & Logistics to align production plans with demand, inventory targets, and supply chain requirements. 
• Collaborate with Quality, Engineering, Automation, Finance, and People & Culture teams to deliver integrated business results. 

Change Management & Transformation 

• Support change initiatives within manufacturing operations, ensuring effective communication, adoption, and sustainability. 
• Support implementation of new technologies, processes, and systems in partnership with Engineering and Automation teams. 
• Act as a role model for CPS values and behaviors during periods of change and transformation. 

Supervisory Responsibilities and Organization Impact/Influence  

Direct reports

• 5 Production Managers, covering all Dray Parts, Liquid Parts and internal logistics processes and shifts. 

Job Requirements and Qualifications  

Desirable Experience in the position or similar function as:  

• Production or Maintenance Manager 
• Safety Manager 
• Logistics Manager 
• Laboratory Manager 

Number of years of previous work experience required 

• +10 years  

Education Requirements    

• Bachelors Degree, Industrial, Production, Chemistry Engineer of Foods, or similar discipline.
• MBA a plus.  

Desired Technical skills and Certifications  

• Operations knowledge  
• Financial management  
• SAP-S4 knowledge   
• Operational Excellence – Lean Manufacturing.  
• Quality assurance   
• Production Process Optimization.  
• New Technologies/Automation.  
• Food Safety.  
• Warehouse Management  
• Production process in Food industries/Beverage (desirable).  
• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)  
• Additional Fundamental / Personal Skills:  
• Cope and perform under u