Manufacturing Process Specialist

Coca-Cola•Atlanta, GA

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manufacturing Process Specialist is a key contributor driving data-driven operational excellence across manufacturing operations. This role partners closely with plant leadership, engineering, quality, maintenance, and supply chain teams to analyze performance, customer complaints, identify process gaps, and support continuous improvement and transformation initiatives. The role brings deep manufacturing analytics expertise while influencing decisions through insight, measurement, and storytelling.

Requirements

Bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Data Analytics, Statistics, or related field
3–5+ years of experience in manufacturing analytics, operations analytics, or process improvement support
Strong proficiency in Excel
Experience building dashboards in Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools
Hands-on experience with manufacturing data sources (MES, ERP, CMMS, quality systems)
Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and performance drivers
Structured problem solving and analytical rigor
Data storytelling and stakeholder influence
Continuous improvement mindset
Ability to work independently while collaborating across functions
Negotiation: Exploring alternatives and positions to reach outcomes that gain all parties' support and acceptance; striving for outcomes that are a win-win for all parties involved.
Customer Focus: Making customers (external and internal) and their needs a primary focus of one's actions; developing and sustaining productive customer relationships; creating and executing plans and solutions in collaboration with the customer.
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.
Production Management: Knowledge of the principles of production management in order to effectively communicate and manage change in a production environment.
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.
Currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require The Coca-Cola Company's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt
Experience in multi-site or global manufacturing environments
Knowledge of statistical analysis, SPC, process capability, and reliability metrics
Experience supporting Industry 4.0 or digital manufacturing initiatives

Responsibilities

Analyze manufacturing performance data to identify trends, losses, and improvement opportunities across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.
Develop and maintain standardized manufacturing KPIs and reporting (e.g., OEE, FPY, scrap, waste, downtime, labor productivity, capacity utilization).
Perform advanced root cause analysis to support problem-solving efforts in production and operations.
Partner with Lean, Six Sigma, and Operational Excellence teams to support continuous improvement initiatives.
Quantify baseline performance, opportunity sizing, and realized benefits from improvement projects.
Support manufacturing and digital transformation initiatives by ensuring data readiness and insight generation.
Translate process maps and operational workflows into measurable performance indicators.
Lead root cause analysis and recommend and implement process corrective actions as necessary, ensuring sustainability of those corrective actions.
Assume project manager responsibility for equipment and/or process projects from definition, design, and implementation through startup of plant operations.
Design and deliver intuitive dashboards and reports for plant leaders and functional stakeholders.
Automate recurring reports to improve speed, accuracy, and scalability.
Ensure data integrity across manufacturing data sources, including MES, ERP, maintenance, and quality systems.
Act as a thought partner to operations, engineering, quality, and supply chain teams.
Translate business and manufacturing challenges into analytical questions and solutions.
Communicate insights clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Lead/Support Validation of process and equipment as established by KORE Management System.
Participates in the definition of individual and team objectives / metrics that contribute to continuous improvement, focusing on the quality, occupational safety and environmental aspects.
Ensures responsibilities and compliance with applicable regulations and requirements established on the Occupational Health and Safety (ISO 45001), Environmental (ISO 14001), and Food and Safety (FSSC 22000) standards.
Assures to understand and have the skills and necessary certifications of programs and working instructions, training in quality, occupational safety and environmental regulations applicable to the job.
Notifies management immediately of any accident or incident which could cause a potential risk in the working area, related to environmental and occupational safety aspects or that can affect the quality and safety of the product or plant indicators.
Uses the Communication Center and the corrective action system and tools to register and to establish action plans for the effective solution of process deviations and to prevent the reoccurrence of non-conformances.
Participates in or supports all activities related to occupational safety, environmental and quality programs in order to promote the development of knowledge and skills (Corrective Actions, preventive actions, periodical training, and quality meetings, among others).
Knows the plant indicators and how own job responsibilities can impact them.
Support all initiatives that encourage improvement in all environmental, occupational safety and quality aspects of the processes and work environment to reduce human errors.
Each associate has the authority to perform the position functions and to make decisions including the cases of stopping the use of materials, production or the shipment of products, when the quality, product integrity, safety of self and others, property, environment, community, the health of consumers, etc. is in jeopardy.