Production Director

The Coca-Cola Company•Dallas, TX

16h•$137,000 - $164,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Coca-Cola Company is seeking a Production Director for its Dallas Syrup Plant. This role is responsible for leading and managing the manufacturing of products to meet quality standards and customer demand in a safe environment. The Production Director will be a key member of the Plant's leadership team, focused on fostering a culture of continuous process improvement and efficiency. The position involves delivering effective leadership and management to team leaders, supervisors, and hourly associates.

Requirements

Undergraduate Degree or equivalent work experience.
Minimum of 5 years of progressive leadership experience in a Food & Beverage or CPG manufacturing environment is a plus.
Leadership experience within complex manufacturing facilities with diverse teams is strongly desired.
Knowledge of the principles of production management to effectively communicate and manage change in a production environment.
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.
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.
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.
Knowledge of the basic elements of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) in a manufacturing environment and the ability to apply them.
Knowledge of key business drivers or measures used to gauge the effectiveness and performance of an internal group or supplier.
Ability to determine appropriate measures or metrics.
Ability to measure against those standards.
Ability to communicate performance standards and metrics.
Knowledge of ISO standards ISO 9001 for Quality Management, ISO 14001 for Environmental Management, and ISO 45001 for Occupational Health and Safety), ISO 22000 for Food Safety and the ability to apply these standards within manufacturing operations.
Ability to ensure compliance through audits, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives aligned with ISO requirements.
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

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering or Technical Degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct reports with leadership, direction, and coaching to achieve work objectives and improve performance and skills.
Evaluate frontline staffing needs to ensure adequate headcount for Production and Warehouse operations.
Analyze performance data to effectively identify business plan variances using established systems and ad-hoc problem solving.
Investigate and identify root causes of any facility safety or security incident or environmental regulation non-compliance to prevent reoccurrence.
Inspect facility (e.g., production, warehouse, service/installation) to ensure adherence to safety and operating policies and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
Maintain product, packaging and material inventory/availability using demand forecasts, historical orders and software tools.
Implement, evaluate and maintain effective application of The Coca-Cola Quality System to ensure product quality.
Identify and recommend improvements to supply chain metrics and performance standards using research, supplier relationships, industry knowledge and best practices.
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 to ensure product quality and consistency.