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Technical Operations Senior Director

The Coca-Cola Company
USA
Full-time
Director · 130+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 2 days ago

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Provide visible, enterprise-minded leadership across external bottling partners and other key stakeholders to identify, prioritize, and advance best-in-class capabilities and technologies across the bottling system.
  • Establish trusted feedback mechanisms, including benchmarking sessions, and capability, technology, and digital gap assessments to identify opportunities and shape fit-for-purpose solutions.
  • Use bottler feedback, performance data, and external insights to define and continuously refine capability and technology focus areas with the greatest potential for network-wide impact.
  • Facilitate cross-bottler collaboration and councils that encourage candid exchange of challenges, lessons learned, implementation experience, and replicable best practices.
  • Lead and support bottlers in diagnosing and resolving complex operational challenges through structured problem solving, root cause analysis, benchmarking insights, and proven best practices.
  • Evaluate emerging and established technologies for technical robustness, scalability, user experience, implementation readiness, and measurable value across bottlers of varying size and complexity.
  • Guide technology pilots with bottlers by defining success criteria, measuring outcomes, assessing user experience and realized benefits, and translating learnings into recommendations for broader system adoption and continuous improvement.
  • Champion productivity initiatives, including benchmarking and value creation workshops, and ensure opportunities are converted into clear actions, accountable ownership, and measurable results.

REQUIREMENTS:

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline required; master’s degree preferred.
  • 10+ years of progressive experience across manufacturing, engineering, or technical operations leadership required
  • Experience working as an Engineer required
  • Demonstrated success leading high-impact initiatives in a complex, matrixed environment and influencing senior stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and external partners without relying on direct authority.
  • Strong communication, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to create alignment, challenge constructively, and inspire action across diverse audiences.
  • Deep expertise in beverage production technologies and equipment, supported by strong working knowledge of digital capabilities, technology assessments, and implementation considerations.
  • Proven Operational Excellence experience, including structured problem solving, root cause analysis, and resolution of operational pain points using established methods such as SALT, Lean, Six Sigma, SALT, TPM, and SMED.
  • Strong expertise in statistical process control, process capability studies, and analysis of site and line performance data to identify insights and guide decisions.
  • Working knowledge of infrastructure planning, capital strategy, and the CAPEX process.
  • Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on technical problem solving and disciplined execution, while maintaining a strong focus on measurable business outcomes.
  • 50% Travel required
  • The Coca-Cola Company will not offer sponsorship for employment status (including, but not limited to, H1-B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be 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.
  • Beverage Production, Continuous Improvement, Cost Savings, External Partners, Facilitation, Identifying Opportunities, Influencing, Leadership, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Environments, Process Capability, Productivity Improvements, Productivity Initiatives, Statistical Methods, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Technical Knowledge
  • : 0 - 0 USD
  • 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.
  • United States of America
  • Atlanta
  • 51% - 75%
  • No
  • November 19, 2026
  • 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.
  • We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.

Skills:

  • Beverage Production, Continuous Improvement, Cost Savings, External Partners, Facilitation, Identifying Opportunities, Influencing, Leadership, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Environments, Process Capability, Productivity Improvements, Productivity Initiatives, Statistical Methods, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Technical Knowledge
  • Pay Range:
  • : 0 - 0 USD
  • 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.
  • Location(s):
  • United States of America
  • City/Cities:
  • Atlanta
  • Travel Required:
  • 51% - 75%
  • Relocation Provided:
  • No
  • Job Posting End Date:
  • November 19, 2026
  • 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.
  • We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline required; master’s degree preferred.

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