The Coca-Cola Company

Area Production Manager

The Coca-Cola Company  •  Shanghai, CN (Onsite)  •  2 days ago
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Job Description

Our vision is to craft the brands and choice of drinks that people love. We value how we work as much as what we achieve. The Production Supervisor is a pivotal role within our manufacturing facilities and works with a team of associates on the production line to bring our brands to market. The qualified candidate will be an excellent multi-tasker and should have previous experience coaching and motivating associates in a production environment.

What You’ll Do for Us

  • Responsible for area-specific production process management and improvement activities including identification and communication of opportunity areas, meeting daily production goals, and identification and execution of planned improvements.
  • Understands schedules, products, materials, product quality requirements, to manage lines performance and KPIs within labor and operating expenses budget.
  • Leads team of 15 to 30 hourly associates with varying levels of experience and education; develops and coaches individuals and the team to solve operational issues; motivates the team to achieve performance goals.
  • Participates in the production and people scheduling process and makes adjustments as needed.
  • Administers company policies, practices, and adherence to standard operating procedures, which includes enforcing and maintaining safety, food safety and environmental policies and procedures.
  • Organizes and facilitates team meetings to educate and promote continuous improvement.
  • Maintains and updates processes documentation through the company systems.
  • Organizes and facilitates work team meetings, initiates, and implements projects, and improves team communication and engagement.
  • Collaborates with maintenance department to improve equipment reliability.
  • Ownership of communication within production area and across functions.
  • Involves and engages employees through regular team meetings, process improvement discussions, follow-up on suggestions, and regular communication.
  • Responsible for effective formal and informal employee coaching, performance management and development.
  • Accountable for housekeeping, sanitation, and food safety practices.
  • Manages resources effectively to ensure maximum up time, quality and maximum productivity.
  • Responsible for Safety Incident documentation and investigation and accountable for reducing safety risks in area through proactively identifying risks (behavior and facility issues) and ensuring quick resolution.
  • Responsible for following food safety/regulatory policies and procedures, executing responsibilities as identified in standard operating procedures, and reporting food safety/regulatory concerns to the Production or Quality Manager.

Qualification & Requirements

  • High School diploma or Bachelor's degree in an operations, engineering, business, management or related area of study.
  • Must possess at least 3 years of managerial experience including hiring, employee development, performance coaching, and day-to-day supervision of multiple lines in a production environment.
  • Experience with lean manufacturing or similar continuous process improvement training is preferred. Strong orientation for continuous improvement.
  • Knowledge of food packaging principles, food industry quality and food safety requirements, ingredient performance and interactions with equipment, sanitation procedures, statistical process control, critical control points, and new product scale-up dynamics
  • Demonstration of strong management and leadership abilities in motivating diverse manufacturing team.
  • Project management skills are needed
  • Strong computer base knowledge, preferable MS applications are needed
  • Must possess a demonstrated ability to work in a results-oriented and challenging environment
  • Must possess effective facilitation, presentation, and team building skills

What We Can Do For You

  • ExperienceJoin a global organization with the limitless opportunity to learn and grow
  • Benefits Full benefits package that starts on day one of employment
  • Learning & Development The ability to work with a world class manufacturing team in state of the art manufacturing facilities.

Skills:

5s (Inactive), Change Management, Continual Improvement Process, Documentations, Equipment Reliability, Food Safety and Sanitation, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP), ISO 90001, Leadership, Lean Manufacturing, Microsoft Office, PLC Logic, Process Improvements, Production Management, Production Processes, Quality Control (QC), Six Sigma, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)

Location(s):

China

City/Cities:

Shanghai

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

June 29, 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.

The Coca-Cola Company

About The Coca-Cola Company

From our roots at the counter of a local Atlanta pharmacy, to our current portfolio of more than 200 beverages, The Coca-Cola Company is one of the most globally-recognized brands in the world. Today, our lineup features beloved beverage brands, including ​

Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, smartwater, Dasani, Topo Chico, BODYARMOR, Powerade, Costa, Georgia, Goldpeak, Minute Maid, Simply, fairlife and more. ​

The Coca-Cola Company is committed to bringing about real change – to our industry, to our local economies, and to the world around us. Through constant evolution, we continue to reimagine the way we refresh the world and make a difference.​

We're innovating our portfolio with products that give people more varieties that meet our consumers where they are. ​

We're working with global partners to transform our business, and grow it in more sustainable ways. ​

And we're providing jobs and opportunities to the local economies where our people live and work, employing 700,000 people throughout our global system alongside bottling partners.​

If you're a changemaker looking to make a change, come join us in our mission to refresh the world and make a difference.​

Learn more at: www.coca-colacompany.com/careers

Industry
Food & Beverage
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Atlanta, GA
Year Founded
Unknown
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