Manufacturing Operations Excellence Manager

Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling is a proud West Coast and Midwest bottler and distributor of Coca-Cola brands. We deliver Coca-Cola products to restaurants, sporting venues, businesses, healthcare facilities, schools, convenience stores and supermarkets. We work with iconic brands and exceptional people – because you can’t have one without the other.

Join the leading beverage provider, Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling!

• Shift:   Full Time, 1st shift
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K Match, PTO, Education Reimbursement

If you enjoy our products, you’ll really enjoy being a part of our team!

Pay Transparency Statement: 

The compensation philosophy reflects the Company’s reasonable expectation at the time of posting. We consider a number of factors when making individual compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, and other business needs.  This role may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary incentive program, subject to the rule governing the program. 

Position Summary:

The Manufacturing Operations Excellence (OE) Manager develops and implements continuous improvement initiatives within their local manufacturing plant to drive improved operational performance. This position works to achieve a sustainable continuous improvement culture at the plant. The Manufacturing OE Manager works closely with the leaders within the manufacturing plant as well as cross-functional partners.

Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:  

• Develop OE tools and platforms to drive transformation across the plant
• Create detailed data analytics utilizing process information and financial reports to assess manufacturing activities and identify improvement opportunities 
• Provide expertise, leadership, and training on TPM, Lean, Six Sigma, and other structured continuous improvement techniques to all employees within the plant 
• Utilize a hands-on approach in working with the front-line team members to promote and deploy sustainable continuous improvement activities
• Provide project management leadership to implement pilots and the ongoing rollout of new continuous improvement plans
• Collaborate with and influence all functional areas to ensure the continuous improvement strategy is understood and is sufficiently supported by the appropriate stakeholders
• Execute the implementation of standard processes for the manufacturing plant
• Collaborate on improvement of performance in key business metrics
• Provide change management leadership to ensure the manufacturing plant achieves and sustains targeted performance levels
• Lead the culture change needed to support/sustain continuous improvement activities
• Share best practices including process improvements with other manufacturing plants to assist them in developing their own capabilities
• Other projects or duties as assigned

Required Skills and Experience:  

• Bachelor’s degree, 6 plus years of experience in operations/supply chain roles in a large consumer goods organization or HS Diploma/GED, 9 plus years of experience in operations/supply chain roles in a large consumer goods organization
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong project management skills
• Strong change management and influencing skills
• Proficient with Microsoft office i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
• Travel up to 20%
• This position must pass a post-offer background and drug test

Preferred Skills and Experience:  

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or another technical field
• Master’s degree
• Manufacturing/Beverage experience
• Experience applying Lean Thinking principles in a manufacturing / distribution environment.
• Six Sigma Certified as Green Belt, Black Belt and/or Master Black Belt
• Experience leading implementation of Total Productive Manufacturing (TPM) and Lean methodologies
• Experience with project management leading tools and/or process implementation across a supply chain organization
• GMP/HACCP experience

Physical Demands and Work Environment :

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Due to the nature of our business in regard to such things as delivery schedules, order inputs, selection, and Department of Transportation Hours of Service, overtime, attendance and punctuality are essential job functions. Should an individual in this classification not be able to adhere to this requirement due to a disability, they should contact their Human Resources department to see what, if any, reasonable accommodation may be made.