CPS (Commercial Products Supply) is a key part of the Advantaged Supply Chain of the Technical Function of The Coca-Cola Company. CPS manufactures concentrates and beverage bases for sale to bottling partners all over the world. This global organization manages a network of 18 manufacturing plants in 18 different countries. As the CPS Liberia Maintenance and Engineering Manager, in Liberia, you will be part of one of the most technologically advanced concentrate plants in the world.The new concentrate plant in Liberia is considered within The Coca-Cola Company as the new state of the art manufacturing center, and you, from your position, will be leading a management function, responsible for the technical and productivity future of the organization, and also, responsible for keeping the Plant up to date with technology.**Do you want to be part of Industry 4.0?****If, so this is your opportunity to join The Coca-Cola Company supporting Commercial Product Supply.**The Maintenance and Engineering Manager provides leadership, strategic direction, and technical solutions to CPS Liberia Plant in the areas of maintenance, automation, engineering, technology modernization, productivity, and cost improvement. This position will also be enabling the development of the desired winning culture in the new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, through a people plan to include capability building, high-performance teams, organization design, communication, agile, productivity, and innovation environment.**What You'll Do for Us**- Understand the business environment, strategy, and people implications around building a new facility from greenfield to operate in high technology, productive environment. Foster teamwork to sustain adding value to the Plant.- Advance initiatives to drive risk reduction through hazard analysis and implementation of safety improvements. Promote and sustain the safety, health, and welfare of all personnel.- Provide leadership and direction to the maintenance and engineering team. Inspire high performance through effective goal setting and performance measurement.- Manage, Teach, Coach, Develop the following positions: Maintenance Supervisor, Project Engineer, and maintenance technicians.- Facilitate continuous reduction in waste, downtime, setup, and cost.- Drive process improvement and problem-solving through Lean / Six Sigma principles and root cause analysis.- Develops manufacturing processes by studying product requirements; researching, designing, modifying, and testing manufacturing methods and equipment; conferring with equipment vendors.- Initiate, write, manage, and effectively lead the process for Capital Expenses, aligned with Strategic Plan and Company requirements.- Implement Capital Project Plan.- Lead a team of direct reports while also providing inspirational leadership to many indirect reports to maintain and further enhance employee engagement.- Assist in attracting, developing, and retaining diverse talent in the area.- Champion performance enablement and high-performance team environment.- Facilitate change management, enabling resilience and effective adaptation to changes, where Liberia plant should become a referent on transformation, innovation, and continued improvement.- Facilitate and conduct training as required, enabling Liberia as the center of excellence in capability building.- Leverage the use of tools /knowledge / informational sources to identify business trends and provides insights on industry trends, barriers, risk, and opportunities that may impact the operations.**Qualification & Requirements**- Bachelor's Degree in industrial, mechanical, electrical, or related field. Related post-education training certifications. Preferred Post-graduate degree, MBA.- At least 8 -10 years in similar positions and management of staff in charge, of previous work experience in Hands-on maintenance experience in advanced processing environments. Proven technical expertise in processes and/or machinery utilized in the beverage industry. Expertise in analyzing line performance to pinpoint operational opportunities to prioritize resource allocation.- Demonstrated ability to develop or improve shop floor control, work measurement, and quality measurement processes and systems- Experience in developing Lean factory workflows and layouts- Experience with Multi-machinery manufacturing methods and materials technology- Understanding of CAPEX investment processes- Interpersonal skills, including coaching and influencing. Strategic Thinking Skills. Trainer and coaching skills. Business economic knowledge- Advanced Spanish and English are spoken and written skills- Move or live in Liberia Guanacaste 100% non-negotiable.**What We Can Do **For** You**- ** Purpose Driven**:Purpose-driven approach that empowers our people to protect the environment and communities we serve while delivering safe & quality products.- ** Brand Reputation**: We lead the
