Location(s):
United States of AmericaCity/Cities:
NorthamptonTravel Required:
00% - 25%Relocation Provided:
NoJob Posting End Date:
June 2, 2025Shift:
Third Shift (United States of America)Job Description Summary:
What You’ll Do for Us
- Prepares beverage batches based on lab sheets within the expected quality and time.
- Analyzes basic beverage parameters i.e. brix, acidity, pH, and sensory.
- Monitors processes to maintain the production parameters within specifications and monitors microbiological conditions of equipment and take appropriate corrective actions.
- Interacts with the Product Developers to clarify production processes and to inform of non-conformities.
- Provides guidance, expertise and training for blending equipment and develops expertise on specific equipment.
- Works directly with cross-departmental personnel and management to problem-solve to ensure maximum production efficiencies.
- Works as the primary Trainer for new employees covering policies, processes, standard work, lean tools, and new/revised systems requirements.
- Manages documentation and records to ensure that they are complete, current, secure, and easily retrievable.
- Represent your QA manager to the QA Team, Production, Maintenance, and Warehouse
- Communicate any new procedures or updates as delivered to you by your manager
- Lead your team by taking responsibility for blending and lab techs getting their tasks done.
- Take the lead in resolving any issues that come up whether in blending or Lab tech functions.
- Communicate and escalate any issues to your manager and or plant leadership.
- Monitor: Blends are within parameters and ready on time
- Monitor: Brews are within parameters and ready on time
- Monitor: Lab Tech testing is accurate and on time (Example startup brix is completed in a quality way, but timely)
- Monitor SAP ingredient issue and inputs for accuracy (correct amounts and lots used)
- Resolve any emailed batch variances whether from your team or not
- Monitor Blending: All CIPs are started on time and paperwork complete
- Monitor Techs: Swabbing is performed in a timely manner
- Monitor Techs to be sure calibrations are completed when the Calibration Tech is out
- Review all paperwork (Blend sheets, CIP paperwork, Lab Recap sheets, and Swabbing sheets) toward the end of the shift for completeness and accuracy
- Complete the daily shift audit including the observation in the absence of the manager.
- Help QA Manager with other tasks as needed
Qualification & Requirements
- High School diploma or GED equivalent is required. Bachelor’s degree is a plus.
- 2-5 years of successful experience in a blending/manufacturing environment.
- Must be proficient in understanding, monitoring, and acknowledging machine malfunction alarms with the ability troubleshoot.
- SAP experience preferred.
- Must have a working knowledge of beverage applications & basic parameters, knowledge of principles industrial food hygiene and Food Safety environment.
- Competency in brix/acidity/pH/CO2 analysis is ideal.
- Forklift and Hi-Lift certified or ability to become certified in a reasonable time frame
- Must have strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work efficiently under stressful situations
- Must be able to use computer and associated software programs, such as Microsoft Office, One Note, SAP, Infinity Quality System.
What We Can Do For You
Experience: Join 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 learn manufacturing process from a leader in the industry.
Skills:
Pay Range:
$71,136 - $86,944Base 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.
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.Similar Jobs
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What We Do
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a total beverage company, offering over 500 brands in more than 200 countries and territories.
In addition to the company’s Coca-Cola brands, our portfolio includes some of the world’s most valuable beverage brands, such as AdeS soy-based beverages, Ayataka green tea, Dasani waters, Del Valle juices and nectars, Fanta, Georgia coffee, Gold Peak teas and coffees, Honest Tea, innocent smoothies and juices, Minute Maid juices, Powerade sports drinks, Simply juices, smartwater, Sprite, vitaminwater and ZICO coconut water.
