Director, Manufacturing Operations

Coca-Cola Co; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

Coca-Cola Co in Ahmedabad is seeking a Director-level Production Manager to lead plant operations, ensuring optimal blending, filling, and packaging across existing SKUs while introducing innovations that boost performance and quality. You will support the Operations Director in delivering manufacturing goals with a strong emphasis on GMP and safety.

The role requires hands-on leadership, the ability to manage cross-functional teams, and the development of improvement initiatives backed by data

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years production/manufacturing experience, preferably in food/beverage with supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and improve plant metrics.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing management principles.
• Familiarity with GMP and food safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily leadership to ensure full attainment of production requirements.
• Supervise and develop operations personnel.
• Ensure plant compliance with federal/state regulations and company policies.
• Investigate and resolve customer service issues and drive improvements.
• Implement Coca-Cola Management System for product quality and food safety.
• Develop process improvements and analyze performance data for variances.
• Identify root causes of safety or security incidents and address them.
• Inspect facilities for GMP and safety adherence.
• Suggest improvements to supply chain metrics and performance standards.
• Develop analytical reports to manage supply chain performance.

Skills

Production leadership

Manufacturing management

Cross-functional collaboration

Quality & GMP knowledge

Data analytics

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

## Director, Manufacturing OperationsApply: India - Ahmedabad: Full time: Posted Today: R-147806**Job Description Summary:**The Production Manager will provide plant-level leadership and support for the on-site Coca-Cola team. This role is responsible for providing parallel direction and support to achieve successful blending, filling, and packaging of existing SKUs and the introduction of innovation for the business. The Production Manager will assist the Operations Director to develop and execute initiatives to achieve performance, quality, and additional standards while ensuring manufacturing goals are met.**What You'll Do for Us:*** Provide daily leadership and support to assure full attainment of all production requirements.* Support efforts to select, supervise, and develop operations personnel.* Ensure plant is compliant with all federal, state, regulatory, and Company policies and procedures.* Investigate and support resolution of customer service issues and improvements.* Develop strategies for implementing The Coca-Cola Management System to ensure product quality and food safety.* Develop process improvement initiatives and analyze performance data to identify business plan variances.* Support, investigate, and identify root causes of any facility safety or security incident.* Inspect facility to assure adherence to safety and operating policies and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).* Identify and recommend improvements to supply chain metrics and performance standards.* Develop analytical tools and reports to manage supply chain performance.* Review plant production equipment environment to recommend process improvements.* Monitor feedback mechanisms for business issues to ensure product quality and consistency.**Qualifications & Requirements:*** Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.* 5+ years production/manufacturing experience, preferably in the food and/or beverage industry with supervisory experience.* Demonstrated ability to lead teams showing improvement in plant metrics.* Working knowledge of the principles of manufacturing management.* Working knowledge of specific supply chain capabilities, strategies, and interdependencies.* Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally and coordinate efforts around process improvement.* Working knowledge of basic elements of Good Manufacturing Practices in a manufacturing environment.* Strong relationship building capability and excellent communication skills.* Knowledge of specific supply chain capabilities, strategies, and interdependencies to perform short and long-term business planning.* Knowledge of key business drivers or measures used to gauge the effectiveness and performance of an internal group or a supplier.**What We Can Do For You:*** **Community Involvement**: The Coca-Cola Company encourages employees to get involved in their communities and offers programs and opportunities to volunteer and make a positive impact.* **Innovation & Technology**: The ability to work with an award-winning team that is on the cutting edge of innovation.* **Exposure to World Class Leaders**: Availability to global leaders that will expand your network and exposure you to emerging technologies and techniques.**Skills:****Location(s):**India**City/Cities:**Ahmedabad**Travel Required:**00% - 25%**Relocation Provided:**Yes**Job Posting End Date:**November 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.