Senior Laboratory Manager
The Coca-Cola Company
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Atlanta • United States
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About the role
- Lead laboratory operations across North America (Puerto Rico and Atlanta), ensuring timely, accurate, and reliable analytical testing to support manufacturing, quality release, and continuity of supply.
- Ensure laboratories meet service level expectations for analysis, approvals, and technical support to Operations and Quality teams.
- Standardize laboratory processes, methods, and performance management across both sites.
- Ensure full compliance with company standards and regulatory requirements related to laboratory operations, quality, and food safety.
- Achieve, maintain, and continuously improve ISO 17025 accreditation for applicable laboratories.
- Lead preparation, execution, and follow-up for internal, external, regulatory, and corporate audits.
- Own corrective and preventive action (CAPA) management for audit findings.
- Promote continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies within laboratory operations.
- Lead, coach, and develop laboratory supervisors, scientists, analysts, and technicians across both sites.
- Build a high engagement culture focused on technical excellence, compliance, accountability, and innovation.
- Partner closely with Manufacturing, PQA, Engineering, Automation, Supply Chain, and Digital teams to support product launches, process changes, and issue resolution.
- Manage laboratory budgets, resources, and external testing services, identifying optimization and cost reduction opportunities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Production, Chemistry Engineer, of Foods, or similar graduation.
- Specialization in Production Engineering and Desirable MBA.
- 10+ years of work experience with progression of quality systems management in a manufacturing environment preferably in the consumer good industry.
- Desirable Technical Skills: Operations knowledge, Financial management, SAP-S4 knowledge, Operational Excellence – Lean Manufacturing, Quality assurance, Production Process Optimization, New Technologies/Automation, Food Safety, Warehouse Management Production process in Food industries/Beverage (desirable), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
- Additional Fundamental / Personal Skills: Cope and perform under uncertainty, Strategic Thinking, People and Customer oriented, Changes Management, Structured Problem Solving, Adjustment /Flexibility, Assertive Communication in all levels or the organization, Team Leadership, Innovation, Self-Development, Negotiation.
Benefits
- Purpose driven approach that empowers our people to protect the environment and communities we serve while delivering safe & quality products.
- Allows you to develop, enhance and maintain global connections that allow us to move faster and learn from others.
- We’re an organization that believes our ability to continually grow and build the right atmosphere where people feel safe and empowered allows you bring your best self to work.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
ISO 17025Lean ManufacturingSix SigmaQuality assuranceProduction Process OptimizationFood SafetyWarehouse ManagementSAP-S4Operations knowledgeFinancial management
Soft Skills
Strategic ThinkingPeople orientedCustomer orientedChange ManagementStructured Problem SolvingAdjustment/FlexibilityAssertive CommunicationTeam LeadershipInnovationSelf-Development