Location(s):

Mexico

City/Cities:

Mexico

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

January 28, 2025

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

Job Description Summary:

The Maintenance & Engineering Director provides leadership, strategic direction, and technical solutions to CPS Mexico 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:

Strategy and direction: As a key member of the Plant Leadership Team, contribute to the overall strategic planning and day-to-day management of the operation leading to the development of a World Class Manufacturing Operation.Understand the business environment, strategy, and people implications around transformation 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 Manager, Engineering Projects Manager, and Administration & Services Manager.Facilitate continuous reduction in waste, downtime, setup, and cost.Drive process improvement and problem-solving through Lean / Six Sigma principles and strong 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 Global Company requirements.Implement Site Master Plan.Lead a team of direct reports while also providing inspirational leadership to other functions and 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 enabling CPS MX to become a referent on transformation, innovation, and continuous improvement.Facilitate and conduct training as required, enabling CPS MX as 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.Align Maintenance and Engineering processes and initiatives with the Global Engineering Team.Evaluate current and potential future manufacturing processes by designing and conducting research programs; applying knowledge of product design, fabrication, assembly, tooling, and materials; conferring with equipment vendors; soliciting observations from operators.Comply with the guidelines of Food Safety, Integrated Management System (Quality, Environment, Occupational Health and Safety), KORE Corporate Standards and any other applicable legal requirements, established or subscribed by the Company, related to your job, complying with the policies, internal plans, and procedures that ensure the proper implementation and continuous improvement of the company.   

Qualification and Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in industrial, mechanical, electrical, or related field. Related post-education training certifications. Preferred Post-graduate degree, MBA.At least 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.Brownfields and Greenfields experience desired.  Demonstrated ability to develop or improve shop floor control, work measurement, and quality measurement processes and systemsExperience in developing Lean factory workflows and layoutsExperience with Multi-machinery manufacturing methods and materials technologyUnderstanding of Machine/Process Capability as well as the application of Statistical process controlAdvanced skills in project management tools, methods, and applicationsUnderstanding of CAPEX investment processesInterpersonal skills, including coaching and influencing. Strategic Thinking Skills. Trainer and coaching skills. Business economic knowledgeAdvanced Spanish and English are spoken and written skillsThis position is 100% in site role, non-negotiable.

Leadership Behaviors:

Leader of Leaders

Set the Agenda, Be the Role Model, Help People be Their Best Selves.

Cultural Diversity

The incumbent in this role needs excellent interpersonal skills and very well-developed cultural awareness skills. Fluent written and spoken English is important as well as strong communication skills, as interacting with contacts from other concentrate plants and locations around the world (Asia, Europe, Africa, Latin America and United States) could be required.

Travel Requirements

The position will be primarily based at the plant, with occasional business trips up to 10% of work time under normal conditions. Trips include occasional visits other concentrate plants, bottling operations or Company offices.

Work Location

Plant (Multi-Site Operation)

Manager:

Plant General Manager

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. Global Connections: Allows you to develop, enhance and maintain global connections that allow us to move faster and learn from others. Community of Belonging: We’re an organization that believes in our ability to continually grow and build the right atmosphere where people feel safe and empowered.

Skills:

Employee Management, Facilitation, Leadership, Site Master Planning, Prioritization, Operational Excellence culture, waste elimination, variability reduction, knowledge of Quality and Finance/Controlling requirements Accountability, Communication Effectively; Building Sustainable Organization Capabilities

Skills:

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.