The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company

Director, Field Quality

Atlanta, GA, US • Posted 2 days ago • Updated 10 hours ago
Full Time
On-site
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Job Details

Skills

  • Manufacturing Operations
  • Operational Excellence
  • Leadership
  • Auditing
  • Functional Requirements
  • Corrective And Preventive Action
  • Training
  • Operational Efficiency
  • Science
  • FMCG
  • Consumer Goods
  • Pharmaceutics
  • Quality Assurance
  • Quality Control
  • Hazard Analysis And Critical Control Points
  • ISO 9000
  • Problem Solving
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • SAP
  • Statistical Process Control
  • Communication
  • Presentations
  • Lean Six Sigma
  • Collaboration
  • IT Management
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Quality Management
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Art
  • Network
  • Emerging Technologies
  • Agile
  • Management

Summary

Our purpose, Refresh the world and make a difference, is uniquely us, and part of our vision includes making a positive difference in people's lives, communities, and our planet by doing business the right way.

The Director, Field Quality plays a critical role within the North America Operating Unit Supply Chain QSE organization. This position is responsible for driving the consistent execution of quality and food safety programs across company-owned and co-manufacturing operations within assigned regions. The role ensures facilities maintain audit readiness, comply with internal and external regulatory requirements, and fosters a culture of continuous improvement. By providing technical expertise and leadership, this role enables operational excellence and ensures our products meet the highest standards of quality and safety

What You'll Do for Us:

  • Provide leadership and technical guidance for quality programs across assigned regions.
  • Ensure facilities comply with internal standards, regulatory requirements, and maintain audit readiness.
  • Implement and maintain foundational quality systems, including adherence to the TCCC and NAOU Quality requirements.
  • Monitor regional quality metrics, consumer complaint data, and operational trends to identify and mitigate risks proactively.
  • Lead root cause analysis and corrective action planning for quality system failures and IMCR events within assigned regions.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot issues and support commercialization processes for new products and packages.
  • Deliver quality training programs to build plant-level expertise and ensure consistent execution of standards.
  • Champion digital tools and data-driven approaches to enhance quality performance and operational efficiency.

Requirements & Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related technical field.
  • HACCP/PCQI Certification required.
  • 8+ years of experience in quality and food safety within FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods) or pharmaceutical sectors.
  • Experience implementing quality assurance, quality control, and management system programs (e.g., HACCP, GFSI, ISO9000/22000, SPC).
  • Strong problem-solving skills and experience with root cause analysis.
  • Familiarity with digital quality and compliance systems (e.g., EtQ, SAP, SPC/InfinityQS).
  • Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, and presentation).
  • Exposure to lean/six sigma tools and methodologies preferred.
  • Ability to travel 50-75% within North America.

Skills:

Regulatory & Food Safety Knowledge, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Technical Leadership, Continuous Improvement Mindset, Quality Systems Management

What We Can DoForYou

  • Innovative Technology: We utilize and lead the market with our large supply chain network and state-of-art technology we use each day.
  • Exposure to World Class Leaders:Availability to global technology leaders that will expand your network and exposure you to emerging technologies and techniques.
  • Agile Work Environment:We embrace agile with management that believes in removing barriers, so you are empowered to experiment,iterate,and innovate.
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  • Dice Id: coke
  • Position Id: R-147678
  • Posted 2 days ago

Company Info

About The Coca-Cola Company

On May 8, 1886, Dr. John Pemberton brought his perfected syrup to Jacobs' Pharmacy in downtown Atlanta, where the first glass of Coca‑Cola was poured. In its first year, about nine Coca-Cola drinks were served per day.

Today, The Coca-Cola Company, with numerous brands sold across more than 200 countries and territories, serves 2.2 billion drinks per day. We own 32 billion-dollar brands across several beverage categories worldwide. Our global portfolio of beverage brands includes the following:

• Sparkling Soft Drinks: Coca-Cola, Diet Coke/Coca-Cola Light, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Fanta, Fresca, Schweppes (owned by The Coca-Cola Company in certain countries other than the United States), Sprite and Thums Up
• Water, Sports, Coffee and Tea: Aquarius, Ayataka, BODYARMOR, Ciel, Costa, Crystal, Dasani, Fuze Tea, Georgia, glacéau smartwater, glacéau vitaminwater, Gold Peak, I LOHAS, Powerade and Topo Chico
• Juice, Value-Added Dairy and Plant-Based Beverages: Core Power, Del Valle, fairlife, innocent, Maaza, Minute Maid, Minute Maid Pulpy, Santa Clara and Simply

Our strong and stable bottling and distribution system helps us capture growth by manufacturing, distributing and selling existing, enhanced and new innovative products to consumers throughout the world.

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