Manufacturing Test Engineer

**Manufacturing Test Engineer - 12-month contract position**

**Description**:
For 136 years, The Coca-Cola Company has grown to be the most recognizable brand in the world. Today we continue to innovate, learn, and grow with our consumers, customers, and most importantly with our employees. The Coca-Cola Freestyle Innovation Center (FIC) is looking for a Manufacturing Test Engineer to join our team. This role will report to the Director of Manufacturing, working with dispensing equipment production and after sales services at our contract manufacturers in Guadalajara, MX.

**Responsibilities**:

- Design and develop testing procedures for manufacturing processes to ensure product and process quality.
- Analyze test results and make recommendations for improvement.
- Assist in troubleshooting production issues and implement solutions.
- Monitor defect rates and work on strategies to reduce and eliminate defects.
- Review current manufacturing processes and propose efficiency improvements.
- Participate in design reviews and support new product launches.
- Provide DFx feedbacks to NPI manager and escalate as necessary.
- Work closely with key suppliers for subassemblies to identify and develop fixtures / jigs to simplify assembly processes and to ensure quality control.
- Address quality issues back to suppliers and set / review production yields, and other KPIs.
- Evaluate supplier quality control processes and make recommendations for improvements in quality control.
- Ability to travel internationally 25% of the time.

**Education / Qualification**:

- Bachelor of Industrial Engineering or related field
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt/Black Belt certification (optional)
- Advanced English communication and writing

**Experience**
- ** Location**
- Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
- 5+ years relevant work experience
- Resume must be in English
- Experience with the following
- CAD or CAM software
- APQP, PPAP and manufacturing operations
- System integration with electromechanical systems
- Kaizen events, Lean Manufacturing, and Line balancing
- Basic knowledge of HTML, Javascript, Typescript, JSON
- Test development and test results analysis.

**Skills**
- Strong analytical skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills (troubleshooting/debug)
- Takes initiative
- Ability to lead and work independently
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong Project Management skills

**Skills**:
Leadership; Supply Chain; Research and Development Operations; Lean Manufacturing; Project Engineering; Timeline Development; Project Management; Programmable Logic Controller (PLC); Materials Handling; Six Sigma; Process Engineering; Microsoft Office; Communication; Automation Engineering; Control Systems (Inactive)
**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.