Location(s):

Costa Rica

City/Cities:

Liberia

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

March 8, 2026

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

For the past 137 years, Coca-Cola has grown to become the most recognized brand in the world. Today, we sell thousands of products to billions of consumers in nearly every country in the world. We are proud of our history's legacy and excited about the innovation of the future!

In Liberia, Costa Rica, we have our newest and most advanced manufacturing plant in the world, leading the way to Industry 4.0. This plant uses state-of-the-art manufacturing technology to improve how our employees work and how we manufacture our products. We are currently looking for a Laboratory Supervisor in charge of ensuring the effective execution of the quality control systems and compliance with policies, procedures, rules and practices of the Company and the local regulatory entities. Perform the planning routine of laboratory analysis to ensure the proper execution of the department's activities according to the production plan, run the rough-cut capacity analysis to assure proper actions are taken when necessary. If you are looking for a technologically advanced, innovative, and challenging work environment where you can lead, learn, and grow, we would love to speak with you!

What you will do for us:

• Manage laboratory technical operation, to assure compliance with all the applicable internal and legal requirements such as: ISO 17025, environmental, safety and security, food safety, GMP, GLP, workplace right place.
• Support the Operational Excellence initiatives in the lab and other areas of the organization to keep a high level of productivity.
• Coordinate Continual Improvement activities oriented to waste eliminations, analytical process improvement and reduce process variability.
• Demonstrate compliance with the standards and guidelines established by the Integrated Management System of the Manufacturing Center, KORE and specific initiatives of the Quality Assurance area.
• Support Key initiatives established by CPS CR in specific activities.
• Work in conjunction with QSE Manager for the monitoring and analysis of the KBIs.
• Identify and Facilitate Training process of analysts according to the requirements and internal procedures, guaranteeing a backup and training process for all critical skills. Support "troubleshooting" processes and root cause analysis to quality issues when needed (Plant, Customers, Division, etc.).
• Comply and promote a culture of continuous improvement in all activities which involved: GLP, GMP, Management Systems, etc.
• Ensure compliance with all rules and regulations applicable to the conservation of the environment and occupational health.
• To ensure active participation of team members in working groups and internal meetings needed to meet the objectives of the manufacturing center and the regional/global team (Ex: MRB, Planning, Corrective Action, etc.).
• Monitoring of the operational budget of the laboratory when necessary.
• Plan and distribute laboratory tasks for example (but not limited): sampling and analysis of ingredients , packaging , intermediate products and finished products, releases into the operating system fulfilling the terms established in SAP , validations activities, personal objectives, transfers of analytical methods, lab metrology tasks, data analysis, coordinate purchase of supplies and reagents, audits, and OE tools.
• Coordinate BOM and SMI Audits and QN execution.
• Participate in meetings and routines of coordination between different departments.
• Coordinate MRB activities according QA responsibilities.
• Active coordination in Lab Customer Complaint Program, participation in investigations of root causes of non-conforming materials related to External or Internal Customer Complaint. Coordination of all the activities regarding non-Conforming analytical results.
• 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.

Job Requirements/Qualifications:

• University degree or equivalent: Grade university: Chemical Sciences, Chemical Engineering/ Food Technology / Food Engineering.
• Experience in the Food Industry or equivalent.
• Advanced level of English and Spanish
• Negotiation, effective communication, planning and organization, teamwork, problem solving.
• Knowledge of the Integrated Management System: ISO 9001, OSHAS 14001, ISO 17025, FSSC 22000.
• Knowledge of Microbiology, good manufacturing practices.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, OE tools, PDCA methodology, SAP.
• Move or live in Liberia Guanacaste 100% non-negotiable.What we can do for you:Purpose: Approach to drive a purpose that empowers our people to protect the environment and the communities we serve while delivering safe and high-quality products.

Global Connections: Enables you to develop, improve, and maintain global connections that let us move faster and learn from each other.

Community of Belonging: We are an organization that believes our ability to continuously grow and create the right atmosphere where people feel safe and empowered allows you to bring your best self to work.

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.