Job Description Summary:
This role will act as a process technology, process engineering and scientific SME within the Technical Function. The successful candidate will:
- support the pilot plant team in the development, scale-up and commercialisation of new products and processes
- collaborate with global teams in the delivery of The Coca-Cola system innovation and productivity projects
- provide SME support and backup to the process team to monitor, control and troubleshoot manufacturing processes including mentoring of associates
Key Responsibilities
Main Tasks
- Design, develop, conduct and/or review experiments to deliver new products and processes using lab, pilot or commercial scale equipment
- Plan and execute scale-up of new products/processes or technology transfer to commercial manufacture including validation plans to ensure safe, feasible and sustainable implementations
- Identify through the validation process and through in-process monitoring and trending, opportunities for process/productivity improvement and propose alternative processing techniques to enhance quality, yield and productivity.
- Monitor manufacturing through evaluation of laboratory results and in-process instrumentation to determine disposition of material & processes
- Ensure the correct application of laboratory methods and standards to perform visual, physical, chemical and microbiological assessment and evaluate to determine appropriate disposition of materials and processes
- Review scientific or other literature to maintain and improve specialist knowledge/skill, and identify future opportunities in technology, process or product.
- Attend relevant technology/process seminars, exhibitions, conferences as appropriate
- Drive our zero-defect culture through rigorous adherence to SOP’s, maintaining safety, GMP, and environmental standards
- Provide technical support for contingency planning and supply point shifts
- Ensure a consistently high level of communication with team, department, senior management and external parties, in particular R&D
- Work collaboratively with others to accomplish goals as part of The Coca-Cola networked operating model
- Support the Company Programmes and culture within the Company
- Safeguard and protect all Company information and property
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 our ability to continually grow and build the right atmosphere where people feel safe and empowered, lets you bring your best self to work.
Skills:
Chemistry, Communication, Continual Improvement Process, Data Compilation, Environmental Science, Food Safety Management, Food Sciences, Food Technology, Green Solutions, Laboratory Testing, Leadership, Microbiology Laboratory, Product Development, Quality Control (QC), Researching, Sensory Processing, Waterfall Model
Location(s):
Ireland
City/Cities:
Wexford
Travel Required:
00% - 25%
Relocation Provided:
No
Job Posting End Date:
August 6, 2026
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.