Process Engineer

Job Description Summary:

For the last 140 years Coca-Cola has grown to become the most recognizable 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 the legacy of our history, and we are excited about the innovation of the future!

In Liberia, Costa Rica we have our newest and most advanced manufacturing facility that is leading the way for Industry 4.0. This plant is utilizing state of the art manufacturing technology to improve how our employees work and how we produce our products. We are looking a Process Engineer responsible for the develop scientific methods that support the optimization of production processes. Test and implement new production processes. Analyze production data and specification and implement improvements in the productive process. Standardize the productive processes and train the production operator. Conduct studies or surveys of the needs of improvements of the productive processes or services. It is expected to be very related to Automation and improvements related to MES systems, SAP and FT Batch opportunities.

If you are looking for a technologically advanced, innovative, and challenging work environment in which you will lead, learn, and grow then we would love to speak with you!

What you’ll do for us

• Elaborate and execute action plans for process improvements and follow up on their implementation.

• Consolidate and evaluate on daily and weekly basis the parameters of production process, as OEE and Cpk, and share the results for production team and Manager staff.

• Carry out mapping of opportunities in the productive process to forward the demands found to the automation and production teams.

• Implementation of new equipment through the participation in the definition of the acquisitions, installation follow-up, process analysis and equipment performance analysis.

• Regularly measure the cycle times for all products in all lines, updating time and resource information in SAP for capacity calculation and production line performance analysis.

• Perform maintenance of the data collection system (MES), through data analysis of the production process and preventive / corrective action plans for the opportunities generated.

• Support process performance review routines and doing follow up to customers complaint and the generate of action plans.

• 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.

Requirements & Qualifications:

• University/Bachelor’s Degree: Electronic Engineering, Production Engineering, Maintenance Engineering. Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineer or Food Engineer.

• 3-5 years’ experience in similar roles. Experience with project management engineering, automating processes and programming, and monitoring of KPIs, experience with quality tools.

• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Statistical Process Control, MRP II, Manufacturing Processes, Inventory Planning and Management, Operational Excellence / Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma, Project Management and KORE (also international certifications). Advance management of systems (SAP, ITS Mobile, E80, MES knowledge is desirable.

• Fully bilingual Spanish-English and technical vocabulary (manufacturing and logistics processes).

• Move or live in Liberia Guanacaste 100% non-negotiable.

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:

Location(s):

Costa Rica

City/Cities:

Liberia

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

September 24, 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.