Manufacturing/NPI Lead

Manufacturing/NPI Lead

At Costa Coffee, we are what we craft. We’re reimagining coffee experiences in over 50 countries and counting, as a key part of the Coca-Cola System. Whether you get your coffee in a store, from a machine, at home, or on the go – we’ve got you covered.

Our teams make a difference. Whether that’s working on new tech for the perfect pour, helping our teams grow, creating award-winning campaigns, crunching the numbers, or developing the latest exciting menu item; together, we stir up success.

We may be a global brand, but we haven’t forgotten our roots. That’s where the Costa Foundation and our fantastic community agenda come in. Whatever your role, you can help us change lives in coffee growing communities and help your local community too.

We also want to help you grow in your career through amazing experiences, our apprenticeship scheme, and development programmes. At Costa, you can go beyond the day-to-day.

And as a Manufacturing/NPI Lead there’s never been a better time to join.

The Manufacturing/NPI Lead role will provide Subject Matter Expertise in in all aspects of manufacturing and assembly techniques pertaining to the production of coffee machines, along with expertise and proven experience in Design for Manufacture, industrialisation and contract manufacturing.  Experience of working with a contract manufacture is essential.

So, why Costa?

We didn’t become a global coffee brand by sitting back. When you work here, you join a community that values passion, progression and integrity, with some pretty brilliant perks to sweeten the deal:

• Own a piece of Costa’s success by becoming a share owner in Coca-Cola with our Share Investment Plan (SIP)
• A smart pension that saves you money on tax and national insurance, and matches your contributions up to 10%
• The Costa Financial Support Fund, supporting team members who find themselves in unexpected financial pressure
• 50% discount in all Costa-owned stores, and 25% off in other participating stores
• Private medical cover thanks to our Private Healthcare scheme
• And that’s not all. Explore even more of our perks here: https://bit.ly/costaperks

We’re passionate about being a great place to work, where you can bring your unique self into our mix. We firmly support diversity, equity and inclusion, and continue to work with our teams to shape the future of our culture and values: Disciplined to Deliver, Passion for Progress, Win with Warmth, Courage to Challenge and Trusted Team Players.

What you’ll do

Being a Manufacturing/NPI Lead is about so much more than bringing our coffee to the world. It’s your chance to stir up real success - which means you’ll be:

• Deliver Subject Matter Expertise and authoritative decision making in all aspects of manufacturing and assembly techniques pertaining to the production of coffee machines and associated peripheral equipment.
• Deliver expertise based on proven experience in Design for Manufacture, industrialisation and contract manufacturing with a third party. 
• Lead the transition of a complex electromechanical assembly from a third-party design integrator into volume manufacture, through the DfM stages, through the early stages of on-boarding of the contract manufacturer, and acting as the lead on all aspects of the production ramp-up.
• Interface with the internal procurement team to ensure readiness of materials, scheduling of production volumes based on manufacturing capacity and lean principles, efficiencies in sourcing, optimised production and assembly techniques to drive efficiencies in manufacture, pro-actively identify ways to optimise the BoM cost and ex-works cost.
• Lead and enforce robust change control once the product is in manufacture.  Manage the changes through the BoM and through the Costa-owned data management tool (Windchill) to ensure it remains current and all parties are working to the latest approved standard.

Who you are

It’s your unique ingredients we’re interested in:

• Manufacturing experience of a complex product.
• Technical problem solving.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Flexibility to adapt to a fast-paced working environment.
• Excellent engagement and presentation skills.
• Ability to engage with senior stakeholders confidently and convincingly.

Location – London – Hybrid