Asset Reliability Senior Manager

PepsiCo Deutschland GmbH; Reading; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

A global snacks and beverages firm in Reading is seeking a Senior Asset Reliability Manager to enhance asset efficiency and implement maintenance best practices. The role requires a strong engineering background, leadership skills, and the ability to drive digital transformation. The firm offers competitive compensation, flexible working, and a range of benefits focused on employee wellbeing and career growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Flexible working

Discounted gym memberships

Enhanced parental leave

Electric car schemes

Qualifications

• Proven experience in implementing maintenance best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to lead change and drive digital transformation.
• Previous team leadership experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Drive reduction of unplanned downtime across production lines.
• Optimize maintenance spend as a percentage of CARV.
• Achieve and sustain >95% compliance with GEHSMS standards.

Skills

Technical expertise in asset reliability

Change management

Cross-functional influence

Education

Formal engineering or maintenance background

Tools

SAP

Job description

Overview

At PepsiCo UK, we’re proud to make some of the nation’s favourite snacks and drinks—like Walkers, Quaker, Doritos, Pipers, and Monster Munch. With sites across the UK, including our Quaker mill in Cupar and Doritos factory in Coventry, we’re also home to one of the world’s largest crisp factories in Leicester. At the end of 2025 we will move our UK office to a vibrant new Reading town centre location, just minutes from Reading train station.

We are looking for a Senior Asset Reliability Manager to lead the execution of PepsiCo’s EMEA Maintenance & Reliability strategy across our UK Operating Unit. This role is critical in driving superior asset efficiency, cost control, and sustainability, while enabling digital transformation in maintenance and reliability practices.

You will partner closely with site engineering leaders and capital project teams to ensure early equipment management, capability building, and seamless adoption of PepsiCo’s Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) program. As the owner of the ReCon agenda for the UK Operating Unit, you will play a pivotal role in advancing energy and water efficiency targets across our sites.

Responsibilities

• Asset Utilization: Drive reduction of unplanned downtime across production lines, ensuring world-class reliability.
• Cost Control: Optimize maintenance spend as a percentage of CARV, delivering strong financial discipline.
• Safety & Compliance: Achieve and sustain >95% compliance with GEHSMS standards.
• Reliability Engineering: Ensure reactive maintenance hours remain below 15% of total maintenance hours.
• Planning & Execution: Deliver >82% of planned work orders on time and >80% technician utilization.
• Inventory & Procurement: Manage site inventory value to <1.5% of CARV and oversee indirect procurement for maintenance.
• Service Supply Chain: Establish spend control with >90% of maintenance labor costs managed internally.
• Capability Building: Champion training programs (≥0.8% of technician paid hours) focused on digital skills, predictive maintenance, and root cause problem-solving.
• Knowledge Management: Minimize planned maintenance downtime to <3% and embed equipment knowledge across teams.
• Sustainability: Support delivery of the BU’s ReCon roadmap for energy and water efficiency.

Qualifications

• Formal engineering or maintenance background with deep technical expertise in asset reliability and maintenance.
• Proven experience in implementing maintenance best practices and sharing knowledge across teams.
• Understanding of SAP processes, reporting, and performance management systems will be beneficial.
• Demonstrated ability to lead change, drive digital transformation, and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• Alignment with PepsiCo’s values and commitment to safety, sustainability, and operational excellence.
• Previous team leadership experience is a must have.

Why Join Us?

We offer a competitive salary, bonus, car allowance, flexible working, and a wide range of benefits—from critical illness cover and discounted gym memberships to enhanced parental leave and electric car schemes. Our commitment to wellbeing and career growth makes us a Top Employer for 14 years running.

Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity employer, committed to the Equality Act 2010. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and will provide any necessary adjustments to support you through the recruitment process.

About PepsiCo

PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated nearly $92 billion in net revenue in 2024, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo’s product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.

Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with pep+ (PepsiCo Positive). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the centre of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com, and follow on X (Twitter), Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @PepsiCo.