General Operative - Deputy Shift Lead

PepsiCo; Brigg; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus incentive

Critical illness cover

Discounted gym membership

Health & wellbeing support

Generous company pension

Electric cars via salary sacrifice

Job summary

PepsiCo is seeking a hands-on General Operative - Deputy Shift Lead in Brigg to join a multi-skilled team. The role supports the Operations Shift Lead and provides zone ownership while covering during absences, with a structured 4 on 4 off pattern and day-to-day responsibilities across shift operations.

Initially, you will focus on coordinating activities, following QCDM principles, and ensuring quality on shift. The job includes taking on senior duties after hours as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment (minimum 3+ years).
• Coaching skills.
• Problem-solving skills, ideally gained through lean six sigma qualification.
• Management experience of leading teams is preferred.
• Flexible, ‘can do,’ attitude to role and duties.
• Results driven and understands the link between action & results.
• Good communicator with individuals at all levels.
• Ability to influence upwards and across in the organisation.
• Good computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to prioritise.

Responsibilities

• Perform the duties of the multi-skilled operative during day-to-day operations, not covering Operations Shift Lead.
• Own and coordinate activities within your zone by aligning people, processes and plant.
• Follow established QCDM principles and key measures on a daily basis.
• Act as quality champion on shift.
• Lead on shift using QCDM processes, driving excellence and improvements.
• Be accountable for balanced scorecard delivery on shift.
• Coordinate timely communication with Operations Manager and on-site stakeholders.
• Manage RTWs and site communications on shift.
• Make short-term manning decisions and act as point of contact for shift tasks.
• Oversee GEMBA across all shift areas.
• Coordinate the 12-hour QCDM escalation meeting on shift.
• Provide leadership during out-of-hours (Mon–Fri 08:00–17:00) as Incident Controller.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Coaching

Lean Six Sigma

Team leadership

Flexibility

Results driven

Communication

Influence

Microsoft Office

Prioritisation

Job description

Overview

We're looking for General Operative - Deputy Shift Lead in Brigg!

Summary of the role

Shift pattern: 4 on 4 off (2 days, 2 nights)

Salary: £28,652.96 plus additional £250 per month

Why PepsiCo

PepsiCo UK is home to some of the world's most loved food and drink products. Making every day favourites like Walkers, Quaker, Doritos, Pipers and Monster Munch, to name a few! PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers around the world more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories. The company generated $91 billion in net revenue in 2023. In the UK we pride ourselves on being a great place to work and in 2023 have been awarded the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality (formerly Times Top 50 Employers for Women) for the 18th year in a row and Top Employer for the 12th year in a row.

We offer a competitive salary, quarterly bonus incentive, critical Illness cover, discounted gym membership, market-leading health and wellbeing support, generous company pension plus so much more. In 2024 we have enhanced our extended parental leave offering, now paying in full for 26 weeks of maternity leave and 10 weeks for paternity leave for those who have the respective length of service. We’re also pushing our benefits to be more pep+ by offering electric cars through salary sacrifice with a partnership with Octopus Energy.

This is a hands – on role, which day to day will be focusing primarily on being part of the multi skilled team and will have zone ownership responsibilities within their area of work. The role holder will be the support structure for Operations Shift Lead, performing the duties of the role during absence/holiday cover. The role holder will be a designed senior manager during outside of office hours (Mon – Fri) when covering the Operations Shift Lead role.

For certain roles, we may ask you to declare any unspent criminal convictions in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 at a later stage in the recruitment process and prior to any offer of employment being made. This information will be treated in strict confidence and considered only in relation to your suitability for the role.

Responsibilities

Day-to-day

• To perform the duties of the multi – skilled operative during the day to day operations, while not covering for Operations Shift Lead role
• To have total zone ownership within the area of work, while not covering for Operations Shift Lead role. This means you will be responsible for co – ordinating activities within the area by coordinating people, processes and plant
• Follow established QCDM principles and key measures during the day to day activities
• Quality champion on shift.

During the deputy duties for Operations Shift Lead role

• To manage and lead the on shift team using the agreed QCDM processes and principles, driving excellence in their work and continuously striving for improvements in working practices
• Accountable for the balanced scorecard delivery on shift
• Manage shift stakeholders ensuring timely and effective communication– e.g. to Operations Manager on days
• Responsible for key people processes on shift e.g. RTWs and site communications.
• Responsible for short term manning decisions.
• Act as the point of contact for any non-executional, task based shift requirements
• Responsible for overall GEMBA across all areas of the shift
• Responsible for coordinating the 12 hourly QCDM escalation meeting on shift
• Responsible for the leadership and decision–making for the factory during out of office hours (Mon – Fri, 08:00 – 17:00). This includes being an Incident Controller on site during emergency situations.

Qualifications

Experience/Competencies Required

• Experience in a manufacturing environment (minimum 3+ years)
• Coaching skills
• Problem – solving skills, ideally gained through lean six sigma qualification
• Management experience of leading teams is preferred
• Flexible, ‘can do,’ attitude to role and duties.
• Results driven and understands the link between action & results.
• Good communicator with individuals at all levels.
• Ability to influence upwards and across in the organisation
• Good computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to prioritise.

We pride ourselves on our superb work force. The people in this business genuinely care about doing a great job! We have a common goal - strive to continuously improve our business performance and our own personal development. With the majority of executive team having been promoted organically, we are continually developing and encouraging our employees to push themselves further and offer them support with their continual learning. Career progression is incredibly important to us and we provide great opportunities to grow a long term career.

We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with the Equality Act 2010, we value diversity at our company; it is an essential part of our success. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, pregnancy or maternity, marital/civil partnerships, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, disability or race including; colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin.

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