Packaging Excellence Coach (Lean & Training)

PepsiCo; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus

Flexible working

Critical illness cover

Discounted gym memberships

Enhanced parental leave

Electric car schemes

Job summary

PepsiCo UK is seeking a Specialist to build technical capability across manufacturing sites, driving loss elimination and delivering best-in-class operational standards. You will coach teams, lead problem-solving activities, and partner across Spark, technical excellence, and manufacturing operations to sustain performance improvements.

You will analyse site data, facilitate training, and support major change projects, ensuring new processes and equipment are implemented successfully while

Qualifications

• Must have: experience operating hi-speed packing machines.
• Certification in technical or engineering standards (such as SET) is beneficial but not essential.
• Confidence working with data, with strong analytical skills and the ability to draw clear insights from information.
• Experience using structured problem-solving methods, such as Lean Six Sigma or similar approaches.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, able to explain complex technical topics in a clear and simple way for non-technical audiences.
• A proactive, self-motivated approach, comfortable working in complex environmentsand managing uncertainty.
• Strong leadership and coaching abilities, with experience developing technical specialists or subject-matter experts.
• Understanding of performance systems and audit processes, with experience supporting or completing internal or external audits.

Responsibilities

• Build technical capability across site teams by coaching, supporting leaders, and helping close gaps in performance and compliance.
• Deliver and facilitate technical training, ensuring teams follow standard training requirements, competencyframeworks, and sign-off processes.
• Analyse site data for materials and inputs (such as raw ingredients, oils, film, and seasoning) to identifywaste and prioritise loss-elimination opportunities.
• Lead and coordinate problem-solving teams to remove losses and strengthen problem-solving skills acrosstechnical and leadership groups.
• Support major change and transformation projects by providing technical input and ensuring newprocesses or equipment are implemented successfully.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams (including Spark, technical excellence teams, and manufacturingoperations systems teams) to ensure standards are aligned and consistent ways of working are followed.
• Carry out site-level governance activities, auditing adherence to performance systems, identifying gaps,and supporting improvement action plans.
• Reinforce system discipline through coaching, regular health checks, and promoting strong alignment tooperational standards across all technologies.
• Review data insights with your line manager and matrix manager to identify meaningful business decisions,while independently preparing and sharing reports that help influence continuous improvement across thewider team.

Skills

Hi-speed packing machines

Lean Six Sigma

Data analysis

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Tools

SET certification

Job description

PepsiCo UK is seeking a Specialist to build technical capability across manufacturing sites, driving loss elimination and delivering best-in-class operational standards. You will coach teams, lead problem-solving activities, and partner across Spark, technical excellence, and manufacturing operations to sustain performance improvements.

You will analyse site data, facilitate training, and support major change projects, ensuring new processes and equipment are implemented successfully while