Warehouse Front Line Manager

PepsiCo; Leicester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo is seeking a Night Shift/Continental-Shift Frontline Manager to lead a frontline team in Leicester, UK. The role focuses on safety, quality and continuous improvement, empowering a high‑performing, self‑sufficient team through coaching and strong governance of standards.

You will drive KPI improvements, manage attendance and conduct of direct reports, and collaborate with site leadership to deliver reliable outputs and continuous capability building.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated frontline leadership in safety, operations and quality and experience of developing others to build autonomous, high-performing teams.
• Ability to connect and respect your team and be empathetic.
• Collaborate with and influence colleagues, peers and leadership.
• Strong capability in teaching, coaching, and developing others.
• Demonstrates leadership through consistent actions and behaviours.
• Effective communication skills, including active listening, positive confrontation, and assertiveness when needed.
• Proven ability to deliver results.
• Personal commitment to self-development is required for the role.
• Flexible mindset and willingness to adapt and flow to the work, including training and tasks required to deliver line KPIs.
• Governance of standards and building positive cultures

Responsibilities

• The FLM must role model high standards by consistently demonstrating and reinforcing PepsiCo values & behaviours
• Champion Safety First, Safety Always on shift by adoption of established safety systems and ways of working.
• Demonstrate good manufacturing practices and housekeeping standards to ensure everyday audit readiness. Drive to maintain and improve quality & food safety standards at all times and responsible for all quality systems compliance
• Adherence and governance of processes and equipment standards to drive performance.
• Manage and inspire employee performance and career growth . Develop and sustain a high‑performing, self‑sufficient team through coaching, empowerment, and continuous improvement
• Manage attendance, performance and conduct of direct reports
• Overall responsibility for all outputs of area of accountability
• Work with Operations Manager and site stakeholders to continuously improve key performance metrics across a balanced scorecard

Skills

Frontline leadership

Safety leadership

Coaching

Communication

Decision making

Job description

Overview

The FLM is the single point of leadership for a frontline team and responsible for decision making on shift and is responsible for performance, driving execution and adherence to core standards. Working with Line structure to continuously improve results and team capability.

This is a permanent position that involves working in a continental shift pattern.

Responsibilities

The FLM must role model high standards by consistently demonstrating and reinforcing PepsiCo values & behaviours

Champion Safety First, Safety Always on shift by adoption of established safety systems and ways of working.

Demonstrate good manufacturing practices and housekeeping standards to ensure everyday audit readiness. Drive to maintain and improve quality & food safety standards at all times and responsible for all quality systems compliance

Adherence and governance of processes and equipment standards to drive performance.

Manage and inspire employee performance and career growth . Develop and sustain a high‑performing, self‑sufficient team through coaching, empowerment, and continuous improvement

Manage attendance, performance and conduct of direct reports

Overall responsibility for all outputs of area of accountability

Work with Operations Manager and site stakeholders to continuously improve key performance metrics across a balanced scorecard

Qualifications

Demonstrated front line leadership in safety, operations and quality and experience of developing others to build autonomous, high-performing teams

Ability to connect and respect your team and be empathetic

Collaborate with and influence colleagues, peers and leadership.

Strong capability in teaching, coaching, and developing others.

Demonstrates leadership through consistent actions and behaviours.

Effective communication skills, including active listening, positive confrontation, and assertiveness when needed.

Proven ability to deliver results

Personal commitment to self-development is required for the role.

Flexible mindset and willingness to adapt and flow to the work, including training and tasks required to deliver line Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Governance of standards and building positive cultures