Plant Manager (İzmir)

PepsiCo; Konak; On-site; TRY 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo İzmir Plant is seeking a Plant Manager to provide beverage manufacturing leadership, direction, and performance excellence. You will drive safety, quality, cost, and sustainability while leading the Site Leadership Team and shaping annual plans.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Engineering, 10+ years in plant management, and strong experience in labor relations, change management, and stakeholder engagement across functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering is required.
• 10+ years of plant management/production experience.
• Experience managing unionized labor relations is essential.
• Strong analytical and strategic decision-making skills.
• Proven leadership and people-management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead Production, Quality, Maintenance, Safety and Sustainability in the İzmir Plant.
• Direct the Site Leadership Team and oversee annual operating plans and budgets.
• Develop production capacity, demand, and cost optimization with Supply Chain input.
• Drive plant Capex planning, sustainability initiatives, and ERP integration.
• Lead safety, product quality programs and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Change management

Strategic decision-making

People management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Job description

At PepsiCo, you’ll discover a place where our mission is to create smiles around the world. With a portfolio of more than 500 beloved brands including, Pepsi, Lay’s and Lipton Ice Tea, our work touches millions of people every day.

At the heart of the company is a team of thinkers, creators, and problem-solvers who collaborate to innovate and turn ideas into action. Driven by innovation and a focus on creating joyful moments through food and drinks, our decisions are guided by consumer centricity, creating opportunities for our associates to do meaningful work and make a lasting impact in the communities we serve.

Whatever your role, you’ll be part of a global community that values your ideas and empowers you to make an impact, on your career and on the world around you.

We are looking for a Plant Manager for our İzmir Plant who will be responsible to provide beverage manufacturing leadership, direction and drive performance excellence, delivering against a balanced scorecard comprising Safety, People, Service, Quality, Cost & Sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct Production, Quality, Maintenance, Safety, Sustainability, Project Management & continuous improvement functions in plant
• Lead & manage the “Site Leadership Team” of the Plant
• For each Annual operating plan & strategy process, make the Direct Labor, MOH & Capex budgets, confirm within Manufacturing Lead Team and meet annual and mid-month forecasts
• As part of those processes, develop best product, capacity & demand split between beverage plants taking into account minimum production cost & minimum investment with the involvement of Supply Chain Department
• Lead Plant Capex within the agreed phasing & implementation plan
• Lead Plant Sustainability agenda including ERP program in the plant
• Construct partnership with Plant for including in the overall management of the plant
• Letting Plant HR Manager doing the liaison, coach and direct all plant relations with the surrounding legal commune and intervene in critical cases
• Lead ongoing quality programs : HACCP, AIB, VA, Consumer Complaints, etc.
• Lead “Product Safety” & “Product Recall” task forces as per implied by current Crisis Management Organization in the company on behalf (Manufacturing)
• Contribute to ongoing Starfleet and site expert trainer programs in the region
• Launch the plant scorecard & Ops Report every month, identify rooms for improvement and follow up on forward & corrective actions
• Develop the Capability Calendar and Manufacturing Activity Calendar with SLT and keep those calendars linked to ongoing MoH forecasts
• Be the key driver of OHS & org cap development in the plant
• Lead the company-wide “Funding the Growth Program” & report savings each month to MU & Business Unit
• Maintain best control standards for technical material management & scheduling
• Meet the requirements of GEHSMS and ISO 14001 Environmental Management system procedures and instructions both himself and his direct reports
• Provide sources to create, implement, continue to improve the GEHSMS and ISO 14001 Environmental Management system
• Preside the Management Review Meeting, review the performance of ISO 14001 Environmental Management system

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Minimum 10 years of experience in plant management/production
• Strong experience in managing unionized organizations and labor relations
• Result-oriented with strong analytical and strategic decision-making skills
• Ability to lead, inspire, and develop high-performing teams; strong people management skills
• Demonstrated leadership in change management, continuous improvement, and stakeholder management
• Strong communication and influencing skills across all organizational levels