Quality Supervisor (Maternity Cover - 8 Months)

PepsiCo Inc.; Kemalpaşa; On-site; TRY 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo Inc. in Turkey seeks a Quality Assurance professional to ensure safety and quality across materials, syrup, and final products. You will coordinate audits, manage QC labs, and lead sanitation, training, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Ideal candidates hold a Food or Chemical Engineering degree with English and Turkish fluency, strong leadership, and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced production environment.

Qualifications

• University degree in Food or Chemical Engineering.
• Experience with food safety and quality certification systems preferred.
• Fluency in English and Turkish.
• Ability to coordinate and organize design projects and personnel.
• Demonstrated leadership ability.

Responsibilities

• Ensure raw materials, concentrates, syrup and final product comply with food safety and PepsiCo requirements.
• Ensure QC and water treatment laboratories are in standards and operate effectively.
• Collaborate with planning to prepare and implement the production program; coordinate third-party and legal audits.
• Ensure syrup room processes comply with PepsiCo and legal requirements; maintain quality checks per quality plans.
• Maintain equipment; plan calibration and verification to ensure proper calibration.
• Participate in and lead production and sampling per PepsiCo requirements.
• Prepare cleaning and sanitation plans and ensure implementation.
• Follow up consumer/customer complaints and inform per PepsiCo policies; support productivity projects.
• Ensure the integrated management system is in place and followed; apply GEHSMS and ISO 14001 in syrup room.
• Plan shifts for the Quality team and monitor performance.
• Train and support sales team on food safety and quality.
• Ensure waste management complies with environmental regulations; inform EHS Manager of non-conformities.
• Implement HACCP and hygiene management at site.
• Plan and deliver annual refreshment training on food safety and quality; uphold PepsiCo ethics.

Skills

English fluency

Turkish fluency

Communication skills

Leadership ability

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Time management

Multi-tasking

Inter-personal skills

Organizational ability

Education

Bachelors in Food Engineering

Bachelors in Chemical Engineering

Job description

Overview

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, Doritos 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.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the raw materials, concentrates, syrup and final product complies with the food safety and PepsiCo’s requirements, get corrective/preventive actions to correct any situation doesn’t comply with the requirements,
• Ensure the QC and water treatment laboratories are in standards and effectively works.
• Collaborate with the planning department to prepare and implement the production program.Organize and accompany the audits from 3rd parties and legal authorities
• Ensure syrup room process steps complies with PepsiCo and legal requirements, control and sustain the quality checks are in place in accordance with the quality plans,
• Ensure the equipment and machines are properly maintained.Identify, control, and plan the calibration/ verification plan to ensure the equipment are calibrated,
• Participate and take active role to the first production and prepare sampled according to PepsiCo requirements
• Prepare cleaning and sanitation plans and ensure the plans are implemented at related areas in accordance with PepsiCo and GMP requirements.
• Follow up the consumer/customer complaints and inform according to the PepsiCo policies,Participate, lead and sustain the productivity projects,
• Ensure, control and sustain the integrated management system is in place,
• Ensure GEHSMS and ISO 14001 requirements are fully applied in syrup room and implemented and follow up by syrup room team,
• Plan the shifts of the Quality team and follow up the performance,
• Train and support sales team about food safety and quality,
• Ensure the waste management is in place in accordance with the environmental system and legal regulations and inform EHS Manager in a case of unconformity
• Ensure the hygiene management and HACCP principles implemented at site,
• Plan and give annual refreshment food safety and quality related trainings and orientation to related employees,Implement PepsiCo’s business ethics and discipline

Qualifications

• University degree (Food / Chemical Engineer)
• Experience in food safety and quality certification systems is preferred
• English and Turkish fluency
• Create an environment of inclusion
• Excellent communication skills: written, oral, and inter-personal
• Ability to coordinate and organize design projects and personnel
• Demonstrated leadership ability
• Ability to multi-task, work independently and employ effective time management skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills