Shift Operations Lead - Lean Manufacturing Excellence

PepsiCo; Manisa; On-site; TRY 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo in Manisa, Turkey is seeking a Shift Supervisor to lead a frontline team and oversee production activities across the shift, ensuring safety, quality and on-time delivery. You will drive performance using daily management systems and coordinate with Production, Quality, Maintenance and EHS functions.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, strong people leadership, and extensive experience in manufacturing operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Experience leading manufacturing operations and frontline teams.
• Strong people leadership, including coaching and engagement.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams across Production, Quality, Maintenance, Planning, Warehouse, and EHS.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills for escalations.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Operational Excellence, and Daily Management Systems.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate all manufacturing activities during the assigned shift to ensure safe, efficient and compliant execution of production plans across Safety, Quality, Service, Cost and People.
• Direct leadership of shift-based Frontline Employees (FLEs), including workforce deployment, performance management, coaching, and engagement.
• Serve as the senior operational leader during the shift, coordinating between Production, Quality, Maintenance, Warehouse and EHS functions.
• Drive shift performance through daily management systems, KPI reviews, QCDM processes and structured problem-solving activities.
• Ensure compliance with PepsiCo Food Safety, Quality, GMP, FSSC, AIB, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety standards.
• Lead continuous improvement, productivity, waste reduction and cost optimization initiatives with Lean practices.
• Monitor production plan attainment, equipment performance, and resource utilization for timely delivery to customers.
• Facilitate shift handovers, team meetings, performance reviews and feedback discussions to drive engagement.
• Develop organizational capability by identifying skill gaps and strengthening frontline leadership.
• Maintain end-to-end accountability for plant operations during evenings, nights, weekends and periods without site leaders.

Skills

People Leadership

Performance Management

Lean Manufacturing

Cross-functional Collaboration

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

PepsiCo in Manisa, Turkey is seeking a Shift Supervisor to lead a frontline team and oversee production activities across the shift, ensuring safety, quality and on-time delivery. You will drive performance using daily management systems and coordinate with Production, Quality, Maintenance and EHS functions.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, strong people leadership, and extensive experience in manufacturing operations.