Maintenance Department Manager

PepsiCo Deutschland GmbH; Lynchburg (VA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Paid time off

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

PepsiCo Lynchburg facility seeks a Maintenance Department Manager to lead the maintenance team, drive strategic planning, and manage site-wide project engineering. You will ensure resources, processes, and teams are aligned to achieve short- and long-term goals, delivering safe, reliable equipment and ongoing improvements.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree, 5+ years of leadership and maintenance experience, plus PLC knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations management, or similar field.
• 5+ years of leadership experience leading teams.
• 5+ years in operations maintenance or equivalent.
• Mechanical experience with equipment maintenance.
• Understanding of PLC programming preferred.
• PM skills including business development, compensation, CI decisions, and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Lynchburg Maintenance Department team.
• Oversee capital projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coach managers and team members to solve operational issues.
• Ensure safety, quality, cost, and service goals are met.
• Drive changes with minimal people impact across shifts.
• Collaborate with suppliers and internal customers for results.
• Promote a culture of accountability and performance.

Skills

People leadership

Industrial maintenance

Project management

PLC programming

Continuous improvement

Team development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Overview

We are the game changers, innovators, collaborators, who “Dare To Level Up” the Status Quo. We are the ground breakers of the Supply Chain & Logistics space.
We spread across 200 countries and territories and are united by a shared set of values and goals. You know our name through our amazing portfolio, including Pepsi, FritoLay, Quaker, and Gatorade.
We WIN with a purpose. We dream globally and act locally, constantly innovating to sustain our planet, our people, our communities, and our business practices. Together, we raise the bar in lean manufacturing practices. We put forth new standards and stretch to reach beyond the goals we set. We are a think tank, bringing our ideas into action and are determined to find ways to drive efficiencies, improve processes and achieve the highest level of safety…all while meeting the demands of our customers and consumers to deliver the best products.
At PepsiCo, we are committed to performing as individuals and in teams to strengthen the company. Are you hungry to be a part of the world’s largest portfolio of billion-dollar food and beverage brands?
Now is the time to explore the opportunities of PepsiCo: What makes you unique makes us better!

The Maintenance Department Manager at the Lynchburg Frito-Lay facility is a leader in a Manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for team management, strategic planning, and oversees site wide project engineering and management. As a member of the Operations Staff, you will ensure that resources, administration, and teams are developed and are accountable for achieving long-term and short-term business goals.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for people and team development, quality performance, cost, service and safety for the Lynchburg Maintenance Department.
• Develop and coach Managers, Supply Chain Leaders, and Team Members to solve operational issues.
• Ensure that the continuous improvement process is followed and influence change across multiple teams.
• Provide technical knowledge in support of capital plan to enable continuous improvement
• Responsible for overall ownership of the maintenance department and upkeep and optimization of all maintenance equipment, support functions
• Needs to provide support on all shifts
• Ensure that employees within the department are developed and accountable for achieving individual, team, and department goals
• Deliver effective change leadership - driving business changes while minimizing people impact
• Develop team to solve own day-to-day operational issues and reach short & long term performance goals
• Communicate cross-functionally to assist team to solve operational issues
• Motivate team members to achieve plan goals
• Organize and facilitate work team meetings
• Works closely with suppliers and internal customers to deliver expected results
• Ability to think quickly, creatively and challenge team to do the same
• Seeks out and implements best practices
• Solve daily operational issues

Compensation and Benefits

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $110,700 - $185,250.
• Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 12% of annual salary paid out annually.
• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferably in engineering, business operations management, or similar field
• 5+ years of prior leadership experience and demonstrated ability to lead and influence
• 5+ years of experience in a operations maintenance experience preferred
• Mechanical experience maintaining equipment
• Understanding of PLC programming preferred
• Project management skills including business development, compensation, continuous improvement decision making, employee benefits, group leadership, and interpersonal skill leadership
• Ability to work in an unstructured environment with the ability to make tradeoff decisions quickly
• High drive for results and takes initiative
• Ability to give/receive constructive feedback
• Ability to lead a team-based approach to decision making
• Demonstrated ability to work in a results oriented, challenging environment
• Strong leadership with the ability to get results through mentoring skills
• Authorized to work in United States
• Must pass a drug screen and background investigation

EEO Statement

Our Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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