Plant Lean Process Improvement Engineer

PepsiCo Deutschland GmbH; Cranston (RI); On-site; USD 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

PepsiCo is seeking a Process Improvement Engineer (PIE) to lead plant-wide improvement initiatives that boost productivity and efficiency. You will connect plant operations with enterprise projects, using data-driven diagnostics to deliver sustained gains.

The role partners with production leaders and sustainability teams to drive value engineering and digital engineering projects across the plant. The position emphasizes on-the-floor problem solving, standard work, and developing leaders

Qualifications

• Track-record of effectively managing projects (Scope, Budget & Schedule) to complete multiple, time sensitive and competing priorities with minimum guidance.
• Ability to cross-functionally partner with and influence/inspire key decision makers in the organization.
• Ability to lead and drive an agenda through the organization to deliver results.

Responsibilities

• Plant-Wide Improvement Leadership focused on Leading horizontal process improvement projects across the plant
• Drive PIB-positive and productivity-focused initiatives aligned with plant and business objectives
• Serve as the primary plant contact for strategic project & productivity and improvement projects
• Act as the plant “dock point” for enterprise or internal initiatives
• Partner with Strategic Projects, Productivity Leaders, Sustainability teams, and plant leadership to ensure alignment and execution
• Support deep-dive business loss analysis using standard manufacturing and continuous improvement tools
• Develop and execute larger projects related to driving true efficiency improvement plans to close performance and loss gaps
• Translate data and insights into clear improvement roadmaps with measurable outcomes
• Support operations with downtime and line performance analysis insights to drive improvements
• Identify systemic issues and improvement opportunities
• Partner with operations with actionable insights to improve reliability and throughput
• Work with Production Leaders, Operations, Engineering, Tech Services and Quality teams
• Support capability building in problem-solving and continuous improvement methodologies
• Ensure improvements are embedded and sustained through standard work

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

BS Engineering

Job description

PepsiCo is seeking a Process Improvement Engineer (PIE) to lead plant-wide improvement initiatives that boost productivity and efficiency. You will connect plant operations with enterprise projects, using data-driven diagnostics to deliver sustained gains.

The role partners with production leaders and sustainability teams to drive value engineering and digital engineering projects across the plant. The position emphasizes on-the-floor problem solving, standard work, and developing leaders