Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Manager

PepsiCo Deutschland GmbH; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 94,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Retirement plan (Defined Contribution)

Paid time off and parental leave

Job summary

PepsiCo North America Beverages seeks a Divisional TPM Manager to lead total productive maintenance initiatives, driving productivity improvement and loss elimination. You will develop training and build capability across site TPM pillar leaders and work closely with plant leadership.

The role demands at least 5 years in food & beverage manufacturing, TPM experience, and a Bachelor’s in engineering. Travel up to 50% is required; competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of processing and packing equipment to lead maintenance teams.
• Experience implementing TPM in at least one pillar: AM, PM, FI or EM.
• Strong financial control skills to support cost and capital planning.
• Self-starter able to develop strategies aligned with business goals.
• Proven leadership to drive change, develop personnel, and plan for continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication across all levels and the ability to influence.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% and work off shifts when needed.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead TPM implementation and Lean-Six Sigma capability tooling across sites.
• Drive TPM Site Phase progression and pillar leadership (AM, FI, PM, EM, kaizen).
• Manage TPM metric reporting for multiple locations.
• Provide AM pillar leadership development and mentor teams.
• Lead PM pillar and maintenance systems development across sites.
• Propel Focused Improvement / LSS efforts and data-driven culture.
• Coordinate with NAB Regions to share best practices and drive results.
• Partner with Operations to achieve True Efficiency and Running Efficiency goals.

Skills

TPM knowledge

Leadership

Financial acumen

Communication

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Job description

Overview

The Divisional TPM Manager is a critical leader for the PepsiCo North American Beverages organization. This role is responsible for leading the development and execution of TPM implementation plans to exceed the business objectives as deployed by the division leadership team. This role is fundamental in supporting and leading TPM implementation, productivity improvement, and loss elimination. As a leader, this role is also responsible for the development of training and building individual capability for each of the site TPM pillar leaders that this role supports.

Responsibilities

• This position will assist the plant leadership in expanding the implementation of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) principles and Lean-Six Sigma capability tools.
• Drive continuous TPM Site Phase progression within all TPM Pillars at the sites this role supports. Including the responsibility for supporting Autonomous Maintenance (AM) / Focused Improvement (FI) / Planned Maintenance (PM) / Early Management (EM)/ kaizen Teams
• Manage the TPM Metric reporting for each of the sites that this role supports.
• As a key leader of the Autonomous Maintenance Pillar: Implement and lead the AM pillar support of integrating AM and Natural Work Teams (NWT) capability aimed at KPI improvement. Support the plant's Natural Work Team development through the TPM pillars and through mentoring of teams.
• As a key leader of the Planned Maintenance (PM) Pillar: Implement and lead the PM pillar and maintenance systems development at all supported manufacturing locations.
• Lead Focused Improvement / LSS efforts and provide guidance to TPM managers and/or other pillar leaders focusing on process capability, throughput, loss, and KPI improvements. Drive team-based and data-driven culture
• Maintain communications with other NAB Regions and facilities in sharing "best practices" to drive results and capability development consistency
• Provide technical leadership to and partner with the Operations Department to effect improvement on production lines. Participate in the development of strategies and in guidance of the operations to achieve proposed business True Efficiency (TE) & Running Efficiency (RE) objectives through loss elimination, technical capacity building, and job efficiency and involvement.
• Coordinate with other functional areas to ensure accomplishment of overall NAB and plant objectives as needed.
• Understand and apply financial drivers and Manufacturing & Warehousing Key Performance Indicators (KPI).

Compensation and Benefits:

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $93,500 - $156,450.
• 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

• Must have a thorough knowledge of processing and packing equipment to effectively lead technical resources to successfully maintain production line equipment to achieve high levels of productivity.
• Must have a working knowledge of Total Productivity Maintenance (TPM) principles within at least one of the following TPM Pillars: Autonomous Maintenance, Planned Maintenance, Focused Improvement, or Early Management. Additionally, one must have experience in leading or managing the TPM implementation in a manufacturing location.
• Must possess strong financial control skills to support plant efforts in successful cost and capital planning performance.
• Self-starter with the ability to develop strategies in line with an overall business vision.
• Strong leadership skills with the proven ability to set a vision, manage change, develop personnel, and strategically plan for continuous improvement.
• Must be able to communicate effectively to all levels of the organization (from operators to Vice President level) and have the ability to influence others across multiple levels of the organization.
• Technical understanding of food/beverage manufacturing processes and compliance requirements preferred
• Ability to work off shifts occasionally
• Ability to travel is required (50%)
• Experience: Minimum 5 years of Food & Beverage Manufacturing (TPM experience preferred)
• Degree: Bachelor’s degree in engineering (preferred)

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