Mfg Process Ops Sr Leader

PepsiCo; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo is seeking an experienced Plant Manager to coordinate bakery operations, ensuring performance, quality, EHS and sustainability standards are met. You will optimize manpower, equipment and materials use while driving production efficiency and service levels.

You will lead and develop FLEs and supervisory staff, ensure adherence to safety, quality and disciplinary policies, and deliver weekly performance insights to site leadership.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Ops/Production/Engineering Management or equivalent.
• Knowledge of quality assurance standards and systems.
• Computer literate (Access and MS Office).
• Knowledge of safety regulations.
• Sound Employee relations knowledge.
• Experience working with management across Quality, Facilities, Engineering, Raw Materials Stores and Distribution.
• Minimum 5 years in manufacturing with at least 3 years in a managerial role.

Responsibilities

• Manage quality product through monitoring line performance and cost-quality balance.
• Optimize labour to maximise yields and minimise waste.
• Ensure adequate staffing to execute plans and meet specifications.
• Develop and train FLEs and direct reports.
• Enforce PepsiCo Code of Conduct and disciplinary processes.
• Maximise quality cases produced per hour.
• Compile and analyse daily production reports promptly.
• Assess downtime and shift performance.
• Prepare weekly performance reports for site leadership.
• Analyse cost variance and reconcile with prior weeks.
• Maintain housekeeping, food safety and safety standards.
• Improve plant audit performance and working environment.
• Direct FLMs to identify and fix unsafe conditions.
• Identify opportunities to improve production processes.
• Improve on quality targets in annual operating plan.

Skills

QA standards & systems

MS Office / Access

Safety regulations

Employee relations

Cross-functional management

Education

Ops/Production/Engineering Management degree or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Co-ordinates the activities of the bakery in order to meet the Plant performance, Quality, EHS, Sustainability and Service standards required. Ensures the efficient use of manpower equipment, and materials. The key performance areas are: 1. Enable the cluster to remain competitive by optimizing plant MOH (Manufacturing overheads) costs and production efficiencies. 2. Optimize service levels to customers. 3. Drive product quality, ensure food safety standards are met and actively driving safety standards in all units. 4. Drive Sustainability agenda at Bakeries.

Overview

Co-ordinates the activities of the bakery in order to meet the Plant performance, Quality, EHS, Sustainability and Service standards required. Ensures the efficient use of manpower equipment, and materials. The key performance areas are: 1. Enable the cluster to remain competitive by optimizing plant MOH (Manufacturing overheads) costs and production efficiencies. 2. Optimize service levels to customers. 3. Drive product quality, ensure food safety standards are met and actively driving safety standards in all units. 4. Drive Sustainability agenda at Bakeries.

Responsibilities

• The management of quality product through continual monitoring of the line performance through the optimization of quality vs. cost relationship.
• Effective utilisation of labour hours to maximise product yields and minimise breakage and waste.
• Ensure that adequate staffing is available to execute operational plans and that manning levels are at specification.
• Ensure that development and training needs of FLEs and direct reports are fulfilled.
• Ensure that discipline is maintained through the effective use of the disciplinary code and adherence to the PepsiCo Code of Conduct.
• Maximise quality cases produced per hour.
• Accurately compile and analyse daily production line reports in a timely manner.
• Evaluate and categorize all downtime occurring during a shift.
• Prepare a weekly performance report and feedback performance-related issues to the site leadership team.
• Analyze the weekly direct cost variance report and reconcile previous production week performance to standard.
• Check and ensure that all housekeeping, food safety and occupational safety standards are adhered to.
• Improve plant audit performance and work environment.
• Direct supervisory staff (FLMs) in identifying and correcting any unsafe conditions.
• Identify opportunities to improve production processes and/or operating methods.
• Improve on all quality weak link targets in AOP.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Ops/Production/Engineering Management or equivalent
• Knowledge of quality assurance standards and systems.
• Computer literate (Access and MS Office)
• Knowledge of safety regulations
• Sound Employee relations knowledge
• Successfully works with others in a Management role: Quality, Facilities, Engineering, Raw Materials Stores and Distribution.
• Minimum 5 years' experience within a manufacturing environment of which at least 3 years at managerial level.