PepsiCo

Makes salty snacks, sodas and sports drinks

Operations Manager

Manufacturing & Production OperationsUpdated on Nov 5

Full-timeGqeberha, South AfricaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A tertiary qualification in Operations, Production, or Engineering Management, or equivalent, is required.
Knowledge of quality assurance standards and systems is required.
Computer literacy, including Microsoft Access and Microsoft Office, is required.
Knowledge of safety regulations is required.
Sound employee relations knowledge is required.
The candidate must have at least five years of experience in a manufacturing environment, including at least three years at managerial level.
The candidate must be able to work successfully in a management role with Quality, Facilities, Engineering, Raw Materials Stores, and Distribution.

Responsibilities

Coordinate bakery activities to meet plant performance, quality, environmental, health and safety, sustainability, and service standards while ensuring efficient use of manpower, equipment, and materials.
Optimize manufacturing overhead costs and production efficiencies to keep the cluster competitive.
Optimize customer service levels.
Drive product quality, food safety standards, and safety standards across all units.
Drive the sustainability agenda at the bakeries.
Manage product quality by continually monitoring line performance and optimizing the relationship between quality and cost.
Use labour hours effectively to maximize product yields and minimize breakage and waste.
Ensure adequate staffing to execute operational plans and maintain specified manning levels.
Ensure that development and training needs of frontline employees and direct reports are fulfilled.
Maintain discipline through effective use of the disciplinary code and adherence to the PepsiCo Code of Conduct.
Maximize quality cases produced per hour.
Compile and analyze daily production line reports accurately and on time.
Evaluate and categorize all downtime occurring during a shift.
Prepare a weekly performance report and provide feedback on performance-related issues to the site leadership team.
Analyze the weekly direct cost variance report and reconcile the previous production week's performance to standard.
Ensure that housekeeping, food safety, and occupational safety standards are followed.
Improve plant audit performance and the work environment.
Direct supervisory staff in identifying and correcting unsafe conditions.
Identify opportunities to improve production processes and operating methods.
Improve all quality weak-link targets in the annual operating plan.

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.

About the Company

PepsiCo

Makes salty snacks, sodas and sports drinks

PepsiCo makes snack foods and soft drinks that supermarkets, convenience stores and restaurants sell around the world. It owns some of the most familiar grocery brands, including Lay's and Doritos chips from its Frito-Lay division and Pepsi, Mountain Dew and Gatorade on the drinks side, along with Quaker oats and cereals. The company runs its own plants and distribution network and earns most of its money selling finished products to retailers and foodservice customers, while partner bottlers produce some of its drinks under license. PepsiCo was formed in 1965 through the merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Harrison, NY
Founded: 1965

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