Production Manager

Overview

About PepsiCo 

 

PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $79 billion in net revenue in 2021, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. 

 

 Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people.

 

In South Africa (SA), you will find our products across the region at breakfast, lunch, or dinner. At the gym or on the field. In the office or on the go. We refresh, restore, and rejuvenate our consumers all day, every day with our key brands including Simba, Lay's, Liqui Fruit and Bokomo range of cereals. PepsiCo SA employs more than 13, 000 people across our three business divisions: Bakeries, Grains, Foods, Fruit, Snacks, Juice & Beverages. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com.

Responsibilities

What we're looking for:

Manages the various production activities of one manufacturing unit or factory through subordinate Supervisors and Process Controllers in order to achieve planned production targets and to ensure the effective use of available resources. Reports to Unit Manager

 

Accountabilities: 

• Managed and controlled product quality assurance
• Controlled production processes and optimised raw material stock levels, pack material, consumables etc
• Optimised people, plant, machinery and equipment, ie, Process Feeding, Binders, Fawema, Italpac, FFS, Palletizing incl Robot, Pallet Wrappers
• Ensured safety, health & hygiene
• Approved and managed capital projects and managed team
• Manage maintenance schedules in co-operation with Maintenance Dept
• Provide status reports to direct manager
• Supervise and motivate all production workers
• Continually ensure that an effective set of KPIs are in place and monitored that identify the key aspects of operations and drive improvement focus

Qualifications

Experience:

• Two to Four years relevant experience within the manufacturing environment in Extrusion process
• Degree and/or Diploma in Production Management or similar qualification
• Must have experience in, Technical Operating Principles of Binder, Fawema, Itelpack, FFS, Palletizer, Robot Palletizer, Conveying Systems (screw, chain conveyors, Elevators and slides, dust collection systems, etc
• Team Player
• Ability to manage a team
• Business planning skills
• Computer skills including SAP and MS Office
• Project management skills
• Excellent people management skills - Productivity, Descipline, Coaching and Development, Lead by Good example

 

 

“PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act."