Job Description
Why 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 po
Position Summary:
Main Accountability
The Manufacturing Technician (MT) role directly influences line performance through managing their zones to achieve QCDM targets. Working with a team of General Operatives (GO’s) and collaborating with the wider line team of MT’s, Shift Technicians and Performance Coordinators to understand line performance, prioritise actions and proactively apply improved performance specification (IPS), good manufacturing practices (GMP), safety and maintenance standards.
Reports to: Shift Operations Manager
Direct reports: None
Working Hours: Continental shift pattern (3/2) working 12 hour shifts. This will rotate between days (06:00-18:00) and nights (18:00-6:00) averaging 42 hours per week.
Salary & Benefits:
- £38,878.63 per annum (inclusive of shift allowance)
- Competitive Pension Scheme
- 23 days holiday (with the option to buy/sell holiday)
- PPE provided by the business
- Staff discount shop
- Cycle to work scheme
- Subsidised Canteen
- Long Service Rewards
- On-site Parking
Roles & Responsibilities
The MT’s responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Responsible to hold the GOs and GSOs in their zone accountable to the expected standards in Health and Safety, Food Safety, Quality, IPS, GMP and performance across the multiple zones they are accountable for.
- Accountable for ensuring that the zone standards are maintained through continual IPS auditing and verification. Accountable for identification of gaps and building capability in the zones through training and coaching using SOP and IPS.
- Use problem-solving techniques to identify and resolve root causes.
- Responsible for prescribed routine maintenance activity; basic fault finding, non-intrusive first fixes, calibrations and running inspections. Supporting and assisting the GOs in replacing consumable parts, filters, sanitising, lubricating, checking for wear, re-building and re-starting a machine. Working with STs on engineering day activities.
- Responsible for the identification & escalation of continual improvement opportunities to the standard ways of working
- Accountable for ensuring the Maintenance Management system (SAP) is utilised effectively.
- Accountable for facilitating the hourly QCDM meeting and responsible for proactive contribution in the 4 hourly QCDM meeting.
- Responsible for collaborating with other MT’s and PC’s to ensure end to end line performance (within manufacturing environment).
- Proactively escalating to the ST’s and shift leadership team for assistance where necessary if issues occur outside of expected capability or role remit.
- Proactively identifies, coaches and escalates where required people performance/behaviour gaps.
- Takes and drives actions based on numerical data and or machine performance.
What we are looking for:
Minimum Qualifications/Requirements:
- Ideally experience in a manufacturing environment and/or an autonomous role with some people coaching responsibilities
- Results driven and understands the link between action and results
- Able to deliver in a fast paced environment and working to stretch targets
- Excellent Influencer, capable of taking others with them
- Ability to hold people to account and coach effectively to change behaviours
- Can lead others to follow instructions / procedures and work as part of a team
- Uses initiative and is capable of solving problems
- Good prioritisation skills
- Motivates others and displays integrity and trust
- Organised and methodical
- Lead by example, demonstrating the key safe behaviours; work safe, report safe, challenge safe, action safe.
- Technical competence in operation or maintenance environment
- Demonstrates basic mechanical competence. Capable of training and coaching others in the changing of consumable parts
Preferred (but not Essential) Requirements:
- Desirable to have NVQ Level 2, GCSE grades A-C, O Level or equivalent
- Ability to maintain standards and drive continuous improvement
- Good understanding and application of IPS standards and equipment optimisation
- Able to follow flow diagrams and interpret equipment manuals
- Understand and be compliant with GCS controls (as applicable to role)
- PC literate in MS Office, Scada, SAP
We pride ourselves on our superb work force. The people in this business genuinely care about doing a great job! We have a common goal - strive to continuously improve our business performance and our own personal development. With the majority of executive team having been promoted organically, we are continually developing and encouraging our employees to push themselves further and offer them support with their continual learning. Career progression is incredibly important to us and we provide great opportunities to grow a long term career.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £38,878.63 per year
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Skelmersdale: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: One location
Reference ID: 145314
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