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.

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Responsibilities

Job Overview: Supervises and ensures that all activities are completed according to the production plan. Coordinates activities by scheduling work assignments, setting priorities and directing the work of subordinates.

Supervises and ensures that all activities are completed according to the production plan.
Coordinates activities by scheduling work assignments, setting priorities and directing the work of subordinates.
Creates an innovative environment for delivering the right KPIs, related to quality, productivity and efficiency and proposes improvement projects related to the matter.
Solves situations, which arise in individual production or operation sections.
Evaluates and verifies employees’ performance through the review of completed work assignments and work techniques.
Sets yearly specific business and people objectives for subordinates, supports the employees in achieving these objectives, evaluates them formally twice per year and proposes ratings for their performance.
Identify staff development and training needs and inform the proper individual who is responsible (manager and/or human resource department).
Ensures that proper labor relations and conditions of employment are maintained.
Maintains records, prepares reports and composes correspondence related to his/her activity.
Supervises is responsible for production quality, co-operates with Quality and Environment Department and participates in supervising the quality level.
Ensures compliance with quality specifications, HACCP and internal food safety and personnel safety procedures in the production department by communicating the working instructions and procedures to all interested parties and by training the production employees.
Supervises implementation of all necessary repairs and maintenance programs and keeps the equipment in good working condition.
Authorized to define priorities connected with maintenance repairs and collaborates with Maintenance Manager in assuring the availability of maintenance staff.
Assures that shift members follow personnel guidelines, know their job requirements and are thoroughly trained.
Ensures that the shift has the right number of personnel according to PepsiCo standards and proposes immediate replacements in case of vacancies.

Qualifications

Grade 12/Matric/Senior Certificate minimum.
Tertiary qualification is preferred in Process and Production Technology.
3 - 5 years’ experience in a production environment in areas such as: process technology, production planning or coordination.
Experience in managing people.
Ability to work in a team is mandatory.
Ability to rotate shifts; flexibility to work weekends and holidays when required.
Resistance to high pressure; good management of change.
PC skills (Word, Excel, SAP).
Certified as able to perform all aspects of applicable job.
Skill in facilitating training sessions/meetings (instruction, facilitation and coaching skills)
Skill in differentiating different levels of on-the-job performance in Production
Skill in training and developing others
Ability to influence others
Skill in evaluating training, tools, on-line information
Understanding of the importance of the KPI scorecard
Analytical skills
Problem solving skills
Team Player
Innovative
Leadership Skills
Ability to drive change
Self-driven
Ensure that properly trained persons are available for the key positions under their supervisions.
Participates and is proactively involved in activities related to developing new products on the line.
Daily close communication with the other Supervisors for evaluation and review of all systems implemented in the production (Quality/Food Safety/Maintenance/Health and Safety).
Actively participate in daily shift meetings and contribute/commit on the deadlines agreed.
Fill in SAP back flush data reports.