Production Manager

Production Manager

The Production Manager manages all activities associated with the manufacturing/production department for the facility. They are responsible for people and team development, motivating the team and ensuring efficient performance.

Responsibilities include cost efficiency, continuous improvement on processes, service, and safety for an entire department that runs 24/6. The Production Manager will be leading a team consisting of hourly associates and salaried team members. This position oversees 5 Supervisors and 4 Coordinators over a 24 hour/6 day a week operation.

Responsibilities

1. Develop team to solve day-to-day operational issues and reach short- and long-term performance goals.
2. Deliver effective change leadership to drive business changes while minimizing people impact.
3. Maintain safety and sanitation standards.
4. Identify and coordinate operational improvements necessary to deliver the site annual operating plan (AOP). Ensure cost performance gaps are identified, action plans are developed, and resources are properly allocated.
5. Track operational output measures (i.e. efficiency, scrap loss, product quality, inventory accuracy) anticipating and correcting trends which would compromise achievement of financial targets.
6. Communicate and collaborate cross-functionally with partners in Maintenance, Quality Control, and Warehouse to solve operational issues.
7. Motivate team members to achieve plan goals.
8. Builds people capability through effective employee relations, hiring, training, and communication for front-line hourly and salaried personnel.
9. Flex production plans on a shift-by-shift basis to prevent service issues and operational inefficiencies.
10. Ensure compliance with company policies, and procedures.
11. Lead and motivate the operations team in a manner consistent with the site Vision, Mission, and Guiding Principles.
12. Coach teams to demonstrate continuous improvement in efficiencies and cost savings initiatives.
13. Regular and predictable attendance at the work site.
14. This role requires regular presence on the plant floor.
15. This role will require off-shift (as needed to build capability and relationship with off shift teams) and weekend work.
16. This role may require some travel (less than 5%).

Compensation & Benefits:

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $106,400 - $178,100.
• Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 12% of annual salary paid out annually.
• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to get results through mentoring others
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required. Preferably in engineering, business, operations management, or similar field
• Minimum 5 years' experience in manufacturing preferred. Preferably food/beverage experience
• Lean Six Sigma Experience preferred, demonstrated by successful completion of a major improvement project.
• Must possess strong skills, knowledge and capability in TPM or lean manufacturing, finance and accounting, project management, leadership, and statistics/logical problem solving.
• Solid working knowledge of the following business enterprises: HSE/quality regulatory compliance, processing/packaging/warehouse operations, maintenance, and excellent communication, facilitation and influence skills.
• Experience developing/coaching hourly and supervisory staff preferred.
• Ability to give and receive constructive feedback
• Ability to lead a team-based approach to decision making
• Demonstrated ability to work in a results-oriented, challenging environment
• Effective coaching, facilitation, presentation, and team building skills
• Must be authorized to work in the United States