Overview Job Overview: •  Applies knowledge of processes, equipment and system capability to set challenging individual and facility standards. •  Develops Annual Operating Plan for Manufacturing Dept •  Achieve performance standards with regards to safety, line utilization, efficiencies and quality metrics •  Develop team to solve day-to-day operational issues and reach short- and long-term performance goals. Demonstrate knowledge of Problem-solving tools like Fish bone, pareto, DMAIC approach etc. •  Maintain product quality and sanitation standards per Food Safety requirements •  Tracks key performance indicators/costs, anticipating and correcting trends which would compromise achievement of financial targets •  Oversees and assures facility equipment reliability to minimize downtime, works on MTBF increase, MTTR reduction on Key equipment’s. •  Builds people capability through effective employee relations, hiring, training, and communication for front-line hourly personnel •  Co-pilot LTS & Engage Frontline workforce, Partner with HRBP and lead engagement •  Ensures compliance with all Health & Safety regulations Responsibilities Responsibilities: •  Production Planning: o  Review the tentative product wise volume projections for the plant; o  Review the KPI’s and related cost budget (fixed and variable) prepared by respective Lines at the plant. o  Review Demand compliance and availability of Empties daily basis and adherence to production plan from ISCP; o  Review with Purchase, LDT & Quality counterparts the availability of quality complied raw material and packaging material at plant as per production requirements; o  Review the connectivity schedule for RMPM; o  Review the SAP updation of actual production and dispatch on periodic basis to oversee actual production as per the production plan and defined quality protocols •  Production Execution: o  Conduct daily inter department review meetings to discuss production plan changes and alternatives to manage changes; o  Priorities daily big-ticket activities for the team; o  Review along with HR manager daily resource requirements, last day's absenteeism, wastage levels, NE/TE and other production related parameters; o  Conduct reviews to check wastage levels, adherence to safety norms and GMP at the shop floor; o  Participate in quality meetings at plant; Resolve any escalated production and dispatch related issues in order to ensure smooth and continuous production run at the plant o  Drive M&W ways of working & TPM on shop floor o  Review key performance indicators and quality indices like plant productivity, capacity utilization, fuel and power consumption, material efficiency on periodic basis; o  Seek guidance from the Plant manager to improvise plant performance; o  Review monthly plant performance reports to prepare performance priority areas and short-term / long-term action plan for improvement; o  Share the performance related priority areas with the team; o  Define monthly plant performance target based on annual target; •  Process Improvement Initiatives: o  Identify and prioritize gaps at the factory on periodic basis to run the lines as per AOP; o  Involve in identification of process improvement initiatives to overcome gaps and pain-points; o  Monitor the implementation of process improvement on the shop floor in order to ensure overall quality improvement of processes and systems at the plant o  Own & drive applicable EHS role & responsibilities, create awareness within team for timely support and execution, GEHSMS standards and its compliances Qualifications Qualifications: •  Preferably BE degree with 8-10 years of experience Does the person hired for this job need to be based in a PepsiCo office, or can they be remote?: Employee must be based in a Pepsico office