Overview

This Senior Operations Manager (L11) position drives activities to achieve cost targets and improve performance in the areas of true efficiency, safety, quality and supply chain capability while ensuring compliance quality objectives are met. He or she maintains positive employee relations while driving significant change. This position will manage multiple departments which may include production, maintenance, warehouse, and/or quality. The selected candidate must be able to work any shift as well as daily and weekend overtime.

Responsibilities

• Identify and coordinate improvements in the operations area necessary to meet the variance commitments for the plant and cost objectives. Ensure that cost gaps are identified, action plans developed, and adequate resources allocated to meet all financial objectives
• Drive overall supply chain capabilities by managing plant wide implementation of TPM, true efficiency, and team development
• Achieve all productivity, quality, cost, delivery, safety & motivation Key Performance Indicators objectives
• Provide a work environment which adheres to all compliance and regulatory guidelines
• Evaluate business unit capabilities, skills, and resource alignment to ensure performance against objectives. Lead realignment and work redesign efforts as necessary to provide executional excellence
• Foster an environment of continuous improvement that meets or exceeds division expectations
• Establish clear performance and behavioral expectations for all employees
• Maintain an effective performance management process reviewing all direct reports' progress against mid-year and annual plans and continually develop their effectiveness as leaders and technical practitioners, as well as providing opportunity for career development
• Develop team to solve day-to-day operational issues and reach short- and long-term performance goals
• Deliver effective change leadership, driving business changes while minimizing people impact
• Communicate and collaborate cross-functionally to assist team to solve operational issues
• Builds people capability through effective employee relations, hiring, training, and communication for front-line hourly and salaried personnel
• Motivate team members to achieve plan goals
• Lead the identification and elimination of losses resulting in improvements in costs, inventory, time and quality
• Provide active and positive leadership in the effort to drive the cultural across the facility
• Administer policies and procedures
• Regular and predictable attendance at the work site
• This role requires regular presence on the plant floor
• This role requires lifting up to 40 lbs. occasionally
• This role requires occasional work in poor weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, or snow
• This role may operate forklift and manufacturing equipment occasionally
• This role may require off-shift and weekend work
• This role may require some travel (less than 5%)

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $118,700 - $198,800.
• 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 15% of annual salary paid out annually.
• Paid time off in accordance with policy is subject to eligibility and includes vacation, holiday, sick, bereavement and parental leave.
• Vacation: for eligible full-time employees, a minimum of 15 paid vacation days.
• Holidays: for eligible full-time employees, the company provides 10 paid holidays annually.
• Sick Leave: for eligible full- time employees, 10 days (80 hours) of paid sick leave benefits are available for absences related to non-job-related injury. Sick leave benefit will be accrued during your first year at 1 day for each month worked in that calendar year.
• Bereavement Leave: In the event of a death of an immediate family member, full-time and part-time regular employees are eligible to receive up to three (3) consecutive working days with pay.
• Parental Leave: for eligible employees, the company offers paid parental leave for up to 6 weeks to allow for a time of bonding with their newborn or newly adopted child.
• 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.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required. Preferably in engineering, business, operations management, or similar field
• Lean Six Sigma Experience preferred, demonstrated by successful completion of a major improvement project
• 8+ years of experience in manufacturing required
• Ability to manage multiple projects of varying priorities simultaneously
• Ability to interface effectively with plant personnel, outside contractors and different functional groups within the business units
• Working knowledge of quality systems, finance, capital planning, and project cost tracking and forecasting, economic justification analysis, statistical process control, and manufacturing management systems
• Demonstrated leadership in safety & environmental compliance
• Experience in implementing TPM initiatives across multiple teams is preferred
• Strong innovative external focus with proven ability to affect sustainable change
• Must be very effective working in a volatile and complex environment and work with a sense of urgency that drives effective results
• Strong influence management and communication skills, ability to gain organizational buy-in
• High levels of analytical and financial skills, ability to use data to identify and prioritize improvement opportunities and accurately assess financial impacts
• Ability to communicate and influence at all levels of an organization
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite applications
• 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
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to get results through mentoring others
• Effective coaching, facilitation, presentation, and team building skills
• Must be authorized to work in the United States