Mfg Plant Manager

Overview

At PepsiCo, you’ll discover a place where our mission is to create smiles around the world. With a portfolio of more than 500 beloved brands including, Pepsi, Lay’s and Lipton Ice Tea, our work touches millions of people every day. At the heart of the company is a team of thinkers, creators, and problem-solvers who collaborate to innovate and turn ideas into action. Driven by innovation and a focus on creating joyful moments through food and drinks, our decisions are guided by consumer centricity, creating opportunities for our associates to do meaningful work and make a lasting impact in the communities we serve. Whatever your role, you’ll be part of a global community that values your ideas and empowers you to make an impact, on your career and on the world around you.

We are looking for a Plant Manager for our İzmir Plant who will be responsible to provide beverage manufacturing leadership, direction and drive performance excellence, delivering against a balanced scorecard comprising Safety, People, Service, Quality, Cost & Sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct Production, Quality, Maintenance, Safety, Sustainability, Project Management & continuous improvement functions in plant

• Lead & manage the “Site Leadership Team” of the Plant

• For each Annual operating plan & strategy process, make the Direct Labor, MOH & Capex budgets, confirm within Manufacturing Lead Team and meet annual and mid-month forecasts

• As part of those processes, develop best product, capacity & demand split between beverage plants taking into account minimum production cost & minimum investment with the involvement of Supply Chain Department

• Lead Plant Capex within the agreed phasing & implementation plan

• Lead Plant Sustainability agenda including ERP program in the plant

• Construct partnership with Plant for including in the overall management of the plant

• Letting Plant HR Manager doing the liaison, coach and direct all plant relations with the surrounding legal commune and intervene in critical cases

• Lead ongoing quality programs : HACCP, AIB, VA, Consumer Complaints, etc.

• Lead “Product Safety” & “Product Recall” task forces as per implied by current Crisis Management Organization in the company on behalf (Manufacturing)

• Contribute to ongoing Starfleet and site expert trainer programs in the region

• Launch the plant scorecard & Ops Report every month, identify rooms for improvement and follow up on forward & corrective actions

• Develop the Capability Calendar and Manufacturing Activity Calendar with SLT and keep those calendars linked to ongoing MoH forecasts

• Be the key driver of OHS & org cap development in the plant

• Lead the company-wide “Funding the Growth Program” & report savings each month to MU & Business Unit

• Maintain best control standards for technical material management & scheduling

• Meet the requirements of GEHSMS and ISO 14001 Environmental Management system procedures and instructions both himself and his direct reports

• Provide sources to create, implement, continue to improve the GEHSMS and ISO 14001 Environmental Management system

• Preside the Management Review Meeting, review the performance of ISO 14001 Environmental Management system

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

• Fluent in English & Turkish (written & spoken)

• Minimum 10 years of experience in plant management/production

• Strong experience in managing unionized organizations and labor relations

• Result-oriented with strong analytical and strategic decision-making skills

• Ability to lead, inspire, and develop high-performing teams; strong people management skills

• Demonstrated leadership in change management, continuous improvement, and stakeholder management

• Strong communication and influencing skills across all organizational levels