Operational Team Leader

Job description

Overview

PepsiCo UK is home to some of the world's most loved food and drink products. Making every day favourites like Walkers, Quaker, Doritos, Pipers and Monster Munch, to name a few! We have a fantastic reputation for developing and launching products that our consumers love. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers around the world more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories. The company generated $70 billion in net revenue in 2020.We pride ourselves on being a great place to work and have recently been voted a Top Employer for the 11th year in a row.

 

Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability at the centre of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more information, visit  www.pepsico.com .

Responsibilities

4 on 4 off continental shift pattern

·  Engage team to drive performance improvement across all elements of area of responsibility.
·  Act as first escalation point for FLE team members on line.
·  Conduct Development/Performance conversations with team member and hold regular 1-2-1s.
·  Ensure required skills in place for area of control including management of agency labour.
·  Co-ordinates the 4 hourly QCDM meetings ensuring RCA is applied as appropriate and key actions are escalated in a timely manner.
·  Accountable for ensuring compliance & effectiveness of hourly QCDM.
·  Responsible for ensuring all standard work tasks are completed according to identified cadence.
·  Coach Teams in problem solving and changing behaviours to help improve people capability and Site KPI’s People/Safety, Food Safety/Quality, Cost and Service.
·  Escalates any service, performance or behavioural concerns on shift to appropriate forum and delivers feedback to relevant zone.
·  Accountable for delivery of the key performance metrics of the balanced score card (e.g. TE, Waste, Volume Fill, PSA, accidents, environmental incidents and food safety incidents).
·  Will be required to build strong links into scheduling and responsible for the execution of an optimised schedule.
·  Carries out investigations on shift regarding performance/people/quality/safety/environmental matters when an incident occurs within their area or as required to support the broader team.
·  Will work closely with the other functional coordinators to ensure any downtime is delivered to the right standard and the right time to maximise service delivery.
·  Responsible for safety of all employees, visitors and contractors on shift including PPE compliance, safety coaching conversations, KSB management and the coordination and completion of Near Miss actions to conclusion.
·  Supporting FLE Recruitment.
·  Respond effectively to critical issues, e.g. breakdowns, unplanned stops, emergency evacuations.
·  Facilitates line balancing and material flow, material planning and risk management for assigned area.
·  Cover for colleagues absence as and when necessary.
Qualifications

·  Experience in a manufacturing environment.
·  Ability to deliver through others and create an inclusive culture to drive performance.
·  Able to motivate and inspire others.
·  Strong ability to influence others without having direct line accountability for them.
·  Good analytical skills with a strong attention to detail.
·  Understanding of Lean processes, in particular SIC/QCDM and RCA.
·  Strong Team worker and contributor.
·  Flexible, ‘can do,’ attitude to role and duties.
·  Results driven and understands the link between action & results.
·  A good communicator with individuals at all levels.
·  Good computer skills.
·  Good coaching skills.
·  Excellent problem solving skills with ability to make informed decisions.
·  Able to deal with sensitive information appropriately.
·  Able to manage short term and long term priorities.
·  Understands basic financial principles.
·  Demonstrated care for people and their safety/wellbeing.

Special features:

·  FLE Team – deliver performance through team motivation and engagement.
·  Peer group with Maintenance Coordinator, Quality Coordinator and Crewing Coordinator.
·  Interface with Scheduling will be critical.
·  Finance Team to ensure performance measures are accurate.
·  Training team to ensure trained, safe and capable team.
·  Engineering.
·  Snr Ops Manager.
·  Specialists/Lean Team.
·  EHS Coordinators and ESAT team members.
·  Change Team.

We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with the Equality Act 2010, we value diversity at our company; it is an essential part of our success. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, pregnancy or maternity, marital/civil partnerships, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, disability or race including; colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin.