Manufacturing Operations Leader Night Shift

Overview

At Pepsi Co, 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 Gatorade, Lay’s and Quaker, 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.

Manufacturing Operations Leader - Night Shift is responsible for leading frontline manufacturing operations, driving performance across safety, quality, service, cost, and continuous improvement. This role oversees a team of 15 to 30 associates, fostering a high‑performance, people‑first culture. Through strong leadership and coaching, this position builds team capability, resolves operational challenges, and ensures consistent delivery of business results.

• Optimize operational efficiencies to support the facility’s production, packaging, warehousing, and shipping operations.
• Optimize ingredient and packaging material usage to minimize waste.
• Ensure operational practices are followed to control inventories.
• Ensure Pepsi Co financial and accounting control procedures are followed to ensure accurate inventory records are maintained.
• Maintain product quality and sanitation standards.
• Flex production plans on a shift-by-shift basis, managing through issues to prevent service issues and operational inefficiencies.
• Identify and coordinate operations 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.
• Builds people capability through effective employee relations, hiring, training, and communication for front‑line hourly personnel
• Manage the performance of direct reports through performance reviews, frequent discussions, coaching, and career development action plans.
• 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
• Motivate team members to achieve plan goals
• Facilitate maintenance activities to minimize equipment downtime.
• Build and develop talent by effectively leveraging Pepsi Co Career Growth and Leadership Models and the Performance Management Process: objective setting, performance and development (PDR), , people planning, 360 feedback, and competency review.
• Champion and lead an effective safety culture. Coach for safe behaviors and compliance with safety policies and procedures.
• Coach teams to demonstrate continuous improvement in profitability margins, efficiencies, and cost savings initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with Company policies, contracts and procedures.
• Lead the implementation of the AM pillar
• Directly oversee operational measures including but not limited to efficiency, yield loss, product quality, inventory accuracy, transactional accuracy
• Directly oversees operational measures including but not limited to CIL/CL compliance, minor stop loss, SRC completion.
• 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%)
• Ensure 100% completion of New Hire Wave Conversations and conduct annual Wave 1:1 Conversations with direct reports

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $73,400 - $122,850 per year.
• Location, confirmed job‑related skills, experience, and education will be considered…