Maintenance Manager

Overview

Pepsi Co products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. Pepsi Co generated more than $79 billion in net revenue in 2021, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and Soda Stream. Pepsi Co's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.

Guiding Pepsi Co is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with Pepsi Co Positive (pep+). pep+ is our strategic end‑to‑end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people.

In South Africa (SA), you will find our products across the region at breakfast, lunch, or dinner. At the gym or on the field. In the office or on the go. We refresh, restore, and rejuvenate our consumers all day, every day with our key brands including Simba, Lay’s, Liqui Fruit and Bokomo range of cereals. Pepsi Co SA employs more than 13,000 people across our three business divisions:
Bakeries, Grains, Foods, Fruit, Snacks, Juice & Beverages. For more information, visit

What we’re looking for:

We’re looking for a Maintenance Manager based at our Brits Bakery. Responsible for overseeing the safe operation and maintenance of the plant and the equipment. Ensuring that the relevant statutory regulations are adhered to (GMR2). Ensuring that preventative maintenance is implemented and upheld to enable maximum production availability and efficiency. To manage technical, process and internal projects and equipment upgrades and enhancements to achieve significant benefits.

Control the maintenance and energy budget. Ensure occupational health, safety & environment standards are in place and upheld.

• Preventative maintenance plan upheld for maximum production uptime.
• Manage technical, process and internal projects to improve OEE and system improvements.
• Develop and control maintenance budget, month by month.
• Ensure Occupational health, safety and environment standards are in place as SHE Coordinator.
• Implemented equipment upgrades and enhancements, including capex projects.
• Control consumables inventory of the maintenance department.
• People management and development.
• Continuous improvement projects to save on energy and maintenance costs and to increase the throughput through the factory.

• Technical Trade or National Training Certificate – (National diploma electrical engineering or mechanical engineer)
• GCC would be advantageous
• Milling Process Experience would be advantageous

• Experience in maintenance management in the FMCG environment.
• People management skills.
• Budget management.
• Safety background.

Pepsi Co is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act