Overview
Why PepsiCo?
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 $91 billion in net revenue in 2023. In the UK we pride ourselves on being a great place to work and in 2023 have been awarded the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality (formerly Times Top 50 Employers for Women) for the 18th year in a row and Top Employer for the 12th year in a row.
We offer a competitive salary, quarterly bonus incentive, critical Illness cover, discounted gym membership, market-leading health and wellbeing support, generous company pension plus so much more. In 2024 we have enhanced our extended parental leave offering, now paying in full for 26 weeks of maternity leave and 10 weeks for paternity leave for those who have the respective length of service. We’re also pushing our benefits to be more pep+ by offering electric cars through salary sacrifice with a partnership with Octopus Energy.
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 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. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com.
Position Summary:
Reports to: Area Operations Manager
Working Hours: 12 hour shifts, based on a 3/4 pattern rotating across nights and days. Some bank holidays.
Salary & Benefits:
Salary: 31,005 per annum
* Competitive Pension Scheme
* 23 days holiday (with the option to buy/sell holiday)
* PPE provided by the business
* Staff discount shop
* Cycle to work scheme
* Subsidised Canteen
* Long Service Rewards
Main Accountability:
Our Production Operatives (PO) are a huge part of our operation and work across every area of the plant undertaking a variety of crucial tasks to maintain our high standards. You will be part of a busy team who are committed to the PepsiCo brand. In joining this team you will be supported in your role via a team of co-ordinators and you will be responsible for the performance of your zone using our LEAN Manufacturing framework.
Responsibilities:
* To operate effectively, one of our food packing lines, as part of a small line team
* Carry out and record all quality checks at specified intervals, escalating any non-conformances
* To carry out all sanitation & CRP tasks to the required standard & complete all paperwork in a timely and accurate fashion to ensure full traceability
* To maintain a Safe, Healthy and hygienic work place. Work safely and improve safety through plant systems.
* Drive the plant key performance indicator (KPI) targets of cost, quality, service, hygiene and safety
* Take responsibility and ownership for the zone that you work in and the plant in general.
* Operates using OEE data to improve cost, quality, efficiency and reduce waste
* Use data from Lineview to understand how your machine is performing
* Ability to work on your own and in a small team
Qualifications:
* Previous experience in food manufacturing would be desirable but not essential
* All basic training will be provided, however, good numeric and computer skills are an advantage
* Ability to work well within a team environment – with good communication skills
* Ability to operate machinery and carry out minor adjustments to machines if required
* Results focused to ensure that all targets are met
* Strong communications skills, verbal and written
* Self motivated and uses initiative
* Strong team player who adopts continuous improvement approach
* Promotes safe working practices
We pride ourselves on our superb work force. The people in this business genuinely care about doing a great job! We have a common goal - strive to continuously improve our business performance and our own personal development. With the majority of executive team having been promoted organically, we are continually developing and encouraging our employees to push themselves further and offer them support with their continual learning. Career progression is incredibly important to us and we provide great opportunities to grow a long term career.
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.
To enable you to be at your best we will ensure you are provided with any physical or non-physical adjustments to support your participation in the job application and interview process. Please speak to the Recruiter directly about any support you need.
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