Front Line Manager

Overview:
**Work for a global FMCG company with some of the world’s most trusted and iconic brands.**

**Be part of an exciting business where employees are recognised and career growth is supported.**

PepsiCo Australia & New Zealand is home to some of the world’s most trusted brands such as Smith's Chips, Doritos, Red Rock Deli & Twisties We are a progressive and people-focused business, and believe our diverse workforce is the key to our success. Because we value our employees and their families, we offer an agile and flexible working environment with an emphasis on work life balance and health, as well as plenty of learning opportunities and room to grow your career.

To continue our success, we currently have an exciting opportunity for a
**Frontline Manager** on our
**Weekend Night Shift.**

Hours are Friday 22:30-06:30, Saturday 18:30- 6:30 & Sunday 18:30-22:30 in addition to Monday & Tuesday days - flexible with start and finish time in the week.

This varied and fast-paced role will see you take a balanced approach between engaging and leading your team from the front line and managing the administrative aspects of the role from the production office.

**You Will Be**:

- Managing, coaching, and developing all processing and packaging personnel across site, fostering trust, cooperative, positive, and efficient work practices within your team
- Continually demonstrating and exercising a commitment to promote, develop and improve the health, safety and welfare of your team and the wider PepsiCo employee base
- Managing annual operating plan objectives: output (true & net efficiency), cost, quality, service, safety, people and environment
- Leading the development and implementation of site performance and continuous improvement plans, driving the culture of continuous improvement within your team
- Effectively managing all inventory under your control - both indirect and direct materials
- Undertaking all duties in accordance with company environmental policies and procedures, adhering to environmental management compliance and corporate requirements

**You Will Have**:

- Results-driven to achieve agreed goals and objectives, with an emphasis on continuous improvement and modern process control techniques
- A proven history of developing and coaching diverse work groups, maintaining a positive, productive, co-operative, and supportive working environment, and fostering trust within your team
- Working knowledge of HACCP, GMP, ISO, EEO and ER principles and practices, SAP systems. Knowledge of food manufacturing, automation, controls highly advantageous
- Effective oral and written communication skills with the ability to negotiate with and influence multiple stakeholders across multiple departments and levels of the business
- Ability to plan and coordinate several simultaneous work activities and forward-forecast the removal of barriers and obstacles for your team and your department
- Budget and Financial Management of key manufacturing cost drivers
- Experience in Microsoft Excel or equivalent
- Lean Manufacturing or Lean Six Sigma training and experience preferred

**What we can offer you**:

- Excellent renumeration package
- Health initiatives through our Health and Wellness programs
- Personal and professional growth opportunities through Learning Offerings online

We are a progressive and people-focused business, and believe our diverse workforce is the key to our success. Because we value our employees and their families, we offer an agile and flexible working environment with an emphasis on work life balance and health, as well as plenty of learning opportunities and room to grow your career.

Your positive attitude will be rewarded with excellent long term local and global career opportunities, and ongoing professional development along with a fun and rewarding working environment.

You will be a key part of a dynamic team and a valuable contributor to a global company that is one of the FMCG market leaders. At PepsiCo, we recognise our people as a key part of our business and career progression within the business is encouraged and supported.

We are committed to recruiting, training and retaining high quality people.
- Interested? Know someone who might be? This is a great opportunity to join the PepsiCo ANZ team.**PepsiCo’s hiring process**:

- Interview(s) and skills evaluation
- Online Assessment process
- Reference and background checks

**At PepsiCo, we believe what makes you unique, makes us better. We embrace equal opportunities for all employees. We believe that our people are our best asset and understand the importance of bringing different perspectives, different lenses and different experiences to our workplace. We are committed to building and supporting an inclusive workforce that truly reflects the global communities we operate within. We encourage women, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQI+ and people from culturally and lingu