Line Pair Lead - 1st Shift
About The Position
The Line Pair Lead is a critical manufacturing leadership role with full ownership of can line production. The role owns end-to-end performance across a 24-hour operation, sets direction for all shifts, and ensures consistent execution across safety, quality, productivity, and cost. The Line Pair Lead leads, influences, and coordinates across functions to deliver sustainable results while building and developing team members to achieve overall line performance targets. This is an onsite first-shift schedule from Wednesday through Saturday, 5:00 AM to 5:00 PM, consisting of four 12-hour shifts. The role sets daily operating priorities across all shifts, oversees staffing and skill coverage, leads shift handoffs and performance reviews, and partners with Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and other teams on improvement strategies. PepsiCo provides a performance-based bonus with an eligibility target payout of 8% of annual salary, paid annually. Paid time off is subject to eligibility and includes paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement time. A comprehensive benefits package is available subject to elections and eligibility.
Requirements
- Minimum of 3 years of manufacturing experience, preferably in the Food & Beverage or Consumer Products industries.
- Experience managing projects, meeting deadlines, and achieving operational targets.
- Demonstrated ability to identify problems, implement solutions, and improve processes.
- Experience leading or mentoring teams to achieve performance goals.
- Ability to make decisions and deliver measurable results in a fast-paced environment.
- Must have indefinite authorization to work in the United States.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree preferred in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or a related field.
- Lean Six Sigma experience preferred, with at least one successfully completed improvement project.
Responsibilities
- Own overall performance for can line manufacturing lines across a 24-hour operating window.
- Maintain accountability for Safety, Quality, Productivity, TE, Cost, and Service KPIs.
- Set the daily agenda and operating priorities for the lines across all shifts.
- Lead, coach, and develop team members across all shifts in safety leadership, quality standards and ownership, line technical skills, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.
- Ensure appropriate staffing, skill coverage, and succession planning for all shifts.
- Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and engagement.
- Lead Line Triad meetings, shift handoffs, and daily performance reviews.
- Ensure clear communication, alignment, and execution across all shifts.
- Drive consistent standards and expectations across the 24-hour operation.
- Partner with Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and other functional teams to develop and execute line performance improvement strategies and lead continuous improvement.
- Champion a people-first safety culture, ensuring compliance and proactive risk reduction.
- Ensure product quality standards are met or exceeded on every shift.
- Actively coach teams to own safety and quality outcomes.
Benefits
- Performance-based bonus; eligibility target payout is 8% of annual salary, paid annually.
- Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
- Medical, dental, vision, disability, health and dependent care reimbursement accounts, Employee Assistance Program, accident insurance, group legal insurance, life insurance, and a defined contribution retirement plan, subject to elections and eligibility.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
