Maintenance Department Manager

PepsiCo•Lynchburg, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are the game changers, innovators, collaborators, who “Dare To Level Up” the Status Quo. We are the ground breakers of the Supply Chain & Logistics space. We spread across 200 countries and territories and are united by a shared set of values and goals. You know our name through our amazing portfolio, including Pepsi, FritoLay, Quaker, and Gatorade. We WIN with a purpose. We dream globally and act locally, constantly innovating to sustain our planet, our people, our communities, and our business practices. Together, we raise the bar in lean manufacturing practices. We put forth new standards and stretch to reach beyond the goals we set. We are a think tank, bringing our ideas into action and are determined to find ways to drive efficiencies, improve processes and achieve the highest level of safety…all while meeting the demands of our customers and consumers to deliver the best products. At PepsiCo, we are committed to performing as individuals and in teams to strengthen the company. Are you hungry to be a part of the world’s largest portfolio of billion-dollar food and beverage brands? Now is the time to explore the opportunities of PepsiCo: What makes you unique makes us better! The Maintenance Department Manager at the Lynchburg Frito-Lay facility is a leader in a Manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for team management, strategic planning, and oversees site wide project engineering and management. As a member of the Operations Staff, you will ensure that resources, administration, and teams are developed and are accountable for achieving long-term and short-term business goals.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree preferably in engineering, business operations management, or similar field
5+ years of prior leadership experience and demonstrated ability to lead and influence
5+ years of experience in a operations maintenance experience preferred
Mechanical experience maintaining equipment
Understanding of PLC programming preferred
Project management skills including business development, compensation, continuous improvement decision making, employee benefits, group leadership, and interpersonal skill leadership
Ability to work in an unstructured environment with the ability to make tradeoff decisions quickly
High drive for results and takes initiative
Ability to give/receive constructive feedback
Ability to lead a team-based approach to decision making
Demonstrated ability to work in a results oriented, challenging environment
Strong leadership with the ability to get results through mentoring skills
Authorized to work in United States
Must pass a drug screen and background investigation

Nice To Haves

Understanding of PLC programming

Responsibilities

Responsible for people and team development, quality performance, cost, service and safety for the Lynchburg Maintenance Department.
Develop and coach Managers, Supply Chain Leaders, and Team Members to solve operational issues.
Ensure that the continuous improvement process is followed and influence change across multiple teams.
Provide technical knowledge in support of capital plan to enable continuous improvement
Responsible for overall ownership of the maintenance department and upkeep and optimization of all maintenance equipment, support functions
Needs to provide support on all shifts
Ensure that employees within the department are developed and accountable for achieving individual, team, and department goals
Deliver effective change leadership - driving business changes while minimizing people impact
Develop team to solve own day-to-day operational issues and reach short & long term performance goals
Communicate cross-functionally to assist team to solve operational issues
Motivate team members to achieve plan goals
Organize and facilitate work team meetings
Works closely with suppliers and internal customers to deliver expected results
Ability to think quickly, creatively and challenge team to do the same
Seeks out and implements best practices
Solve daily operational issues