Maintenance & Execution Lead

PepsiCo • Howell, MI

2d • Onsite

About The Position

At PepsiCo, our mission is to create smiles around the world. With a portfolio of more than 500 beloved brands—including Gatorade, Lay’s, and Quaker—we reach millions of consumers every day. Our teams are thinkers, creators, and problem solvers who turn ideas into action. Guided by innovation and consumer centricity, we create joyful moments through food and beverages while empowering associates to do meaningful work and make a lasting impact in the communities we serve. Wherever you sit in the organization, you’ll be part of a global community that values your ideas and gives you the opportunity to shape your career and the world around you.
The Reliability Execution Lead ensures the consistent, reliable, and efficient operation of all manufacturing lines. This role oversees preventive and predictive maintenance programs, drives equipment uptime, and supports the planning and execution of maintenance days, overhauls, and rebuilds. In addition, the role contributes to cost efficiency, continuous improvement, service, and safety across the entire site. This position will manage a team of facility-based team members and plays a critical role in building technical capability, strengthening equipment reliability, and supporting operational performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred (engineering or maintenance discipline)
• 5+ years of operations or maintenance experience
• Mechanical equipment maintenance experience required
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Demonstrated success in a results oriented, fast paced environment
• Must have indefinite right to work in the United States
• Availability to work weekends and a flexible schedule
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to drive change
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to give and receive constructive feedback
• Effective coaching, facilitation, presentation, and team building skills
• Ability to lead a team-based approach to decision making

Nice To Haves

• Lean Six Sigma experience preferred, demonstrated through completion of a major improvement project
• 2+ years of supervisory experience preferred
• Understanding of PLC programming preferred

Responsibilities

• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with lockout/tagout procedures, regulatory requirements, and site safety standards
• Elevate and address safety risks promptly and consistently
• Own the full equipment lifecycle, including preventive and predictive maintenance, down day planning, overhauls, and rebuild execution
• Use diagnostic tools (vibration analysis, oil analysis, etc.) to identify issues and prevent failures
• Lead and coach teams in root cause analysis to eliminate repeat failures
• Implement reliability strategies that improve equipment performance and extend asset life
• Ensure production equipment is operated correctly and consistently; provide coaching to manufacturing team members as needed
• Support the Plant Line Pair structure and promote team and line ownership
• Coordinate with Maintenance Technicians and line leads to drive operational improvements
• Gather feedback from Maintenance Team Leaders to optimize asset management and reliability plans
• Build maintenance and technician capability through training, coaching, and development
• Coordinate reliability activities with maintenance teams to ensure timely execution
• Utilize 5S and visual factory concepts to improve asset utilization and plant performance
• Develop the maintenance team to address daily operational issues and achieve short- and long-term goals
• Lead change effectively while minimizing impact to people and operations
• Collaborate cross functionally to resolve operational issues and support plant performance
• Motivate team members to achieve plan goals
• Regular presence on the plant floor
• Ability to lift up to 40 lbs occasionally
• May operate forklifts or manufacturing equipment as needed
• Occasional work in varying weather conditions (heat, cold, rain, snow)

Benefits

• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 8% of annual salary paid out 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 (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees