Process Improvement Engineer

PepsiCo • Dallas, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

We are PepsiCo Supply Chain, a global team of innovators and history makers operating in 200 countries and territories. We are united by shared values and goals, and our portfolio includes well-known brands like Pepsi, Frito-Lay, Quaker, and Gatorade. We operate with a purpose, dreaming globally and acting locally to innovate for sustainability, our people, communities, and business. We function as a think tank, turning ideas into action to drive efficiencies, improve processes, and achieve the highest level of safety while meeting customer and consumer demands. At PepsiCo, we are committed to performing well individually and as teams to strengthen the company. We are looking for individuals hungry to be part of the world's largest portfolio of billion-dollar food and beverage brands. What makes you unique makes us better.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. Preferably in engineering, business, operations management, or similar field.
• Lean Six Sigma Experience preferred, demonstrated by successful completion of a major improvement project.
• Minimum 5 years of manufacturing experience in a consumer products manufacturing operation preferred.
• Ability to conduct assessments and audits and evaluate to measure progress.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite applications.
• Ability to lead a team-based approach to decision making.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a results-oriented, challenging environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining & improving true efficiency (TE), running efficiency (RE), production system capabilities, and operational stability.
• Focusing on cost efficiency, continuous improvement on processes, service, and safety.
• Developing mastery of assigned processes to deliver improved TE, quality, and yield.
• Responsible for loss analysis & TE improvement plan development, plan execution leadership, and results tracking.
• Facilitating Lean Six Sigma (LSS) project management throughout the plant.
• Responsible for rapid changeover activities including principles, target setting, and leading successful efforts reducing changeover time to achieve challenging objectives.
• Leading the Centerline System management, including its development, maintenance & leading change management initiatives.
• Applying reliability expertise to stabilize and improve the operation, driving variation down and seeking improved TE through capital, procedural, and operational improvements in both planned and unplanned downtime areas.
• Responsible for Manufacturing transformation initiatives that come to the site.
• Leading analytical troubleshooting & problem solving.
• Overseeing analytical troubleshooting & problem solving.
• Developing annual operating plan, yield, waste, and fixed budgets, and coaching and training others on these.
• Developing your team to solve and manage day-to-day operational issues and reach short- and long-term performance goals.
• Communicating and collaborating cross-functionally to assist teams to solve operational issues.
• Understanding the fundamental tools & methodologies of the TPM pillars – FI, AM, PM, EM.
• Understanding the CQV process – Commissioning, Qualification, Verification process.
• Providing weekly, period, and ‘Year to Date’ reliability and variability downtime analysis support to the operation.
• Demonstrating good oral and written communication skills through leading meetings, facilitating meetings and preparing written plant communications.
• Assisting in plant initiatives and direct line supervision as needed.
• Requires regular presence on the plant floor.
• This role may require some travel for trainings (less than 5%).

Benefits

• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 10% 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