Production Coordinator

PepsiCo•Wright Township, PA

23h•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 Production Coordinator is a critical plant operations role responsible for ensuring accurate system execution, production reconciliation, workforce administration, and operational continuity across manufacturing. Provide SAP support and assist with staffing and scheduling; oversee administrative and production workflow tasks, including starting and confirming process orders, linking raw material and batches to production orders, and addressing system-generated issues; and perform administrative tasks, including Team Member staffing and scheduling.

Requirements

Preferred two or more years of technical experience in Manufacturing Plant - preferably food and beverage.
Demonstrate understanding of manufacturing processes.
Demonstrated understanding of administrative tasks including raw materials validation, workforce administration and scheduling, production data systems (ZARPACK, SAP, UKG), data entry and validation.
Computer literacy in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point, and a Warehouse Management System.
Must work and participate effectively in a team environment
Must possess strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Timely and effective verbal and written communications.
Highly self-motivated with excellent prioritization and organizational skills
Ability to communicate effectively, internally and externally, to all levels of management.
Overtime required as dictated by business needs

Responsibilities

Provide ongoing SAP support to plant team, Own SAP reconciliation for startup runs and end-of-run transactions, SAP Cost of Goods (CoG) errors and variances
Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant production postings that protect financial integrity and reporting accuracy
Investigate discrepancies, identify root causes, and coordinate corrective actions with operations, supply chain, and finance partners
Perform data entry and system updates as required to support uninterrupted operations
Own and execute ZARPACK push and PTC push activities to ensure accurate production and material consumption reporting
Serve as a key support function during off-shifts, ensuring continuity of production system execution
Own production team member scheduling activities within elevated team member environments
Manage, support, and maintain, Attendance tracking, Payroll inputs and validation, PARs (Personnel Action Requests)
Support staffing coordination to ensure adequate coverage and alignment to production plans
Act as the primary point of accountability for labor administration accuracy and timeliness
Enable elevated team members by removing administrative and system barriers to execution
Partner cross-functionally with Plant Leadership, planning, and maintenance teams to resolve production, system, and labor issues
Identify gaps, risks, or recurring issues and proactively recommend improvements to processes and ways of working