Production Front Line Manager

Work for a global company with some of the world’s most trusted and iconic brands.

Be part of an exciting business where employees are recognised and career growth is nurtured.

PepsiCo Australia & New Zealand is home to some of the world’s most trusted brands such as Smith's Chips, Red Rock Deli, Sakata Rice Crackers, Pepsi Max, Gatorade, and Quaker Oats! We are a progressive and people-focused business, and believe our diverse workforce is the key to our success. Because we value our employees and their families, we offer an agile and flexible working environment with an emphasis on work life balance and health, as well as plenty of learning opportunities and room to grow your career.

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our Quakers Oats Team as Production Frontline Manager. The successful candidate will be able to Supervise staff; organizing and monitoring work flow.

About the Role

• Communicates job expectations, monitors job results, and coaches employees to accomplish manufacturing staff results.
• Maintains staff by recruiting, training, and providing personal growth opportunities.
• Monitors work flow, implements cost reductions, and fosters cooperation within and between departments.
• Completes production plan, establishes priorities, and resolves problems to ensure work results are accomplished.
• Establishes and enforces organization standards to maintain quality service.
• Provides manufacturing information, analyzes data, and initiates change to improve systems and procedures.

About you

• Supervision
• Coaching
• Managing Processes
• Process Improvement
• Tracking Budget Expenses
• Production Planning
• Controls and Instrumentation
• Dealing with Complexity 

For you:

• We offer a competitive benefits package
• Access generous leave options (e.g. wellness, birthday, volunteer, purchase additional leave/cash out leave)
• We understand that bringing the best version of yourself to work means looking after yourself holistically. Our Health & Wellness programs support you with all dimensions of wellness
• Access learning programs for your professional development, as well as our global offerings and online courses.

About us:

We are a progressive and people-focused business and believe our diverse workforce is the key to our success. Because we value our employees and their families, we offer an agile and flexible working environment with an emphasis on work life balance and health, as well as plenty of learning opportunities and room to grow your career.

• Recognised as a Top Employer in both Australia and New Zealand in 2021 and 2022, one of only 16 organisations globally to earn this certification.
• Recognised as an WGEA Employer of Choice for gender equality for the past 12 years and is one of the leading organisations in this space.
• Gender Tick (NZ)
• Family Friendly Certification (AU)

Pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) is the future of our organization – a strategic end-to-end transformation, with sustainability at the centre of how we will create growth and value by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for the planet and people. It is our roadmap for becoming the global leader in convenient foods and beverages and a leading actor in the transformation of the global food system.

With a large portfolio of food and beverage brands, PepsiCo Australia & New Zealand employs more than 1,600 people across ANZ at Smiths Snack Food Company, Bluebird Foods NZ and PepsiCo Beverages. With global brands like Quaker Oats, Doritos, Gatorade, and Pepsi Max, we also make some home-grown favourites such as Smith’s Chips, Red Rock Deli, Twisties, and our Bluebird NZ snack brands.