Quality and Food Safety Manager at PepsiCo

Job Description
Accountabilities

• Lead Quality and Food safety agenda through effective implementation of PepsiCo standards and guidelines
• Manage Quality and Food Safety inspections and follow-up on all non-conformances noted. Ensure that the Plant meets IPS, AIB and FSSC 22 000 standards
• Develop capability, training and recruitment of QA and Food Safety employees to perform their duties in their defined roles and responsibilities as well as expertise as per regional capability model (SETs agenda)
• Impart necessary trainings on quality and food safety requirements to operations team to perform their duties effectively on lines.
• Overall management of Laboratory operations , including communication to the business regarding in plant quality concerns
• Plan and maintain annual Quality and Food safety and Sanitation budget and CAPEX (Capital expenditure)
• Maintenance and calibration of on-line instrumentation and key analytical instruments in the Laboratory.
• Quality Assurance of all incoming Raw and Packaging materials used by Production.
• Practical creativity to identify trends with the ability to apply new but practical solutions to issues.
• On-line technical support and guidance.
• Influencing others to build rapport with contacts and gain support and commitment for problem solving.
• Team commitment to work with colleagues in all functions to deliver operational excellence.
• Analytical trouble shooting and guidance to production and laboratory personnel to ensure finished product quality
• Ensure and maintain integrity of all Quality data.
• Ensure to have up to date HACCP program in place with real controls on CCPs to avoid any Food Safety risk and update program for all innovations (technology or product) with proper risk assessment
• Compliance of quality aspects for any new or modified material or new equipment installation (raw or packaging) during R&D trial
• Manage the supplier non cofnromance program in order to ensure continuous compliance to specification of all incoming materials
• Ensure sampling and evaluation of in-market product and assess the health of on shelf product with challenges and action plans
• Gauge product health in trade through Frito-Lay challenge quarterly with R&D and ensure execution of action plan for improvement in compliance and competitive leg
• Develop and align customer complaint handling procedure and ensure in time closure and tracking of complaints with feedback. Share the challenge and action plan for improvement come out of market complaints
• Ensure annual IPS training (7-day training) to on-board new technical hires on PC and NPC manufacturing processes takes place
• Manages suppliers on site to perform according to the SLA between Pepsico and supplier.
• Compiling and distribution of Quality Assurance reports and aattend daily, monthly KPI meetings with action plans to improve performance.
• Engaging with R&D and assisting with execution on new product development.

Qualifications/Requirements
Key Skills/ Requirements

• Degree in Food Technology or Quality Management
• Minimum of 5 years experience in a manufacturing environment of which 3 years were in a managerial role
• Computer literate in MS Office and MS Powerpoint
• Understanding of HACCP and FSSC 22 000