Plant Manager

Overview The purpose of this role is to develop, lead & manage the Athens Snacks Plant in terms of cost; quality; service; people; transformation, environment & health&safety. Manage the innovation agenda and ensure correct technology; equipment & investments are made to support pipeline. Drive full engagement of front line in the plant & business targets. Build capability within the plant teams & build bench within the management team. Drive Leadership and ownership, engagement & implementation of the manufacturing strategy across all levels within the site. Responsibilities Strategy Development - developing and executing manufacturing strategy for the Plant Leading continuous improvement culture in the site and acting as agent for change Financial control: Define functional goals, priorities workload and ensure delivery of the Plant key initiatives & KPI’s in line with AOP & Strat Plan processes. Manage and control and drive continuous improvements across all Plant Controllable Costs in addition to capitalize expenditure Ensure the appropriate capital investment and resources are deployed for the Plant Compliance - Drive partnership with business through his/her team to achieve business goals for control environment. People Development Coach & Develop direct team; build bench & develop overall capability within the site. Deliver appropriate levels of capability at Front Line incl development plans for manufacturing team members and front line groups to meet changing business needs. OHS - Lead the agenda of Organization Health / Engagement for all employees in conjunctions with HR Business Partner. Particular focus on OHS in Manufacturing team including Frontline unionized population Health & Safety - lead the plant Health & Safety strategy ensuring the health, welfare and safety of all employees on site by building appropriate safety culture with shared responsibility and compliance with Lost Time Injuries and Recordable metrics; Sustainability - work with site EHS lead and Maintenance Manager to manage energy, water usage and waste going to landfill bearing in mind PepsiCo's pep+ agenda. Maintenance - work with site Maintenance Manager to ensure the maintenance and efficiency of all plant equipment by ensuring appropriate financial provision and best practice sharing with other PWF plants. Collaboration with MOS and TQ Sector team to ensure full alignment for all projects in place. Qualifications Business, Engineering or Food Science qualifications Proven experience at required level in leading and managing large teams in a multi-national environment in variety of industries. e.g. FMCG, Devices etc. Min experience in Leadership role – 5 years Demonstrated track record of building organization capability Strong change management orientations and experience of cultural change leadership Substantial budget/AOP management experience Demonstrated capability of managing significant capital expenditure projects Ability to develop a capable and motivated management team to achieve future business objectives Demonstrated track record of pro-actively formulating, presenting & implementing new initiatives on own accord