Process and Plant Engineer

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Job Description

Auto req ID: 185757BR

Job Description

We are currently looking for a Maintenance Process Engineer to join our team based in LittleIsland on a two year contract.
We are the concentrate team in PepsiCo (PGCS) working across the Beverage, Nutrition and Snacks categories to deliver concentrate for many of PepsiCo’s mega brands including Gatorade, 7Up and Pepsi. We are at the heart of PepsiCo products, sourcing ingredients to manufacture more than 1,200 recipes for our brands. We are a global organisation, situated in 17 locations across 11 countries offering careers in various functions from Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, Finance, R&D, HR and IT. We want team members who can collaborate in our fast paced global organisation and are passionate about creating and delivering much-loved household brands to markets across the world.

The Technical Function is our team of enabling experts offering knowledge and partnership to functions on specialist subjects including engineering, quality and productivity. They ensure operations and food safety excellence for our team. Could you bring a new dimension to our technical expertise? If so we could take your talents to a whole new level.

The Maintenance Process Engineer will be responsible for driving continuous improvement and process optimisation, continuously seeking ways to improve efficiency of the process and utilities. The role will require a proactive approach providing technical knowledge to the various manufacturing functions including operations, maintenance, quality and health & safety on a daily basis
The key accountabilities for this position include but are not limited to the following:
Process Engineering

·  Responsibility for driving continuous improvement and process optimisation, instigating changes to improve work environment and systems, continuously seeking ways to improve efficiency:
·  Advocate and influence process and engineering improvements, passionately driving process excellence and continually striving for ‘breakthrough improvement’ in all projects.
·  Lead and Assist with identification of engineering and site-wide improvement initiatives and innovative solutions to manufacturing, quality H&S challenges.
·  Maintain close collaboration with Manufacturing when identifying and implementing improvement opportunities, provide prompt resolution to on-going efficiency detractors
·  Develop the role into a SME for a process to lead process improvements in a specific area and become the representative for the area
·  Implement sustainability-related projects driving resource conservation at Cork plants across water energy and waste as required
·  Participate and contribute to the local plant strategic and capital planning process:
·  Project identification with subsequent scope and business case preparation
·  Practical Experience in process engineering/ industrial engineering in a manufacturing environment is desirable
·  Ownership of key H&S or Technical programs, taking the program from a concept to a strategy, execute and then control the program`
·  Support the maintenance departments in both Concentrate site and the FFP, in Six Sigma approach to problem solving
·  Assist and lead teams investigating Quality related issues, such as customer complaints and process related issues
·  Day to day tasks include determining standards and policies for new equipment, modification, quality control, testing, inspection and maintenance, inspecting plant and machinery to ensure optimum performance.
·  Monitor all capital improvement projects and organize various performance appraisals
·  A requirement of the role is that you must adhere to all Pepsi Health & Safety Requirements.

Qualifications/Requirements

Essential Criteria

·  3rd level qualification with an Engineering focus/accreditation in any of the following areas: Chemical/Process, Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Production etc. and/or equivalent substantial experience working in this capacity.
·  Significant engineering/ technical experience in a manufacturing environment or equivalent
·  Knowledge and practical experience in using world class manufacturing, lean manufacturing, continuous improvement and variation reduction techniques e.g. Six Sigma, DMAIC and FMEA tools.
·  Demonstrable experience or understanding of capital projects
·  Good understanding and experience of current manufacturing technologies and methodologies used in manufacturing:
·  PLC & SCADA control system
·  Efficiency measures
·  Machine reliability tools
·  Basic engineering computer skills required (MS Office/ Excel/ Powerpoint/ Autocad/ MS Project) Other Skills

·  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively interact with and influence employees at all levels of the organisation. Proven ability to learn quickly on the job and ability to transfer learnings to other team members through coaching and mentoring
·  Experience of managing suppliers to achieve on-time and on-cost performance
·  Demonstrate project leadership, interpersonal skills and effective communication.
·  Ability to analyse & process high volumes of information, manage multiple priorities in a timely manner, with precise attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy
·  Observe HSE regulations, encourages safe working practices and assist in compliance reviews, general risk assessments and other safety assessments to support Health, Safety and Environmental management.
PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $64 billion in net revenue in 2018, driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.

Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Convenient Foods and Beverages by Winning with Purpose. “Winning with Purpose” reflects our ambition to win sustainably in the marketplace and embed purpose into all aspects of the business. For more information, visitwww.pepsico.com

“For the purposes of external advertising we have called this role a Maintenance Process Engineer However please note that the internal job title the successful candidate will have will beMaintenance Senior Engineer

Relocation Eligible: Not Eligible for Relocation
Job Type: Regular