Quality & Food Safety Coordinator (Days Based) - 12

Overview: PepsiCo UK is home to some of the world's most loved food and drink products. Making every day favourites like Walkers, Quaker, Doritos, Pipers and Monster Munch, to name a few We have a fantastic reputation for developing and launching products that our consumers love. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers around the world more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories. The company generated $70 billion in net revenue in 2020.We pride ourselves on being a great place to work and have recently been voted a Top Employer for the 11th year in a row. **Responsibilities**: - Responsible for coordinating the quality & food safety agenda across all the areas of the scorecard. - Ensures timely execution and resolution of holds and near miss follow up - including administration, rework and investigation. - Core governance on general standards such as BRC/AIB to ensure brand equity with focus on the internal audit programme. - Provide expertise to drive improved accountability/closure on audit actions on (AIB/BRC). - Lead food safety holds, investigations, risk assessments, root cause and closure. - Support for SOMs/Line leads & OTL’s to chase down actions for Quality holds, ensuring completion within timescales. - Support for QCDM Daily meetings, data capture, closure on actions. - Identify & completion of Quality/food safety training, to ensure audit compliance/ correct skill set for each shift. - On-going coaching. - Completion of daily / weekly / monthly equipment calibration and performance checks. - Support shift team with problem solving and decision making through leading problem solving groups, A3 problem solving tools, kaizen events. - Use the DMAIC process to improve Quality metrics. - Training and coaching of front line staff: - In new and existing FS, quality and regulatory systems (validation and refresher training). - Understanding of QMS, BRC, QCDM and the implementation thereof. - The Holds process including investigations, RCA and closure. - Understand behaviours and support behavioural change at point of value via coaching GEMBAs. - Ensure the factory is functioning appropriately and delivering excellent customer service to shift by: - Providing support and guidance for hold procedure. - Provide support and guidance for quality & FS issues. - Support site must win battles by leading work streams related to Quality metrics such as CPM and right first time. - KPIs to be delivered across site: - Weak link, CPM, FIC, RFT, CONQ, BRC and AIB. **Tasks**: - Hold Management (Mon-Fri): including rework, RCA and data analysis. - Internal Audits. - Daily Factory Standards (Mon-Fri). - Daily Lab tasks (Calibrations, performance checks etc). - RMID raising and close out. - RPRP paperwork management (short term). - Training Requirements for Front Line. Qualifications: - Post-A-Level qualification (BSc; Btech or Food Tech) or > 3 years’ experience working in a WSF quality role. - Previous audit experience either as an auditor or as an auditee specifically in a quality environment. - Experience of implementation and maintenance of QMS. - Knowledge of quality systems & processes (e.g SPC, weight control & auditing). - Experience in training including delivering and facilitating training packages. - Experience with LEAN management process. - Experience in a manufacturing environment. - Background in Food Quality & Food Safety Standards. - Qualification in Food Quality/Hygiene. - Ideally HACCP L3 or similar auditing skills. - 3rd party contractor management experience/Sanitation. - Excellent IT skills. - Leadership skills. - Experience of delivering coaching/training. - Strong Team worker and contributor. - Flexible, ‘can do,’ attitude to role and duties. - Results driven and understands the link between action/results, inputs/outputs. - Ability to influence others. - Able to prioritise workloads.