Overview

CAREERS TO SMILE ABOUT

At PepsiCo, you’ll discover a place where our mission is to create smiles around the world. With a portfolio of more than 500 beloved brands including, Gatorade, Lay’s and Quaker, our work touches millions of people every day.

At the heart of the company is a team of thinkers, creators, and problem-solvers who collaborate to innovate and turn ideas into action. Driven by innovation and a focus on creating joyful moments through food and drinks, our decisions are guided by consumer centricity, creating opportunities for our associates to do meaningful work and make a lasting impact in the communities we serve.

Whatever your role, you’ll be part of a global community that values your ideas and empowers you to make an impact, on your career and on the world around you.

Responsibilities

The Opportunity

Regional Lead Packaging Engineer Main Purpose:

- Providesupport to guarantee Strategic Productivity Plan targets both related to Packaging “Do Better” Process Productivity as well as True Efficiency plan for LATAM.
- Support TE improvement with follow up of focused actions to assure completion of identified plans according to multiple initiatives like deep dives, waste events and TE check points.
- Support platform (Packaging) on technical expertise and network – “Translation” of global standards into standard procedures for plants – act as a point of support for operations in all matters related to packaging process.
- Implement programs to deliver technical and process capabilities to field operations (e.g., Operator Training and SET trainings, Line Audits – through structured and standardized approaches like PBT and formal technical guidance).
- Incentives, coordinate,



and implement new best practices and Breakthrough Innovation for field operations.
- Support performance plans for the region against KPI opportunities (weigh efficiency, Line efficiency, Film Efficiency, Overpack and finished product waste) reflecting on world class deliverables for cost, quality, safety and people capability areas.

Your Impact

Accountabilities

- Deployment of programs to deliver technical and operational capabilities to packaging field teams of LATAM North (Process Capability, Technical Competence and Best Practice Roll Out).Making decisions (MD)-Execute actions (EA)
- Deploy tactical plans to improve performance in Cost and Quality within Field Operations in Latam North, for packaging platform Execute actions (EA)-Provide assessment (PA)
- Support the Productivity regional leader on Starworld program agenda and deliverables (Cross packaging IPS Audits, Regional PBT training leadership, folowup on actions coming from multiple process improvements sources). (MD)-(EA)
- Lead the IPS ( Improved Performance and Specifications) audit process for all sites for packaging platform by:

- Defining and aligning the audit agenda with the Latam Operations Plant Managers & Directors.




- Providing regular technicals updates on the General audit Framework based PepsiCo´s internal guidance to ensure technical alignment of production lines to meet global standards.
- Leading the interaction (and define accountabitlites) with Quality, HSE, Manteinance & Productivity Operations leaders.
- Defining and ensuring compliance on the resulting action plan (coming from audit results) to improve lines conditions enabling – and consequently improving - performance.
- Identifying efficiencies / costs by analyzing gaps vs global IPS standards and regional best in class benchmark.
- Providing visibility to Sr. Leadership (VPs, Directors, Excomms) through technical audit reports.

- Define and lead the annual technical capability program “Performance Based Training (PBT)” for Packaging across Latam by:

- Leading the Train the Trainers “Performance Based Training (PBT)” Program acting as the single point person for Latam.
- Delivering the annual mandatory training certification that impact on the SETS roles (Site Expert and Trainer) for all sites across Latam.
- Ensuring Capability Program Internal replication at site level which implies Certified Trainers delivering trainings to Line Operators, Quality Facilitators, Maintenance Technicians, Production Supervisors.
- Managing Global PBT Manuals including the development of regional / local specific addemdums. Translation and interpretation of technical content and global guidances.

- Lead Finished Waste events (line waste reduction tool) as technical expert for Packging platform to drive improvement plans optimizing both Waste and True Efficiency across LATAM North:
- Coordinate prework process to assure proper opportunity prioritization aligning scope for

📌 Regional Lead Packaging Engineer (Funza)
🏢 Pepsico
📍 Funza