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Lead - Manufacturing Excellence (Kolkata - Snacks Plant)


Company : Pepsico


Location : Howrah, West Bengal


Created : 2026-02-23


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Overview - Lead Manufacturing Excellence Agenda under TPM umbrella in Plant to deliver Best in Class efficiencies. - Drive TPM culture by making Kolkata Factory as TPM CoE. - Act as facilitator for TPM activities - Drive lean manufacturing concept in factory - Driving e2e productivity targets of factory by partnering with all functions - Managing plant led productivity projects in Power Steering with scheduled frequency - Deliver at least 1 GB projects every year - Mentor KL/GB projects - Design and Lead Quarterly Manf. Excellence Engagement Programs. - Engage with Region LSS and Manf. Excellence Leads and drive horizontal replication of BPTs - Development/consolidations of plant Presentations - Reduction of Scheduled and unscheduled downtimes as per AOP by partnering with respective functions such as ENG, Manufacturing - Unlocking solutions to achieve plant P2P targets Responsibilities OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE: TPM Implementation in the plant - Prepare Master plan for TPM implementation - Develop and standardize the TPM formats for FLI - Plan basic policy & target setting - Organize the Plant Project teams - Attend and coordinate the Steering committee meetings - Work out plan to promote individual pillar - Set targets for individual circle linked to pillar target - Develop the JH circles for plant - Support JH circles to meet the JH Master Plan Establish Loss Monitoring system to set up plant benchmark based on key indices of PQCDSM - Identify Losses based on 16 losses & Prepare PQCDSM targets for Plant - Establish loss data monitoring system in plant - Regular feedback to all pillar on targets vs. actual Facilitate 5S activity in the plant - Implement 5S in Packaging & Process - Implement 5S in Process & Packaging - Regular audit and feedback to all circles - Internalizing the circle culture Develop Training modules and promotion material on - 5S - JH Step 1,2,3 - Why- Why Analysis Shop Floor Engagement: - Training of new joinees - Providing timely feedback to employees on the performance reviews - Counselling of employees - On the job training for enabling multiskilling. Qualifications - Any Engineering Graduate from Tier- A engineering institute with min 8 years experience into processes and leading the people; (Mech., Electrical, Electronics, Industrial, Instrumentation) - Should have TPM experience of Min 5 years with a system process driven organization; only from Manufacturing set-up - Analytical skills - Process orientation - Strong Presentation and communication skills - Strong persuasive and influencing ability; - Strong connect with Shopfloor teams - Any Engineering Graduate from Tier- A engineering institute with min 8 years experience into processes and leading the people; (Mech., Electrical, Electronics, Industrial, Instrumentation) - Should have TPM experience of Min 5 years with a system process driven organization; only from Manufacturing set-up - Analytical skills - Process orientation - Strong Presentation and communication skills - Strong persuasive and influencing ability; - Strong connect with Shopfloor teams OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE: TPM Implementation in the plant - Prepare Master plan for TPM implementation - Develop and standardize the TPM formats for FLI - Plan basic policy & target setting - Organize the Plant Project teams - Attend and coordinate the Steering committee meetings - Work out plan to promote individual pillar - Set targets for individual circle linked to pillar target - Develop the JH circles for plant - Support JH circles to meet the JH Master Plan Establish Loss Monitoring system to set up plant benchmark based on key indices of PQCDSM - Identify Losses based on 16 losses & Prepare PQCDSM targets for Plant - Establish loss data monitoring system in plant - Regular feedback to all pillar on targets vs. actual Facilitate 5S activity in the plant - Implement 5S in Packaging & Process - Implement 5S in Process & Packaging - Regular audit and feedback to all circles - Internalizing the circle culture Develop Training modules and promotion material on - 5S - JH Step 1,2,3 - Why- Why Analysis Shop Floor Engagement: - Training of new joinees - Providing timely feedback to employees on the performance reviews - Counselling of employees - On the job training for enabling multiskilling.