Jr. Machine Operator📣 Job Ad

About the Jr. Machine Operator Role

PepsiCo is seeking a motivated Jr. Machine Operator to join our team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. At PepsiCo, our products are enjoyed by consumers over a billion times a day across more than 200 countries and territories. We generated over $79 billion in net revenue in 2021, driven by a diverse portfolio of iconic beverage and convenient food brands. Our vision is to be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+), a strategic transformation focused on sustainability and human capital. We foster a dynamic, collaborative, and inclusive environment where employees are encouraged to embrace new ideas and be themselves. This role is crucial in maintaining operational excellence, ensuring product quality, and upholding safety standards within the manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate, control, and maintain processing equipment to convert raw materials into final products in accordance with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Make decisions to optimize the utilization of resources for maximum output and yield conversion.
• Perform and report hourly process control checks to ensure adherence to specifications.
• Conduct quality wall meetings at required intervals to discuss and address quality parameters.
• Ensure raw materials are readily available at the production line.
• Maintain equipment in a hygienic condition at all times.
• Ensure all equipment within assigned work stations is in good working condition.
• Achieve the required line efficiency and material efficiency targets set by the business.
• Collect and report material wastages, summarize daily material usage, and calculate material efficiency.
• Highlight day-to-day issues and concerns to direct managers promptly.
• Inform the Engineering department for equipment maintenance or repair through the designated system (MP2).
• Manage process workers assigned to the line, including break times and cleaning during changeovers.
• Maintain the assigned line or work station in good condition through proper running patrols and checklist adherence.
• Report all health hazards within the workplace to the immediate direct manager.
• Ensure that quality products are being produced consistently.
• Communicate daily issues and activities to other shifts to ensure seamless operations.
• Emphasize teamwork and cooperation among team members.
• Support Internal Process System (IPS) audits and Food Safety audits.
• Ensure effective utilization of energy resources such as water, gas, and electricity.
• Implement, sustain, and participate in the continual improvement of the Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Management System within the area of responsibility, ensuring proper controls for all hazards and risks and achieving EHS targets.
• Gather hourly data of process control checks.
• Alert on food safety hazards and highlight issues to direct managers immediately.
• Summarize daily material usage and calculate basic material, seasoning efficiency, and oil efficiency in daily summary reports.
• Monitor and minimize energy usage, including water, electricity, and gas.
• Manage process workers working on assigned stations and maintain good manufacturing practices at all times.
• Repair and maintain necessary processing equipment to maintain line efficiency.
• Have the authority to stop the production process in consultation with the Laboratory Technician if production is out of specification.

Qualifications and Experience

A minimum of two years of working experience in a manufacturing processing environment is required. This requirement may be waived in lieu of a tertiary background. Candidates must be at least an Industrial Training Institute (ITI) graduate.

Required Skills and Competencies

• Process Control
• Quality Control
• Equipment Maintenance
• Hygiene and Housekeeping
• Food Safety
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Continuous Improvement
• Results Focus
• Technical Knowledge
• Basic communication skills.
• Good working attitude.
• Ability to handle and operate process equipment independently.

Work Location and Type

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.