PepsiCo India: Leadership through Winning with Purpose
PepsiCo entered India in 1989 and has grown to become one of the largest MNC food and beverage businesses in India. PepsiCo India’s diverse portfolio includes iconic brands like Pepsi, Lay’s, Kurkure, Tropicana 100%, Gatorade and Quaker. Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Convenient Foods and Beverages by Winning with Purpose. We believe that continuously improving the products we sell, operating responsibly to protect our planet and empowering people around the world is what enables PepsiCo to run a successful global company that creates long-term value for society and our shareholders.
Model partnership with over 24,000 farmers:
PepsiCo India has pioneered and established a model of partnership with farmers and now works with over 24,000 happy farmers across nine states. More than 45 percent of these are small and marginal farmers with a land holding of one acre or less. PepsiCo provides 360-degree support to the farmer through assured buy back of their produce at pre-agreed prices, quality seeds, extension services, disease control packages, bank loans, weather insurance, and the latest technological practices. The association with PepsiCo India has not only raised the incomes of small and marginal farmers, but also their social standing.
Main Purpose
- Drive Food Safety Agenda in plant & ensuring compliance to FSSAI requirements applicable to industry.
- Ensuring that the product is dispatched as per the quality norms by administering hold & clear process in plant & 3P thereby complying to KC 14.
- Support driving Quality & Food safety systems in plant & NPD and other R&D trials.
Responsibilities
Key Accountabilities:
- Lead internal / external audits (AIB, FSSC, Personal Hygiene, Process audit, Food Safety) at Plant.
- Driving food safety agenda by doing monthly food safety audits & ensuring CAPA closure.
- Ensuring hygiene and sanitation standards are maintained in the plant.
- Conduct quarterly internal Food Safety audits along with QA manager and conduct management review meeting with Food Safety team to strengthen the systems.
- Ensuring compliance to FSSAI licensing, Schedule IV requirements as per PWC checklist
- Maintaining records of customer/consumer complaints. Build awareness around it to all, making action plans & closure of the same.
- Lead IPM and coordinate with pest control operator to ensure pest free plant
- Partner HR in imparting training to plant population on food safety, safety, personal hygiene, product & packaging quality as per training calendar
- Lead identification and execution of CAPEX for Q&FS requirements
- Lead assigned TPM circle & drive agenda as per plan. Participating in TPM activities for increased involvement in the functioning of the plant.
- Conducting regular audits of 3P/CFA to ensure FS and handling process compliances.
- Management Information system – Compilation and tracking of key quality performance indicators on daily, weekly and monthly basis
- Supporting the Quality manager in implementing best quality systems for the plant
- Contributing towards developing a quality focused culture
- Contributing towards effectiveness of Quality team by providing data points.
- Implementing of change initiatives and supporting continuous improvement in department
- Support Agro manager in Potato management process thru daily analysis of potato availability as per specs & potato planning for production and monthly audits of potato 3P to ensure storage & testing as per PepsiCo standards
Coordinate with manufacturing for IPS audits & support for closure of actin points.
Key Skills/Experience Required
- Experience of working in Quality Control/Assurance in food manufacturing units.
- Experience of preparing and implementing HACCP, FSSC, AIB in food processing facility.
- Tech in Food Tech/Engg, Post Graduate in Food tech, MSc Microbiology, B. Tech in Dairy
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