Quality Associate Manager

Overview:**Are you looking for a challenging opportunity in an organization with a dynamic, innovative and diverse environment? if so, your future is at PepsiCo.**As a world class company, we seek excellence in everything we do from the launch of a new product to its execution at the point of sale. Therefore, we need talented and innovative people who are passionate about what they do.PepsiCo Mexico currently has a broad portfolio of food and beverage products, such as Sabritas, Gamesa, Quaker, Pepsi, Obela and Sonric’s, leading brands in the snacks, cereals, soft drinks, isotonic and cookies markets respectively.Our vision is to be the global leader in convenient foods and beverages by winning with purpose. "Winning with purpose" reflects our ambition to win sustainably in the market and integrate the purpose in all aspects of the business.Currently we are looking for our next:**Quality and Food Safety Manager, for our Guadalajara Jalisco Facilities**The Quality and Food Safety Manager is accountable for ensuring that the plant follows and adheres to quality protocols and produces the highest quality product. You willbe responsable for leading Quality Technicians and developing a team of Quality Supervisors. Responsibilities include cost efficiency, continuous improvement on processes, service, and safety for an entire business unit across all shifts. The Quality Control Manager works with production, maintenance and warehouse teams across the plant by communicating quality procedures and developing long term sustainable practices to maintain superior quality process.**Responsibilities**:**Major Tasks, Accountabilities and Key Responsibilities**:Deliver effective change leadership while driving business changes and minimizing people impact-Communicate and collaborate cross-functionally to assist team to solve operational issues-Builds people capability through effective employee relations, hiring, training, and communication for front-line hourly and salaried personnel-Motivate team members to achieve plan goals-Identify and lead efforts of product/process quality and cost management opportunities to achieve productivity gains-Lead the plant QM Pillar through the TPM journey-Lead and develop action plans with production, engineering, and division Quality Assurance to improve the product specifications, analytical procedures, and sampling programs and ensure that they are appropriate and meet system capability and key consumer requirements.-Provide forward-thinking insights for future business improvements.-Serve as a key statistical resource. Verify product and process improvements through the implementation and analysis of statistically designed experiments and capability studies.-Lead quality control compliance QAS audit and military audits-Assist in food safety compliance audits such as but not limited to FSSC 22000, AIB and FDA-Lead quality control and food safety compliance audits in the absence of Food Safety Manager-Ensure all sanitation is complete and properly meets quality standards-Design and implement programs to monitor calibration and accuracy of all analytical procedures and equipment in the plant.-Ensure compliance to the OSHA chemical hygiene plan and proper laboratory safety practices by involving all employees in an effective safety program; provide training, periodic review of hazards, and timely correction of hazardous situations.-Lead the interpretation of in-process and analytical data to make quality evaluations, recommend actions for improvements, and assure resolution. Challenge results and drive improvements. Coach others in the interpretation of results.-Lead risk assessment analysis throughout the plant. Manage issues with non-conforming product to assure proper control, minimize loses, and provide analysis to drive the elimination of future occurrences.-Provide training in the area of food science, regulatory requirements, and quality measurement systems to appropriate personnel.-Administer quality control policies and procedures-Regular and predictable attendance at the work site-This role requires regular presence on the plant floor-This role requires lifting up to 40 lbs. occasionally-This role requires occasional work in poor weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, or snow.-This role may operate forklift and manufacturing equipment occasionally-This role may require off-shift and weekend work-This role requires attendance to monthly period end inventory counts and reconciliation-This role may require some travel (less than 5%)Qualifications:**Qualifications/Requirements**:- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. Preferably in engineering, business, operations management, or similar field- Lean Six Sigma Experience preferred, demonstrated by successful completion of a major improvement projects.- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Quality & Supply Chain operations- Minimum of 3 years’ experience lea