Technical Manager: Ot

Overview:
**We are PepsiCo**

PepsiCo is proud to be one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies. Every day, we are dedicated to bringing our mission to create more smiles with every sip and every bite to life. Our products are enjoyed more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. Our portfolio — including Lay’s, Doritos, Gatorade, Pepsi and Quaker — consists of many iconic brands that generate more than US $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales, helping to deliver more than US $70 billion in net revenue in 2020.

Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive. Through PepsiCo Positive, we are charting a new course to drive positive action for the planet and people. PepsiCo Positive is an end-to-end strategic business transformation with sustainability at the centre of how we will create growth and value by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change.

In South Africa (SA), you will find our products across the region at breakfast, lunch or dinner. At the gym or on the field. In the office or on the go. We refresh, restore and rejuvenate our consumers all day, every day with our key brands including Simba, Lay's, Liqui Fruit and Bokomo range of cereals. PepsiCo SA employs more than 13, 000 people across our three business divisions: Bakeries, Grains, Foods, Fruit, Snacks, Juice & Beverages.

**Responsibilities**:
**What we’re looking for**:

- Steward of the Automation and Operational Network in SSA.
- OT network support for all plants
- Lead the overall Automation, Engineering Standards agenda for the all BUs across SSA.
- Support Maintenance, Reliability and Engineering Projects Team in driving Engineering Excellence
- Develop and maintain localized Engineering Standards for SSA in close collaboration with Global and Sector Engineering Teams
- Support the Early Equipment Maintenance Pillar Deployment across SSA Engineering
- Lead the identification, planning and Execution of Automation Innovation initiatives

**Scope Measures**
- Deliver an OT network roadmap for all SSA sites and steward its implementation through Capital Projects Execution and Operational improvements.
- OT maintenance channel through this role since IT will stop supporting the plants in the future
- Accountable for the quality of the Automation, OT and control scopes for Engineering Capital Projects with an annual spend of $100MM.
- The BU has 170+ manufacturing lines across 42+ manufacturing plants
- Maintain Leading Edge Knowledge across key Engineering Disciplines: Automation and Mechanical Engineering
- Manage Technical Relationship with key Original Equipment Manufacturers in SSA and across the Globe
- Identify new Technologies and Supplier with potential partnership opportunities with PepsiCo
- Provide technical stewardship to SSA on Automation, Mechanical Engineering, and OT Technology.
- Lead the Engineering due diligence, the scoping and execution of SSA Automation journey for the next 4-5 year
- In collaboration with Sector and IT teams, Develop the SSA OT Network Roadmap in line with Global Mandate
- Ensure all critical sites are fully compliant with OT cybersecurity mandate and continuously monitor compliance
- Engage with Sector and Plant Engineering by providing technical leadership & Subject Matter Expertise to drive design of Automation Engineering solutions.
- Ownership of Automation, Mechanical Engineering scoping & costing of major Capex proposals
- Ensure that overall SSA Automation strategy is aligned with AMESA Engineering strategy
- Act as SSA Cluster gatekeeper on Automation, Mechanical Engineering and OT network Specifications, Centerlines & Standards and engage with Sector Engineering, taking into account local conditions
- Develop Food technology “Best Practice” engineering solutions.
- For Sector major BU initiatives and in close collaboration with Sector CoEs:

- Lead scoping, detailed design and preparation of RFQ/URS
- Manage tendering of process scope of works via engagement with Global Procurement / BU Procurement
- Execute Pre-Delivery Inspections & Factory Acceptance Tests of Mechanical equipment at vendor
- Conduct Engineering Commissioning before handover to MOS for product signoff.
- Support capability building of Engineering Expertise for SSA BUs through engineering events/training on Automation and OT Network.
- Actively support process Lens4 innovation & productivity projects by collaborating with Sector and Global Engineering New Technologies colleagues
- Closely collaborate with Sector Teams team ensuring that Automation, Mechanical Engineering and OT Network initiatives/centerlines/specs are fully in line with MOS requirements and local SSA conditions/laws
- Engage with SSA and Sector EHS on equipment MESS safety requirements and ensure standards are met on investments.
- Lead local Mechanical vendor relations

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