R&D Senior Process Engineer - Isando Plant Snacks-ZAF

Location: Isando, Gauteng, South Africa

Overview About PepsiCo PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $79 billion in net revenue in 2021, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated. Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the centre of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com. Responsibilities What we’re looking for: Drive and deliver the DtV agenda with specific focus on Process engineering and process optimization from an R&D perspective. Provide monthly/weekly updates in Project Team meetings, adhering to specific requirements, to facilitate active decision-making. Manage the Sustainability budget and ensure accurate updates on spend and purchase order approvals. Communicate these updates to the Global sustainability budget owner Take ownership of Design to Value and Product sustainability agenda, collaborating with global platform teams, AMESA sustainability owners, marketing, supply chain, commercialization, and business capability teams. Utilize a strong technical background to lead formula design, lab/factory trials, process design, nutritional assessments, shelf-life studies, sensory evaluations, and other technical assessments and validations. Supervise and guide the WIL Student to support innovation development work, including collaboration with the Packaging team on shelf-life validations required. Train and enhance the skills of the WIL student to maintain final product specifications in line with PepsiCo standards, and drive the qualification of new and alternative raw materials in collaboration with GP, BC, and SQA prior to launch/implementation. Manage and lead the Technical stage gate process, ensuring engagement from Marketing, Operations, and R&D cross-functional teams to meet commercialization stage gate approvals on time. Collaborate with the R&D Functional team (Category leads/Life Sciences/#EXP/FSQA/Product and process function teams) and Supply Chain to identify food-safe, consumer-centric, profitable and scientifically sound recipes, and support their implementation. Qualifications What will qualify you for the role: Degree or Diploma in Food Science, Food Technology or Engineering with 5+ years working experience in R&D or related technical functions; good knowledge about R&D vision, methodologies and tools. Good communication skills, technical skills, planning and reporting skills (written and presentation) as well as good negotiation skills. Disciplined filing and record keeping systems (to align and/or improve current document process) Adaptable to change The ability to explain complex technical issues / solutions to non-technical audience Strive for high standards, seeks innovative solutions, drives continuous improvements of products, processes or methods and demonstrates a high degree of intellectual curiosity. Passion for creative and innovation within a commercially driven environment Cultural sensitivity / flexibility in responding to diverse teams and environments. Self-starter and motivator Ability to operate within an uncertain, ambiguous and complex environment / markets “PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act"

Responsibilities

What we’re looking for: Drive and deliver the DtV agenda with specific focus on Process engineering and process optimization from an R&D perspective. Provide monthly/weekly updates in Project Team meetings, adhering to specific requirements, to facilitate active decision-making. Manage the Sustainability budget and ensure accurate updates on spend and purchase order approvals. Communicate these updates to the Global sustainability budget owner Take ownership of Design to Value and Product sustainability agenda, collaborating with global platform teams, AMESA sustainability owners, marketing, supply chain, commercialization, and business capability teams. Utilize a strong technical background to lead formula design, lab/factory trials, process design, nutritional assessments, shelf-life studies, sensory evaluations, and other technical assessments and validations. Supervise and guide the WIL Student to support innovation development work, including collaboration with the Packaging team on shelf-life validations required. Train and enhance the skills of the WIL student to maintain final product specifications in line with PepsiCo standards, and drive the qualification of new and alternative raw materials in collaboration with GP, BC, and SQA prior to launch/implementation. Manage and lead the Technical stage gate process, ensuring engagement from Marketing, Operations, and R&D cross-functional teams to meet commercialization stage gate approvals on time. Collaborate with the R&D Functional team (Category leads/Life Sciences/#EXP/FSQA/Product and process function teams) and Supply Chain to identify food-safe, consumer-centric, profitable and scientifically sound recipes, and support their implementation.

Qualifications

What will qualify you for the role: Degree or Diploma in Food Science, Food Technology or Engineering with 5+ years working experience in R&D or related technical functions; good knowledge about R&D vision, methodologies and tools. Good communication skills, technical skills, planning and reporting skills (written and presentation) as well as good negotiation skills. Disciplined filing and record keeping systems (to align and/or improve current document process) Adaptable to change The ability to explain complex technical issues / solutions to non-technical audience Strive for high standards, seeks innovative solutions, drives continuous improvements of products, processes or methods and demonstrates a high degree of intellectual curiosity. Passion for creative and innovation within a commercially driven environment Cultural sensitivity / flexibility in responding to diverse teams and environments. Self-starter and motivator Ability to operate within an uncertain, ambiguous and complex environment / markets “PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act"