Line Maintenance Manager

PepsiCo · Coventry

Overview

At PepsiCo UK, we’re proud to make some of the nation’s favourite snacks and drinks—like Walkers, Quaker, Doritos, Pipers, and Monster Munch. With sites across the UK, including our Quaker mill in Cupar and Doritos factory in Coventry, we’re also home to one of the world’s largest crisp factories in Leicester.

About the Role

We are currently recruiting for a Line Maintenance Manager to drive operational excellence, equipment reliability, and team performance at our Coventry site.

This is a days-based role (Monday–Friday), with responsibility for leading and influencing shift-based engineering teams, ensuring delivery against the site’s key KPIs including OEE, downtime reduction, cost, and capability development.

This role is critical to embedding a culture of ownership, accountability, and results-driven performance, aligned to the Coventry Engineering Roadmap 2026 and PepsiCo’s engineering standards.

Role Purpose

The Line Maintenance Manager is accountable for the technical performance and reliability of assigned production lines and areas.

They will:

Drive area ownership within engineering
Lead execution of maintenance strategy and loss elimination
Develop team capability
Ensure delivery of measurable results against site KPIs

This is a performance leadership role requiring strong direction, timely decision-making, problem resolution, and accountability across the line team.

Responsibilities

1. Line Ownership & Results Delivery

Take full ownership of line engineering performance, including:
- OEE
- Downtime
- Waste
- Maintenance cost
Drive delivery of site KPIs through the engineering team
Hold the line team accountable for standards and performance

2. Leadership & Team Performance

Provide strong, visible leadership to shift technicians
Set clear expectations and drive accountability for results
Coach and develop technicians to improve fault finding, problem solving and equipment ownership
Build a culture of proactive rather than reactive engineering.

3. Maintenance Strategy & Execution

Own and deliver maintenance planning and scheduling, as well as breakdown elimination activities.
Ensure all work is planned and prioritised, executed efficiently and effectively
Drive increase in planned vs reactive maintenance
Ensure SAP work orders are reviewed and progressed in line with agreed maintenance processes.

4. Loss Elimination & Continuous Improvement

Lead identification and elimination of:
- Chronic losses
- Repeat failures
Use data and line performance to build focused improvement plans
Champion and lead Continuous Improvement (CI) activities aligned to site priorities
Drive root cause problem solving (RCA) with the team

5. Capability & Systems Development

Coach teams in Progressive and Autonomous Maintenance
Ensure effective implementation of Integrated Work Systems (IWS) standards
Identify skill gaps and actively develop team capability
Ensure knowledge transfer and technical standards are embedded

6. Work Management & Standards

Ensure all maintenance tasks are: clearly defined, standardised, cost-effective
Lead equipment modifications and ensure compliance with change management processes
Maintain high standards in: work execution, documentation, equipment care

Accountabilities (Measured Through KPIs)

Reduction in breakdowns and repeat failures
Improved OEE and equipment reliability
Increased planned maintenance vs reactive maintenance
Maintenance cost control
Improved technician capability and engagement
Sustainable elimination of key line losses

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For

Proven experience in an FMCG or manufacturing environment
Engineering experience, ideally with a time-served engineering background and NVQ Level 3 / HNC / HND qualification.
Strong leadership capability with 3+ years’ experience leading engineering teams.
Demonstrated ability to deliver results against KPIs
Confident in holding teams accountable and setting clear standards
Strong coaching and people development skills
Ability to influence across engineering teams, operations / line leads, support functions
Experience with Integrated Work Systems (IWS), Progressive Maintenance, and Autonomous Maintenance systems.
Strong problem-solving and loss elimination mindset
Flexible, hands-on approach with the ability to support delivery of line performance improvements.
Experience owning equipment or a production line is highly desirable
WPI Level 4 (desirable)

Key Behaviours for Success

Strong ownership mindset with accountability for results
Proactive and driven – acts before issues escalate
Resilient and focused on delivery
Data-driven decision making
Strong collaboration with operations
High standards and attention to detail

Why Join Us?

We offer a competitive salary, and a wide range of benefits—from critical illness cover and discounted gym memberships to enhanced parental leave and electric car schemes. Our commitment to wellbeing and career growth makes us a Top Employer for 14 years running.

Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity employer, committed to the Equality Act 2010. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and will provide any necessary adjustments to support you through the recruitment process.