PepsiCo

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

• Assist in preparing the media for microbiological analysis and chemicals or solution to be used in laboratory
• Assist in washing and cleaning of equipment and test tubes
• Taking finished recipes out to the archive room
• Record analytical results of batches releaed in analytical lab
• Inspect retention samples and record deviation according to procedure
• General cleaning of incubation room according to master cleaning schedule
• Prepare retention samples for fermentation test and arrange samples in the incubation room
• Perform ad hoc tasks
• Take swabs on equipment and packaging materials
• Sample water for micro-analysis
• Do on-line quality control
• Chemical analysis according to work instructin and sensory evaluation of product conform to specification
• Maintain housekeeping of laboratory
• Verification of laboratory equipment and completion of all records
• Shift handover done daily
• Conduct proficiency testing
• Reaction to bad trends and investigate deviation on spot
• Apply good laboratory practices
• Adhere to legal requirments

Qualifications

• 1 Year experience in FMCG
• Matric
• National diploma/degree in food technology
• Organize own work
• Apply practices, policies, standards, procedures, and methods
• Satisfy ‘customers’
• Maintain manager and peer relationships

“PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act"