Automation & Controls Lead
PepsiCo
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Organizational Overview:
PepsiCo is home to some of the world’s most iconic brands—Pepsi, Frito‑Lay, Gatorade, Quaker—and powered by one of the most advanced supply chains on the planet. We innovate, we collaborate, and we continuously raise the bar in safety, sustainability, and operational excellence. If you’re energized by solving complex problems and shaping the future of manufacturing, this is where you belong
Position Overview – Automation & Controls Leader
The Automation & Controls Leader is the plant’s go‑to expert for automation, controls, and factory‑floor network systems. This role owns the strategy, reliability, and continuous improvement of all control systems—ensuring they operate safely, efficiently, and in alignment with plant and business goals.
Beyond the home site, this leader may support a regional pod of plants, providing technical guidance, coaching technicians, and influencing automation strategy across multiple facilities. It’s a high‑impact role for a technical leader who thrives at the intersection of engineering, operations, and innovation.
Responsibilities
Automation & Controls Leadership
- Serve as the primary in‑plant authority for automation and control systems
- Ensure peak performance and reliability of PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, drives, and industrial networks
- Align automation strategy with plant goals for safety, quality, productivity, and cost
- Own factory‑floor network design, performance, cybersecurity posture, and obsolescence planning
- Manage hardware/software lifecycle, upgrades, and mitigation plans
- Lead automation projects from concept through commissioning and handoff
- Partner with Engineering, Maintenance, IT/OT, and Operations to ensure seamless execution
- Diagnose and resolve complex automation and controls issues
- Implement solutions that improve reliability, efficiency, and safety
- Maintain automation standards, documentation, and change‑management processes
- Provide technical leadership and troubleshooting support to sister plants within the pod
- Coach and develop automation technicians across sites
- Partner with Technical Services Managers to elevate automation capability and standardization
- The expected compensation range for this position is between $80,200 - $134,250.
- Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
- Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 10% of annual salary paid out annually.
- Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
- In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Automation Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Proven experience leading automation/controls in a manufacturing environment
- Strong expertise in PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, industrial networks, and control system architecture
- Experience managing automation projects end‑to‑end
- Ability to influence across multiple sites and functions
- Knowledge of industrial cybersecurity and OT/IT integration
- Leadership experience with technical teams
- Strong problem‑solving skills in high‑availability environments
- Valid U.S. work authorization
- Experience in food, beverage, or consumer packaged goods manufacturing
Our Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity / Age
If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law & EEO is the Law Supplement documents. View PepsiCo EEO Policy.
Please view our Pay Transparency Statement
About The Company
PepsiCo
PepsiCo is a playground for curious people. We invite thinkers, doers, and changemakers to champion innovation, take calculated risks, and challenge the status quo. From executives to team members on the front lines, we’re excited about the future. We take chances. Together, we dare to make the world a better place. Our associates are the magic ingredient. Each of them plays an integral role in helping create deep connections between people and our products. Think about your last group celebration: Chances are, one of our iconic brands was by your side. At PepsiCo, you’re invited to be a part of a global team of innovators who make, move, and sell these products—which are enjoyed by more than 1 billion people a day. A career at PepsiCo means working in a culture where everyone’s welcome. Here, you can dare to be yourself. No matter who you are or where you’re from, you can influence the people around you and the world at large. By showing up, you’ll have the opportunity to learn, develop and grow your skills for the future. Our supportive teams can fuel your professional goals to make a global impact on people and the planet. Join us. Dare for Better.
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