Overview
Why PepsiCo?
PepsiCo UK is home to some of the world's most loved food and drink products. Making everyday favourites like Walkers, Quaker, Doritos, Pipers and Monster Munch, to name a few! Join us at PepsiCo as a Shift Technician/Multi Skilled Engineer based at our Southern Regional Distribution Centre, Leicester.
We have a fantastic reputation for developing and launching products that our consumers love. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers around the world more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories. The company generated $91 billion in net revenue in 2023. In the UK we pride ourselves on being a great place to work and in 2023 have been awarded the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality for the 18th year in a row and Top Employer for the 12th year in a row.
We offer a competitive salary, quarterly bonus incentive, critical illness cover, discounted gym membership, market-leading health and wellbeing support, generous company pension plus so much more. In 2024 we have enhanced our extended parental leave offering, now paying in full for 26 weeks of maternity leave and 10 weeks for paternity leave for those who have the respective length of service. We're also pushing our benefits to be more pep+ by offering electric cars through salary sacrifice with a partnership with Octopus Energy.
Join the world of PepsiCo Supply Chain, the Southern Region Distribution Centre (SRDC) is our largest distribution site in the UK. Working closely with our manufacturing and supply chain teams we distribute the majority of our own products, and this is all made possible by the SRDC. Our Distribution centre is a fast-paced and ever-changing environment, we can go from idea to implementation in a matter of days. You will be inspired by the drive of your team and feel a true sense of connection and camaraderie with your colleagues who are proud to work at SRDC.
Position Summary:
Working Hours:
The working pattern for the role is continental, 12-hour shifts on a 5/4 pattern rotating between days & nights.
Salary & Benefits:
* £52,335.21 per annum (inclusive of shift allowance)
* Competitive Pension Scheme
* 23 days holiday (with the option to buy/sell holiday)
* PPE provided by the business
* Staff discount shop
* Cycle to work scheme
* Subsidised Canteen
* Long Service Rewards
Main Accountability
The Shift Technician role is to work across a fully automated distribution centre consisting of 4 stores, 20 high crane bays & 3 miles of conveyors over an area of 36000 sqm ensuring smooth running and maintenance of the site using your specialist engineering knowledge whilst delivering optimum plant reliability through preventative maintenance and electrical testing, including fault finding and problem solving.
Responsibilities
* The successful candidate will be working in a fully automated distribution centre consisting of 3 high-bays, low-bay and a power store 20 high bay cranes, and over 6 kilometres of conveyors.
* Provide support to the logistics operations teams by timely response and rectification of a wide range of mechanical equipment faults.
* Be self-motivated to improve own skill set through exposure to all types of breakdowns.
* Understand cost, quality, hygiene and safety implications/interfaces.
* Demonstrate previous working with Automated mechanical equipment.
* Demonstrate a high level of electrical/mechanical competence to analyse data to improve performance & efficiency.
* Be aligned to the SRDC and finished goods warehouse areas, carrying out preventative and reactive maintenance and electrical work.
* Support the on-site health and safety programs by actively being involved in site programs.
* Champion best practice to improve standards.
Qualifications
* Electrical experience and qualifications assessed at minimum NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
* Apprentice trained with proven experience.
* Proven practical experience, problem solving, and experience preferably in installation/maintenance and fault finding.
* Able to read electrical drawings.
* Possess City and Guilds 2395 or equivalent with some experience in this area.
* 18th Edition of the wiring regulations.
* PLC programming experience is desirable.
* Logistics experience is desirable.
* Be able to work unaided and independently but in co-operation with peers, and the operations team.
* Be experienced in high volume continuous production environment and capable of fault diagnosis using drawings. Capable of working to heights of 22 metres.
* Demonstrate good communication skills when dealing with peer group and other interested parties (operations team/contractors).
* Have working knowledge of general site health and safety systems e.g. permit to work/safety teams.
* Computer literacy.
Overview
We pride ourselves on our superb workforce. The people in this business genuinely care about doing a great job! We have a common goal - strive to continuously improve our business performance and our own personal development. With the majority of the executive team having been promoted organically, we are continually developing and encouraging our employees to push themselves further and offer them support with their continual learning. Career progression is incredibly important to us and we provide great opportunities to grow a long term career.
We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with the Equality Act 2010, we value diversity at our company; it is an essential part of our success. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, pregnancy or maternity, marital/civil partnerships, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, disability or race including; colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin.
To enable you to be at your best we will ensure you are provided with any physical or non-physical adjustments to support your participation in the job application and interview process. Please speak to the Recruiter directly about any support you need.
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