Shift Technician/Multi-Skilled Engineer

PepsiCo Deutschland GmbH; Coventry; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global food and beverage company in Coventry is seeking a Technician to ensure the efficient running and maintenance of manufacturing operations. The ideal candidate will have an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent engineering apprenticeship and experience with SCADA and PLC systems. This role offers a competitive salary of £54,080.37 plus quarterly bonuses and various other benefits including overtime, pension scheme, and extended parental leave.

Benefits

Quarterly bonus incentives

Pension scheme doubling contributions

Discounted gym membership

Extended parental leave

Virtual GP services

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent Engineering apprenticeship with hands-on experience.
• Recognised Electrical/Mechanical academic qualification.
• Advanced Electro-Mechanical aptitude.
• Electrical Testing & Inspecting - City & Guilds 2391 holder preferable.
• IET 18th Edition Wiring Regulations qualification desirable.
• Understanding of SCADA control systems, computer systems, networking.
• Working knowledge of PLC systems - Allen Bradley and/or Siemens beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth running and maintenance of manufacturing assets.
• Conduct quality checks pre and post maintenance activities.
• Provide training and mentorship to maintenance team members.
• Demonstrate adherence to safety standards and procedures.
• Complete running and stopped maintenance activities on time.

Job description

Overview

Please note, the below role is subject to consultation

Why PepsiCo?

PepsiCo UK is home to some of the world's most loved food and drink products. 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 nearly $92 billion in net revenue in 2024, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that in the UK includes Walkers, Doritos, Pepsi MAX, Quaker and Pipers. 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 annual retail sales.

Join the world of PepsiCo Supply Chain, our factory in Coventry is one our biggest snacks manufacturing site in the UK, producing a number of well-known brands including Doritos, SunBites, Squares, French Fries and Wotsits. It is a multi-technology plant with significant automation and is home to around 650 of our team. Our Coventry site 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 Coventry.

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 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.Our commitment to wellbeing and career growth makes us a Top Employer for 14 years running.

Position Summary

Reports to: Maintenance Manager

Direct reports: None

Working Hours: Continental shift pattern (4 on, 4 off) working 12 hour shifts. This will rotate between days (06:30-18:30) and nights (18:30-6:30) each block (average of 42 hours per week).

Salary & Benefits
• Annual Salary: £54,080.37 (including shift allowance).
• Quarterly Incentive:Earn between £1,300 to £3,000 annually, if KPI’s for the site team are met/smashed
• Overtime:Overtime may be available
• Relocation: Relocation package may be available if criteria is met
• Sponsorship:Visa sponsorship may be available if criteria is met
• Pension Scheme: We double your contribution! you put in 5%, we add 10%.
• Holidays: Enjoy 23 days off plus your birthday! Option to buy/sell up to 3 extra days.
• Provided PPE: Uniform and safety shoes provided, cleaned and maintained on-site.
• Staff discounts: Exclusive access to our discount shop.
• Virtual GP: This service has been extended to include partners and immediate family.
• Digital Physiotherapy: Customised programme designed by a physiotherapist - no referral required
• Cycle to work scheme:Save money and stay fit!
• Electric car scheme: Drive green with our electric car incentives.
• Subsidised Canteen: Delicious meals at a fraction of the cost.
• Long Service Rewards:Celebrate your milestones with us.
• Extended parental leave: Extra time for your growing family.
• Free on-site parking: Convenient and cost-free parking at work.

Main Accountability

As a technician you will be a technical expert, utilising you specialist engineering knowledgewithin your field. To be responsible for your respective area, as well as other areas whenever manning and/or skills are required for you to do so. You will ensure the smooth running and maintenance of all manufacturing assets, whilst delivering optimum plant reliability through preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance, root cause analysis and continuous improvement. Providing support to the autonomous maintenance team to help grow and develop our capability.

Responsibilities

The Technician responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Demonstrate completion of all Quality checks pre and post maintenance activities, particular focus when carrying out all intrusive maintenance tasks.
• Comply to all regulatory and mandatory standards and ensuring conformance to local PepsiCo standards.
• Carry out maintenance activities in accordance with detailed safety precautions and procedures, influencing the plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle for improvement of all procedures.
• Provide training, coaching and mentorship to autonomous maintenance team members on equipment knowledge, basic Clean-Inspect-Lubricate activities and fault diagnostics.
• Ownership of their personal skills needs assessment & develop an individual development plan with prioritisation versus requirements. Ensuring that critical skills are maintained.
• Demonstrate the importance of a good level of 5S across plant and within Maintenance areas such as the workshop, inventory and technical library areas.
• Develop lubrication maps, routes, execution, training autonomous maintenance team members, whilst supporting how we can simplify and rationalise our lubricants.
• Complete running/stopped maintenance activities on time and in full,having a proactive mindset towards maintenance execution - maximising wrench time. Proactively feeding back to the maintenance planners and maintenance leadership teams to influence plans/frequencies/allocated time/parts.
• To facilitate and coach root cause analysis sessions, being a proactive team member and providing technical expertise. providing input and engagement, supporting root cause and identification of potential Clean-Inspect-Lubricate, centre lining and planned maintenance improvements.
• Ensuring compliance to the work order management and inventory standards and procedures. Accurate data quality including work order type, maintenance activity type, equipment selection and malfunction data.
• Adherence to maintenance instructions when performing maintenance activity during scheduled intervention. Ensuring that there is a feedback loop to change and amend maintenance instructions as part of PDCA, continuous improvement or outputs from root cause analysis. Ability to develop maintenance instructions with version control and differentiating maintenance activity types.
• Area ownership and technical responsibility, being present on your assigned area, being part of the line team.
• Always being the lead technical representative, providing technical support to all autonomous maintenance team members.
• Being responsible for all planned maintenance tasks assigned within their area/line.
• Maximising wrench time and ensuring productivity of our resource by prioritisation of workload.Can identify opportunity maintenance and apply an if-down-do mindset.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent time served Engineering apprenticeship with proven hands on experience
• Recognised Electrical / Mechanical academic qualification
• Advanced Electro-Mechanical aptitude
• Electrical Testing & Inspecting - City & Guilds 2391 holder would be an advantage
• IET 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671) qualification is desirable
• Understanding of SCADA control systems, computer systems, networking
• Working knowledge of PLC systems - Allen Bradley and/or Siemens an advantage
• Working knowledge of CMMS and SCADA systems and associated applications
• Good manufacturing practices
• Advanced Technical knowledge of Equipment and standards
• Advanced maintenancetechniques
• Advanced Problem solving
• Mechanical comprehension
• Advanced coaching& facilitation
• Communication & listening
• Curiosity & Learning agility
• Ability to influence
• Prioritisation and Decision making
• Numerical & verbal comprehension
• Digital competence

Key Behaviours

• Demonstrated ownership for safety, quality and operational performance
• High level of personal responsibility for results
• Ability to contribute as part of a team
• Can do attitude and respect for people
• Passion to learn, train, challenge and coach
• Demonstrates the right commitment to applying processes
• Role models PepsiCo values