Shift Technician/Multi Skilled Engineer

PepsiCo; Leicester; On-site; GBP 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food and beverage company is seeking a Multi Skilled Engineer to maintain and operate their automated distribution centre in Leicester. The successful candidate will manage mechanical faults and ensure maximum plant reliability through preventative maintenance. This role offers an annual salary of £54,000, generous benefits, and opportunities for career growth in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Quarterly bonuses

Pension scheme with double contribution

23 holidays plus birthday off

Cycle to work scheme

Digital physiotherapy

Subsidized canteen

Qualifications

• Experience with automated systems and mechanical equipment faults.
• Ability to conduct electrical testing and preventative maintenance.
• Self-motivated and capable of enhancing engineering skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth operation and maintenance of a fully automated distribution centre.
• Respond to and rectify mechanical equipment faults efficiently.
• Participate in health and safety programs to maintain site standards.

Skills

Electrical testing

Preventative maintenance

Fault finding

Problem solving

Experience with automated mechanical equipment

Job description

Overview

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 at the Southern Region Distribution Centre (SRDC), our largest distribution site in the UK. Working closely with manufacturing and supply chain teams, we distribute the majority of our own products. Our distribution centre is a fast-paced and ever-changing environment, capable of going from idea to implementation within days. Be inspired by your team’s drive and feel a sense of connection and camaraderie with colleagues who are proud to work at SRDC.

We offer a competitive salary, quarterly bonus incentives, critical illness cover, discounted gym memberships, comprehensive health and wellbeing support, a generous pension scheme, and more. In 2024, we enhanced our parental leave policy, now paying in full for 26 weeks of maternity leave and 10 weeks of paternity leave for eligible employees. We are also promoting sustainability by offering electric cars through salary sacrifice in partnership with Octopus Energy. Our commitment to wellbeing and career growth has earned us recognition as a Top Employer for 14 consecutive years.

Position Summary:

Working Hours: Continental shift pattern, working 12-hour shifts on a 5/4 rotation between days and nights.

Salary & Benefits:

• Annual Salary: £54,000 (including shift allowance).
• Quarterly Incentive: Earn extra based on your performance!
• Pension Scheme: We double your contribution! You contribute 5%, and we add 10%.
• Holidays: 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: Extended to include partners and immediate family.
• Digital Physiotherapy: Customized program designed by a physiotherapist—no referral needed.
• Cycle to work scheme: Save money and stay fit!
• Electric car scheme: Drive green with our incentives.
• Subsidized 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.

Responsibilities

As a Multi Skilled Engineer, known internally as Shift Technician (ST), your role is to work across a fully automated distribution centre comprising 4 stores, 20 high crane bays, and 3 miles of conveyors over an area of 36,000 sqm. You will ensure the smooth operation and maintenance of the site using your engineering expertise, delivering maximum plant reliability through preventative maintenance and electrical testing, fault finding, and problem solving.

· The successful candidate will work in a fully automated distribution centre with 3 high-bays, low-bay, and a power store, including 20 high bay cranes and over 6 kilometers of conveyors.

· Provide support to logistics operations by promptly responding to and rectifying various mechanical equipment faults.

· Be self-motivated to enhance your skills through exposure to all types of breakdowns.

· Understand the implications of cost, quality, hygiene, and safety.

· Demonstrate experience working with automated mechanical equipment.

· Maintain high electrical/mechanical competence to analyze data and improve performance and efficiency.

· Be aligned with SRDC and finished goods warehouse areas, conducting preventative and reactive maintenance and electrical work.

· Support health and safety programs on-site by actively participating in safety initiatives.

· Promote best practices to improve standards.