MACHINE OPERATOR - AUTOMATION WAREHOUSE - Evenings

PepsiCo; Urbandale (IA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo is seeking a Machine Operator for the Evening shift in our Urbandale, IA facility. The role focuses on operating automated warehouse equipment, moving goods from production to storage, and ensuring quality and safety standards are met throughout the shift from 2pm to 10:30pm, with weekend/holiday potential.

Ideal candidates have experience with high-speed production lines, forklift exposure, and basic maintenance, and are able to work as part of a team while maintaining accurate shift

Qualifications

• 18 years or older.
• Experience with high speed production lines.
• Experience with pallets and forklift operation.
• Experience operating automated machines.
• Experience reading blueprints.
• Experience reading schedules.
• Experience in a warehousing environment.
• Experience with computers.
• Experience with sanitization and GMP in a food plant.
• Experience with minor mechanical repairs.
• Experience with preventative maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Operate and monitor automated warehouse equipment to ensure efficiency.
• Move materials and finished products to facilitate proper flow.
• Ensure package and product quality.
• Perform preventative maintenance.
• Operate all automated warehouse equipment safely and efficiently.
• Maintain clean work area through good housekeeping practices.
• Expedite repairs with maintenance as necessary.
• Keep daily records of downtime and machine operations.
• Work well with others in a team-oriented atmosphere.
• Maintain regular, reliable, predictable attendance.

Skills

High speed production

Forklift operation

Automated warehouse equipment

Reading blueprints

Reading schedules

Warehouse safety

Basic maintenance

Team collaboration

Computer use

Job description

MACHINE OPERATOR - AUTOMATION WAREHOUSE - Evenings

#NC-283301

Shift

Evenings

Hourly Rate or Annual Target Pay

$26.37 / hour

Job Description

*Production shift is 2pm to 10:30pm Tuesday- Saturday.

Interviews will be held in building 3

Position operates one or multiple pieces of automated warehouse equipment. This may include moving finished goods handling from the production line to automatic storage solutions and truck trailers. Removes damaged products or supplies, as needed. Position responsible for finished goods movement in automated warehouse. Maintains required product inspection processes. Performs basic troubleshooting and minor repairs to ensure automated warehouse equipment runs efficiently.

Position requires lifting, carrying, and pushing/pulling cases weighing 20-45 pounds per case repeatedly over a long work period. This position requires walking or standing most of the time during the shift and may include stooping, crawling and crouching over and under conveyors. Position may be required to work weekends and/or holidays.

PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Operate and monitor automated warehouse equipment (e.g., Automated Storage Retrieval System, Laser-Guided Vehicles, etc) to ensure efficiency


• Remove or shift materials and/or finished products to facilitate proper flow


• Ensure package and product quality


• Perform preventative maintenance


• Operate all automated warehouse equipment (including new technologies) efficiently and safely


• Clean equipment and area before, during, and after shift


• Maintain clean work area through good housekeeping practices


• Expedite repairs, working with maintenance as necessary


• Keep daily records of down time and machine operations


• Work well with others in a team-oriented atmosphere


• Regular, reliable, predictable attendance

Job Requirements

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• 18 years or older

HELPFUL EXPERIENCE:

• Experience with high speed production lines (e.g., high output, high performance equipment, fast paced production environment, etc.)


• Experience with pallets (e.g., operating a forklift, stacking/bundling product, etc.)


• Experience operating automated machines (e.g., stacking, bundling, and wrapping product, etc.)


• Experience reading blueprints (e.g., read schematics on a machine, understanding warehouse flow, etc.)


• Experience reading schedules (e.g., products being stored and transported, understanding warehouse requirements, warehouse planning, etc.)


• Working in a warehousing environment (e.g., understanding SKU configuration, understanding the number of cases on pallets and the number of pallets on rows, operating consistently with safety standards, understanding pick aisles and warehouse layout, etc.)


• Working with computers (e.g., operating hand-held remote devices, building and working with spreadsheets and gate logs that show movement of products in and out of a facility, using machine interfaces, etc.)


• Experience with sanitization (e.g., basic procedures/steps, GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES in a food plant, identifying risks)


• Experience with minor mechanical repairs (e.g., using tools, making basic adjustments to equipment, etc.)


• Experience with preventative maintenance (e.g., inspecting and maintaining equipment, detecting and correcting issues before they occur, etc.)

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 race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity