Maintenance Mechanic - Quaker - Foods

PepsiCo Inc.; Bridgeview (IL); On-site; USD 82,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-the-job training

Health benefits

Career growth

Job summary

PepsiCo is hiring a maintenance technician at the Bridgeview, IL facility. The role focuses on repairing, maintaining, and troubleshooting high-speed packaging and conveying equipment to keep production running.

Shifts run Monday through Friday with 11:00 PM start and 7:30 AM end; overtime and 12-hour schedules may apply. Compensation is $39.61 per hour, with comprehensive benefits and opportunities for long-term career growth at PepsiCo.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• General knowledge of PCs, excellent communication, interpersonal, training, teaming, and problem-solving skills.
• Past experience with root cause problem solving and troubleshooting complex machinery.
• Basic math, analytical and technical skills.
• Ability to work any shift, including a 12-hour schedule, weekends and holidays.
• Regular predictive attendance is required.
• Must be able to work over 40 hours a week.
• Must meet physical demands of a manufacturing environment (heat, dust, noise).
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Willing to comply with grooming/sanitation requirements.

Responsibilities

• Repair, maintain, and troubleshoot plant machinery and equipment (high-speed packaging, conveyors, product delivery systems).
• Perform preventative maintenance routines to minimize equipment downtime.
• Repair and replace pumps, valves, and airlines; troubleshoot pneumatic and hydraulic aspects of plant equipment.
• Perform hoisting and rigging of all types of equipment.
• Work with team members to ensure objectives are met; complete required paperwork/logs; maintain qualifications; input data into computers.

Job description

Quick Look

• Pay: $39.61 per hour

• Location: Bridgeview, IL

• Work Days: Monday-Friday

• Start Time: 11:00 PM

• End Time: 7:30 AM

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age or older.
• Must have a general knowledge of PC's, excellent communication, interpersonal, training, teaming, and problem-solving skills
• Past experience with root cause problem solving and troubleshooting complex machinery.
• Must have basic math, analytical and technical skills.
• Must work effectively in a team environment which requires continued development of new skills, continued drive for productivity and process improvements, self-direction and the ability to communicate at all levels
• Must be able to work any shift in any department, including an alternative 12-hour work schedule, weekends, and holidays.
• Regular predictive attendance is required.
• Must be able to work over 40 hours a week.
• Must be able to meet the physical demands of working in a manufacturing environment including, but not limited to, excessive heat, dust, and noise
• Must have the ability to lift moderately heavy weights (up to 50 pounds)
• Must be willing to comply with grooming/sanitation requirements

Keep production equipment running through expert troubleshooting and preventative maintenance, ensuring beloved brands like Quaker Oats and Cap'n Crunch reach stores and communities reliably.

What You’ll Do

• Repair, maintain, and troubleshoot plant machinery and equipment, including high-speed packaging equipment, conveying equipment, and product delivery systems
• Perform preventative maintenance routines to minimize equipment downtime
• Repair and replace pumps, valves, and airlines; troubleshoot pneumatic and hydraulic aspects of plant equipment
• Perform hoisting and rigging of all types of equipment
• Work with other team members to ensure objectives are met (including assisting other areas as needed); complete required paperwork/work logs and data collection; maintain training qualifications and demonstrate required competencies; input data into computers using software

What to Expect

• On-the-Job Training: Learn the role through hands-on and classroom training
• High Energy Workplace: On the go for most of the day in a fast-paced, hands-on environment that involves lifting, bending, and moving product throughout your shift
• Health & Lifestyle Benefits: As a full-time team member, you'll be supported with competitive pay, meaningful benefits, and opportunities to grow a long-term career at PepsiCo.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to 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.

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.

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