Night Shift Line Mechanic – Production Equipment Pro

PepsiCo; New Jersey; On-site; USD 62,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

PepsiCo PBNA is seeking a Line Mechanic - Nights to repair and install production equipment, perform preventative maintenance, and diagnose malfunctions on beverage production lines. The role requires reading manuals, using hand tools, and following GMP and safety standards.

The position involves lifting, climbing, and potential weekend/holiday work, with a strong emphasis on self-management and collaboration with contractors. Equal opportunity employer with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 18 years or older
• Pass technical assessment addressing job-critical maintenance knowledge areas
• Experience with mechanical systems (e.g., gear boxes, chains, sprockets, motors, seals, bearings)
• Experience with product manuals (reading and applying knowledge to make repairs)
• Experience with troubleshooting mechanical breakdowns (pinpointing and fixing breakdowns)
• Experience with reading mechanical drawings (e.g., hydraulics, pneumatics)
• Experience with basic electrical systems (e.g., starters, fuses, contacts, relays)
• Experience with compressors/ammonia systems (refrigeration)
• Experience with conveyors and airveyors (air cylinders, diverters, sensors, motor/speed controls)
• Experience with electrical systems (installation, frequency drive, troubleshooting)
• Experience with electronics (e.g., level probes, flow meters, drives/VFDs)
• Experience with gearing and gear boxes (rebuilds, ordering parts, machining parts)
• Experience with hydraulic systems (high pressure cylinders, pumps, valves, troubleshooting)
• Experience with kinematics (line speed/sprocket size ratios)
• Experience with packaging/high speed production (bottling, consumer products)
• Experience with PLC (industrial maintenance, computer control systems)
• Experience with pneumatics (solenoids, cylinders, motor brakes, troubleshooting)
• Experience with pneumatics/air compression (valves, cylinders)
• Experience with preventative maintenance (computerized preventative charts/data)
• Experience with pumps (troubleshooting, replacing seals/motors)
• Experience with schematics (electrical blueprints)
• Experience with SERVO (robotic motors, in-coders)
• Experience with troubleshooting (diagnostics, problem solving)
• Experience working in team based environments

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance on production equipment
• Repair all production equipment as needed
• Perform breakdown analysis
• Perform general housekeeping
• Upgrade production lines with new equipment/technology
• Work with outside contractors working on assigned line
• Change line for package changeovers
• Comply with GMP, safety, and audit standards
• Work independently under limited supervision (self-management)
• Documentation of work schedule and work tasks completed

Skills

Mechanical systems

Troubleshooting

Reading mechanical drawings

Hand tools

Teamwork

Problem solving

Tools

PLC

SERVO

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Gears/gear boxes

Job description

PepsiCo PBNA is seeking a Line Mechanic - Nights to repair and install production equipment, perform preventative maintenance, and diagnose malfunctions on beverage production lines. The role requires reading manuals, using hand tools, and following GMP and safety standards.

The position involves lifting, climbing, and potential weekend/holiday work, with a strong emphasis on self-management and collaboration with contractors. Equal opportunity employer with comprehensive benefits.