Technician – Quality Control - Beverages

PepsiCo Inc.; Johnstown (Cambria County); On-site; USD 39,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-the-Job Training

Health & Lifestyle Benefits

High Energy Workplace

Job summary

PepsiCo is hiring a quality control technician to ensure product and packaging meet specifications. You will perform routine quality tests, pull samples during production, record results, and communicate adjustments to prevent irregularities.

The role requires lifting 20–45 pounds several times per shift, standing for long periods, and using testing instruments. Experience with audit compliance, food safety, and equipment calibration is preferred.

Qualifications

• 18 years or older
• Position requires lifting/carrying cases weighing 20-45 pounds repeatedly over 10-12 hour periods (with or without accommodation)
• Position requires continuous standing and walking, manipulating and handling product samples while sitting (with or without accommodation)
• Experience with audit compliance and food safety, testing instruments and standard operating procedures
• Experience with mechanical systems including but not limited to cooling/ammonia systems and water treatment systems
• Experience with product changeovers and equipment calibration

Responsibilities

• Perform routine quality tests and use testing instruments to verify product and package specifications
• Pull product and packaging samples during production to confirm standards (e.g., quality, labeling, freshness dating, fill levels, and container integrity)
• Record test results and maintain daily quality documentation, communicating needed adjustments to help eliminate irregularities
• Clean and sanitize equipment and work areas during and after shift, following process guidelines and good housekeeping practices
• Expedite quality concerns to management and partner with production and maintenance teams to support efficient, compliant operations

Skills

Quality testing

Documentation

SOP adherence

Equipment calibration

Auditing

Tools

Testing instruments

Cooling/ammonia systems experience

Water treatment systems experience

Job description

Quick Look

• Pay: $28.30 per hour

• Location:Johnstown, PA

• Work Days:5-7

• Start Time: TBD

• End Time: TBD

Sample and verify product quality to keep beloved brands like Pepsi, Gatorade, and Aquafina flowing to communities safely, consistently, and to specification.

What You’ll Do

• Perform routine quality tests and use testing instruments to verify product and package specifications
• Pull product and packaging samples during production to confirm standards (e.g., quality, labeling, freshness dating, fill levels, and container integrity)
• Record test results and maintain daily quality documentation, communicating needed adjustments to help eliminate irregularities
• Clean and sanitize equipment and work areas during and after shift, following process guidelines and good housekeeping practices
• Expedite quality concerns to management and partner with production and maintenance teams to support efficient, compliant operations

Minimum Qualifications

• 18 years or older
• Position requires lifting/carrying cases weighing 20-45 pounds repeatedly over 10-12 hour periods (with or without accommodation)
• Position requires continuous standing and walking, manipulating and handling product samples while sitting (with or without accommodation)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with audit compliance and food safety, testing instruments and standard operating procedures
• Experience with mechanical systems including but not limited to cooling/ammonia systems and water treatment systems
• Experience with product changeovers and equipment calibration

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. Ifyou'dlike more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available [1] EEO is the Law & [2] Viewthe PepsiCo EEO Policy.