The shift Technician is responsible for ensuring the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of a wide range of Material Handling Equipment (MHE) within a fully automated distribution environment. Operating across high‑bay, low‑bay, and power‑store areas, this role supports both preventative and reactive maintenance activities to maximize uptime and operational performance.
Working Hours
Continental shift pattern (5-4)
42 hours/week on average, including weekends, bank holidays, and night shifts.
12-hour shifts: This will rotate between days (06:00-18:00) and nights (18:00-6:00).
Includes weekends, bank holidays, and night shifts.
Salary: £57,490.99
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Diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair a wide range of MHE faults, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
Carry out preventative and reactive maintenance aligned to the SRDC and FGW areas.
Demonstrate a high level of electrical and mechanical competence in assessing equipment performance and using data to drive efficiency improvements
Work effectively with automated MHE systems, including high‑bay cranes, conveyors, and automated storage.
Apprentice trained with proven experience, Minimum City and guilds/EAL NVQ level 3.
Proven practical experience, preferably in installation/maintenance and Fault finding work.
Possess C&G 2395 or equivalent with some experience in this area.
Possess some PLC programming/fault finding experience.
Be able to work unaided and independently but in co-operation with peers, and the operations team.
Be experienced in high volume continuous production environment and capable of fault diagnosis using drawings.
At PepsiCo UK, we're proud to make some of the nation's favourite snacks and drinks-like Walkers, Quaker, Doritos, Pipers, and Monster Munch. With sites across the UK, including our Quaker mill in Cupar and Doritos factory in Coventry, we're also home to one of the world's largest crisp factories in Leicester. At the end of 2025 we will move our UK office to a vibrant new Reading town centre location, just minutes from Reading train station.
Why Join Us?
We offer a competitive salary, bonus, car allowance, flexible working, and a wide range of benefits-from critical illness cover and discounted gym memberships to enhanced parental leave and electric car schemes. Our commitment to wellbeing and career growth makes us a Top Employer for 14 years running.
A Space to be You
We celebrate individuality and are committed to building an inclusive workplace. Our Employee Resource Groups help embed inclusion into our culture, ensuring everyone feels valued and heard.
Equal Opportunities
We're an equal opportunity employer, committed to the Equality Act 2010. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and will provide any necessary adjustments to support you through the recruitment process.
About PepsiCo
PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated nearly $92 billion in net revenue in 2024, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. 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.
Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with pep+ (PepsiCo Positive). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the centRE of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more information, visit , and follow on , , and @PepsiCo
Salary description
£57490.00 - £57490.00 per year