Asset Care Technician

PepsiCo•Leicester, VT

126d•Onsite

About The Position

Join our team at PepsiCo Leicester! We’re looking for skilled electricians and mechanics who can keep our manufacturing equipment running smoothly. Your work will help ensure our production lines operate at their best every day, helping us produce one of the UK’s favourite snacks – Walkers crisps. You’ll provide a high level of technical support to Engineering and Operations, ensuring specific planned maintenance requirements are met, and reactive maintenance activities are supported, providing technical feedback for all engineering related activities. Working Hours (days based) Total 42 hours across 3.5 days per week - 3 x 12 hour day shift (06:30 – 18:30) on Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays aligned with site engineering shutdowns + additional 6 hours Friday (06:30 – 12:30).

Requirements

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent engineering apprenticeship with hands-on experience.
Recognized electrical or mechanical academic qualification.
Strong mechanical knowledge.
Familiarity with CMMS and SCADA systems.
Solid understanding of equipment and technical standards.
A sense of ownership for safety, quality, and performance.
Problem-solving skills.
Good communication.

Responsibilities

Work with Maintenance Planners, Line Engineering Lead and Manufacturing Technicians to ensure all planned maintenance is completed
Provide additional reactive support to Shift Technicians/Operations teams, when required.
Create link with Controls System Specialist, Electrical Duty Holder, Reliability & Condition Monitoring Specialist to support completion of preventative work orders and in depth analysis countermeasures
Support Specialist teams delivering action completion and continuous improvement support.
Provide support to ensure maintenance plans, task instructions and stores holdings are correct
Lead and support improvements through CI initiatives and preventative actions (to include health & safety and food safety actions).
Drive and own root cause analysis completion.
Creation of Visual Management for Planned Maintenance tasks
Ambassador for engineering standards and best practice across site

Benefits

£49,402.17 per annum (inclusive of shift allowance)
Quarterly Incentive: Earn between £1,200 to £3,000 annually, if KPI’s for the site team are met/smashed.
Visa sponsorship and relocation package available if certain criteria are met
Generous pension scheme: We double your contribution! You put in 5%, we add 10%.
Extended fully paid family leave: 10 weeks of parental leave and 26 weeks of extended leave.
Provided PPE: Uniforms and safety shoes provided, cleaned, and maintained on-site.
Further benefits: A 24-hour online GP for you and your family,
Free virtual physiotherapy,
A discounted gym membership,
Long service rewards,
Critical illness cover,
Electric car scheme,
Staff shop with great discounts on PepsiCo products,
Day off on your birthday,
Option to buy/sell holiday leave.