Maintenance Technician - PLC Controls - Beverages

PepsiCo

Wytheville, VA

Pay: $39/hr

**Quick Look**

• **Pay:** $39.15 per hour
• **Location:** Wytheville, VA
• **Work Days:** Rotating Days (Including Weekends)
• **Start Time:** 5:45pm
• **End Time:** 6:15am

**Maintain and repair PLC systems and advanced equipment to ensure beloved brands like Pepsi, Gatorade, and Aquafina reach communities reliably, efficiently, and safely.**

**What You’ll Do**

• Perform preventive maintenance on PLC systems and related control devices to support reliable operation
• Program, troubleshoot, and repair PLC systems, diagnose malfunctions and complete more complex adjustments as needed
• Support preventive maintenance and repairs on other advanced production/manufacturing equipment as needed
• Perform breakdown analysis, document findings, and implement solutions to improve equipment reliability and efficiency
• Upgrade production lines with new/upgraded equipment and technology; partner with production, quality, and other teams to dynamically problem solve
• Direct activities of outside contractors working on assigned equipment/line
• Support line package changeovers as needed to keep production running
• Enforce GMP, safety, and audit standards while working near heat, noise, gas, and chemicals
• Oversee or perform general housekeeping in work areas and around equipment
• Work independently under limited supervision (self-management) to prioritize and complete assigned work
• Document work schedule and tasks completed using required maintenance systems and records

**Minimum Qualifications**

• 18 years or older
• Pass technical assessment addressing job-critical maintenance knowledge areas
• Position requires continuous work near heat, noise, gas, and chemicals
• Position requires frequent lifting, climbing, standing, walking, crouching, squatting, bending and kneeling (with or without accommodation)
• Experience with electrical systems, product manuals, schematics, PLC, and troubleshooting breakdowns

**Preferred Qualifications**

• Experience with mechanical systems including but not limited to: compressors/ammonia systems, conveyers and airveyors, and hydraulics
• Experience with electronics, gearing, pumps, kinematics, pneumatics, and PLC
• Experience with packaging/high speed production
• Experience with preventative maintenance and mechanical drawings
• Experience with SERVO

**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.

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