Field Service Technician Trainee (PES) - Beverages

PepsiCo • Thornton, IA

19d • Onsite

About The Position

Install, set up, maintain, and troubleshoot beverage equipment at customer locations to keep brands such as Pepsi, Gatorade, and Aquafina available safely and on time. The role involves traveling to customer sites, assessing equipment, making repairs or replacements, maintaining service-truck inventory, documenting completed calls, and communicating with customer contacts. Work is performed in a fast-paced, hands-on environment and includes on-the-job classroom and practical training.

Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Valid driver's license and personal vehicle, with Non-Excepted Interstate Status and compliance with DOT regulations. California-specific status exceptions apply as stated in the posting.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, with or without accommodation.
• Ability to reach, lift, carry, push, and pull, with or without accommodation.
• Ability to kneel, squat, crouch, crawl, and bend when making repairs, often in low places, with or without accommodation.
• EPA Section 608 Certification.
• Ability to pass refrigeration certification Type I/Type II practices, if applicable.

Responsibilities

• Install, set up, and perform preventative maintenance on vending, cooling, and/or fountain equipment.
• Diagnose equipment problems and use judgment to determine whether repair or replacement is appropriate.
• Educate customers on basic equipment repair and upkeep procedures.
• Prioritize and schedule service and preventative maintenance calls to meet customer service windows.
• Drive to customer locations, evaluate situations, and perform necessary work, which may include plumbing, electrical, refrigeration, and carpentry.
• Remove old parts and replace them with new parts; maintain parts inventory on the service truck.
• Collect accurate equipment and customer information and complete documentation after each call.
• Build positive relationships with customer contacts through clear communication and follow-through.
• Unload and reload equipment with products as needed and transport miscellaneous items such as compressors and recycling.

Benefits

• Competitive pay of $27.90 per hour.
• Meaningful benefits for full-time team members; specific benefits are not listed.
• Opportunities to grow a long-term career at PepsiCo.
• On-the-job hands-on and classroom training.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed