Maintenance Technician - PLC Controls (Mustang/Highpoint) - Beverages

PepsiCo•Denver, PA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Maintain and repair PLC systems and advanced production equipment to help ensure PepsiCo products reach communities reliably, efficiently, and safely. The role performs preventative maintenance, programming, troubleshooting, and repairs on PLC systems and related controls equipment, and supports breakdown analysis and maintenance of advanced production and manufacturing equipment. It also supports production-line upgrades and outside contractors, while following GMP, safety, and audit standards and documenting completed work. The position is based in Denver, Colorado, and follows a 2-2-3 rotating shift from 6:00 to 6:30. The role includes hands-on and classroom training and work in a fast-paced environment that involves frequent movement and handling product.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old.
Pass a technical assessment addressing job-critical maintenance knowledge areas.
Experience with electrical systems, product manuals, schematics, PLC, and troubleshooting breakdowns.
Ability to work continuously near heat, noise, gas, and chemicals.
Ability to frequently lift, climb, stand, walk, crouch, squat, bend, and kneel, with or without accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Experience with mechanical systems, including compressors/ammonia systems, conveyors and airveyors, and hydraulics.
Experience with electronics, gearing, pumps, kinematics, pneumatics, and PLC.
Experience with packaging or high-speed production.
Experience with preventative maintenance and mechanical drawings.
Experience with SERVO.
Electronics Technician certificate from an accredited two-year school.
Rockwell Automation Logix, Motion, or PowerFlex certification.
Working knowledge of industrial networks, including machine-to-machine connectivity through protocols such as Ethernet or MODBUS.
Working knowledge of CMMS systems.

Responsibilities

Perform preventative maintenance on PLC systems and related controls equipment.
Program, troubleshoot, and repair PLC systems to restore equipment to proper operation.
Perform breakdown analysis and support preventative maintenance or repairs on advanced production and manufacturing equipment as needed.
Upgrade production lines with new or upgraded equipment and technology.
Support outside contractors working on assigned production lines.
Enforce GMP, safety, and audit standards.
Document completed work.
Partner with operators and cross-functional teams to drive efficiency.