Specialist Artisan

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 more than $79 billion in net revenue in 2021, 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 PepsiCo Positive (pep+). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people.

In South Africa (SA), you will find our products across the region at breakfast, lunch, or dinner. At the gym or on the field. In the office or on the go. We refresh, restore, and rejuvenate our consumers all day, every day with our key brands including Simba, Lay's, Liqui Fruit and Bokomo range of cereals. PepsiCo SA employs more than 13,000 people across our three business divisions: Bakeries, Grains, Foods, Fruit, Snacks, Juice & Beverages. For more information, visit .

What we're looking for: We're looking for a Specialist Artisan based at Ceres Beverage Plant. Successful incumbent will primarily to ensure that all plant equipment is functioning or operating at high levels of reliability and are maintained periodically as scheduled and all breakdowns are resolved soonest in order to ensure maximum plant availability as well as ensuring that the factory meets its key KPIs and supply the market with Pepsico products which include but are not limited to volume and quality compliance, costs and downtime reduction. Ability to coach operator, provide innovation for cost savings and be accountable for MPS, SA on respective production lines.

Maintain the machine to reach high reliability, safety and quality standard

• Performs Instrumentation/ Electrical maintenance activities associated with plant process and packaging plan
• Must be willing to do Mechanical work if required
• Monitors daily downtime and institute corrective action plans to prevent breakdowns
• Calibrates, repairs and maintains control gear/ instrumentation and associated equipment to ensure operation within set standards
• Maintains PLC's, Networks and Electrical Cabinets (hardware and software) and performs changes/ modifications as required
• Continuously evaluates the process control philosophy and initiate improvement actions in order to achieve asset performance targets
• Assists in commissioning of modifications/ projects
• Ensures proper documentation of changes/ modifications and perform internal audits
• Ensures availability of spares for all electronic/ control systems in the plant
• Accurate and timeous reporting of equipment deviations to meet/ improve equipment availability and reliability targets
• Ensures proper back-up of all PLC programmes and maintains records of all upgrades
• Ensures safe operations of process control systems
• Resolves daily plant instrumentation issues and complete root cause analysis
• Calibration of process equipment
• Completes the required testing and safety checks on all instrumentation equipment
• Conducts all scheduled maintenance within the required timeframes
• Performs all emergency electronic maintenance
• Updates and reviews documentation relating to work done and or changes in original specifications
• Signs off on alternative systems suppliers based on equipment performance
• Must be willing to work shifts and overtime if requested.

• Maintaining a record of all the maintenance work that has been conducted on the machinery
• Complete daily shift reports
• Performing shift duties in line with operational requirements
• Coach and develop operato

• Qualified Artisan with Trade Test Certificate in Instrumentation (must be willing to do mechanical work also)
• Minimum 2 years maintenance experience in the Production/ FMCG environment
• Experience of TETRAPAK equipment will be advantageous
• Computer literate with knowledge of MS Office and maintenance software
• Knowledge of Processing in a dairy-/ fruit juice environment, including Tubular Pasteurizers/ Sterilizers (TETRA THERM ASEPTIC DRINK)
• Must have knowledge of ink jet printers/ date coders
• Must have experience in control systems - PLC's, ACDC drives and Servo drives (Allen Bradley and Siemens preferable)
• Knowledge of Instrumentation, HAZOP studies, PID's and Quality Standards

"PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act.