Machine Operator Production - Morning

3/14/2026

The primary role involves operating and monitoring production lines to ensure efficiency, quality, and proper material flow, which includes performing preventative maintenance and cleaning equipment. Responsibilities also cover operating all manufacturing equipment safely, expediting repairs with maintenance, and keeping daily records of downtime and machine operations.

Working Hours

36 hours/week

Company Size

10,001+ employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

About The Company

PepsiCo is a playground for curious people. We invite thinkers, doers, and changemakers to champion innovation, take calculated risks, and challenge the status quo. From executives to team members on the front lines, we’re excited about the future. We take chances. Together, we dare to make the world a better place. Our associates are the magic ingredient. Each of them plays an integral role in helping create deep connections between people and our products. Think about your last group celebration: Chances are, one of our iconic brands was by your side. At PepsiCo, you’re invited to be a part of a global team of innovators who make, move, and sell these products—which are enjoyed by more than 1 billion people a day. A career at PepsiCo means working in a culture where everyone’s welcome. Here, you can dare to be yourself. No matter who you are or where you’re from, you can influence the people around you and the world at large. By showing up, you’ll have the opportunity to learn, develop and grow your skills for the future. Our supportive teams can fuel your professional goals to make a global impact on people and the planet. Join us. Dare for Better.

About the Role

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*Working 12 hour shifts

*Work Days are 2 on / 2 off /3 on

* Work Start time: 6:00 am - 6:30 pm.

Position operates one or multiple pieces of manufacturing equipment. This may include moving raw material handling to the production line, and/or filling, capping, sealing, labeling or packaging product. Removes damaged products or supplies, as needed. Position responsible for production, package, and flavor changeovers. Maintains required product inspection processes. Performs basic troubleshooting and minor repairs to ensure production equipment runs efficiently.

Position requires lifting, carrying, and pushing/pulling cases weighing 20-45 pounds per case repeatedly over a long work period. This position requires walking or standing most of the time during the shift and may include stooping, crawling and crouching over and under conveyors. Position may be required to work weekends and/or holidays.

PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

* Operate and monitor production line(s) to ensure efficiency

* Remove or shift materials and/or finished products to facilitate proper flow

* Ensure package and product quality

* Perform preventative maintenance

* Operate all manufacturing equipment (including new technologies) efficiently and safely

* Clean equipment and area before, during, and after shift

* Maintain clean work area through good housekeeping practices

* Expedite repairs to line, working with maintenance as necessary

* Keep daily records of down time and machine operations

* Work well with others in a team-oriented atmosphere

* Regular, reliable, predictable attendance

Qualifications

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

18 years or older

HELPFUL EXPERIENCE:

Experience with high speed production lines (e.g., high output, high performance equipment, fast paced production environment, etc.)
Experience with pallets (e.g., operating a forklift, stacking/bundling product, etc.)
Experience operating a packing machine (e.g., stacking, bundling, and wrapping product, etc.)
Experience operating a filler machine (e.g., ensuring right mix of product, operating production computer, etc.)
Experience operating a palletizer (e.g., building pallets, managing product changeovers, etc.)
Experience reading blueprints (e.g., read schematics on a machine, understanding production product flow, etc.)
Experience reading schedules (e.g., products being produced, understanding production requirements, production planning, managing changeovers, etc.)
Experience with computers in a manufacturing setting (e.g., electronic settings, line speed, pressures, basic troubleshooting, solving for faults/alarms and resetting equipment, etc.)
Experience with sanitization (e.g., basic procedures/steps, GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES in a food plant, identifying risks)
Experience with minor mechanical repairs (e.g., jams, using tools, making basic adjustments to equipment, etc.)
Experience with preventative maintenance (e.g., inspecting and maintaining equipment, detecting and correcting issues before they occur, etc.)

Our Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity

If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law & EEO is the Law Supplement documents. View PepsiCo EEO Policy.

Please view our Pay Transparency Statement

Key Skills

Equipment OperationManufacturing EquipmentMaterial HandlingFillingCappingSealingLabelingPackagingChangeoversTroubleshootingMinor RepairsLiftingPreventative MaintenanceHousekeepingRecord KeepingTeamwork