Job Description

Join our team at PepsiCo Leicester!

We’re looking for skilled Electrical engineers who can keep our manufacturing equipment running smoothly. Your work will help ensure our production lines operate at their best every day, helping us produce one of the UK’s favourite snacks - Walkers crisps!

Working Hours

• Continental shift pattern: 4 days on, 4 days off

• 42 hours/weekon average, including weekends, bank holidays, and night shifts.

• 12-hour shifts This will rotate between days (07:00-19:00) and nights (19:00-7:00).
• Includes weekends, bank holidays, and night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Carry out maintenance activitiesin your area of responsibility, maximizing wrench time while following safety protocols.

• Support continuous improvement using the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) cycle.

• Provide feedback to planners and leadership to help optimizeschedules, frequency, and parts planning.

• Conduct pre- and post-maintenance quality checks

• Manage lubrication mapping andexecution,andsupport the simplification and rationalisation of our lubricants.

• Train the autonomous maintenance teamon equipment knowledge, basic Clean-Inspect-Lubricate routine and fault diagnostics

• Lead the root cause analysissessions and offer technicalexpertise

• Promote andmaintainstrong 5S standardsacross the plant.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent engineering apprenticeship with hands-on experience

• Recognized electrical academic qualification

• Strong electro-mechanical knowledge

• Familiarity with CMMS and SCADA systems

• Solid understanding of equipment and technical standards

• A sense of ownership for safety, quality, and performance  

• Problem-solving skills

• Good communication

Salary & Benefits

• Annual salary: £59,306.05 (including shift premium).

• Quarterly performance bonuses£325 to £750.

• Visa sponsorship.

• Relocation package (within the UK).

• Generous pension scheme We double your contribution! You put in 5%, we add 10%.

• Extended fully paid family leave10 weeks of parental leave and 26 weeks of extended leave.

• Provided PPE: Uniforms and safety shoes provided, cleaned, and maintained on-site.

• Further benefits:

• A 24-hour online GP for you and your family,

• Free virtual physiotherapy,

• A discounted gym membership,

• Long service rewards,

• Critical illness cover,

• Electric car scheme,

• Staff shop with great discounts on PepsiCo products,

• Day off on your birthday,

• Option to buy/sell holiday leave.

Apply now – we’re waiting to hear from you!

For certain roles, we may ask you to declare any unspent criminal convictions in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 at a later stage in the recruitment process and prior to any offer of employment being made. This information will be treated in strict confidence and considered only in relation to your suitability for the role.