Field Service Technician

Equipment Services Technician

A skilled position responsible for installation, set up, repair and ongoing maintenance of vending, cooling and/or fountain equipment at customer accounts. Diagnoses equipment problems, uses judgment to determine how to best repair or replace. Position works independently and has frequent customer contact. May require lifting, carrying, pulling and/or moving between 20 and 45 pounds repeatedly over workday Requires kneeling, squatting, crouching, crawling and bending when making repairs, often in low places. Position may require moving vending machines weighing 800-1200 pounds.

PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Repair and perform preventative maintenance on marketing equipment
• Unload and reload with products as necessary
• Educate customers on basic equipment repair and upkeep procedures
• Install equipment by making holes and route lines to connect products to dispensing unit, connecting water and gas supply and finding drains for units with ice. For box syrup, build racks and connect lines
• Fill installed equipment and adjust to proper mixture
• Prioritize and schedule service and PM calls to meet customer service windows
• Drive to location, evaluate situation and perform necessary work (may include plumbing, electricity, refrigeration, carpentry)
• Collect accurate and complete equipment and customer information
• Remove old parts and replace with new parts
• Maintain parts inventory on service truck
• Establish positive relationship with contacts at service calls
• After each call, complete paperwork on job and call in paperwork every two hours
• Transport miscellaneous items (e.g., compressors for repair/scrap, cardboard for recycle, etc.)
• Regular, reliable, predictable attendance

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• 18 years or older
• 21 years or older if CDL Required
• Valid U.S. CDL license with Non-Excepted Interstate Status (if applicable)
• Pass DOT Physical and DOT Road-test (if required)
• Adhere to DOT Regulations
• Senior technician requires certification in refrigeration
• Must be able to pass refrigeration certification Type I/Type II practices (if applicable)
• Ability to communicate effectively in English if CDL required

HELPFUL EXPERIENCE:

• Working with mechanical systems
• Serving customers
• Working with basic refrigeration systems
• Working with electrical systems
• Working with plumbing
• Generating and setting work schedules
• Equipment installation

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