Technician – Quality Control - Beverages

Quick Look 

• Pay: $23.29 per hour

• Location: Sacramento, California

• Work Days: Rotating days and 2 days off

• Start Time: 2:00 PM

• End Time: 10:30 PM

Sample and verify product quality to keep beloved brands like Pepsi, Gatorade, and Aquafina flowing to communities safely, consistently, and to specification. 

What You’ll Do  

• Perform routine quality tests and use testing instruments to verify product and package specifications 
• Pull product and packaging samples during production to confirm standards (e.g., quality, labeling, freshness dating, fill levels, and container integrity) 
• Record test results and maintain daily quality documentation, communicating needed adjustments to help eliminate irregularities 
• Clean and sanitize equipment and work areas during and after shift, following process guidelines and good housekeeping practices 
• Expedite quality concerns to management and partner with production and maintenance teams to support efficient, compliant operations 

Minimum Qualifications 

• 18 years or older 
• Position requires lifting/carrying cases weighing 20-45 pounds repeatedly over 10-12 hour periods (with or without accommodation) 
• Position requires continuous standing and walking, manipulating and handling product samples while sitting (with or without accommodation) 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience with audit compliance and food safety, testing instruments and standard operating procedures 
• Experience with mechanical systems including but not limited to cooling/ammonia systems and water treatment systems 
• Experience with product changeovers and equipment calibration 

What to Expect 

• On-the-Job Training: Learn the role through hands-on and classroom training 
• High Energy Workplace: On the go for most of the day in a fast‑paced, hands‑on environment that involves lifting, bending, and moving product throughout your shift 
• Health & Lifestyle Benefits: As a full‑time team member, you’ll be supported with competitive pay, meaningful benefits, and opportunities to grow a long‑term career at PepsiCo. 

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

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

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. If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available [1] EEO is the Law & [2] View the PepsiCo EEO Policy.