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[Apply on PepsiCo’s careers site →](https://olivia.paradox.ai/co/PepsiCo10/Job?job_id=P1-7057873-2&posting_type=1) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [PepsiCo](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/pepsico/) / Machine Operator - Production - Beverages ## Job description ### Quick Look Pay $26.65 per hour Location: Wytheville, VA Work Days: Rotating Days (Includes Weekends) ### Start Time 5:45 PM End Time: 6:15 AM Operate and monitor equipment to ensure beloved brands like Pepsi, Gatorade, and Aquafina reach communities safely, efficiently, and with quality in every package. ### What You’ll Do - Operate and monitor production line equipment to ensure efficient, continuous flow Move raw materials and remove or shift materials and finished product to support proper line flow - Maintain product and package quality by completing required inspection checks and addressing defects - Complete production, package, and flavor changeovers; perform basic troubleshooting and minor repairs to keep equipment running - Perform preventative maintenance, clean equipment and work areas before/during/after shift, and keep daily records of downtime and machine operations ### Minimum Qualifications 18 years or older Position requires lifting, carrying, and pushing/pulling cases weighing 20-45 pounds per case repeatedly over a long work period (with or without accommodation) Position requires walking or standing most of the time during the shift and may include stooping, crawling and crouching over and under conveyors (with or without accommodation) ### Preferred Qualifications Experience with high-speed production lines Experience operating packing and filler equipment Experience operating palletizer equipment, forklift a plus - Ability to read blueprints/schematics - Ability to read and follow production schedules Comfort using production computers (settings, speeds, alarms) Sanitization and GMP knowledge 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. Click here to join our Talent Community 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 age, 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 / Age 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. Please view our Pay Transparency Statement ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Oct 30, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Nov 2, 2026 - Last checked: Nov 2, 2026 - Listed for: 3 days - Location: Wytheville, VA - Pay: $26.65 per hour[Apply on PepsiCo’s careers site →](https://olivia.paradox.ai/co/PepsiCo10/Job?job_id=P1-7057873-2&posting_type=1) ## Hiring at PepsiCo - Open jobs: 2,421 - New in the last 7 days: After two weekly collections - Tracked since: Jul 10, 2026 [All PepsiCo jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/pepsico/) · [Weekly hiring report](/reports/hiring/) ## More jobs at PepsiCo ### [Maintenance Technician - PLC Controls - Beverages](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/pepsico/jobs/3332c9ae38ff268d0ef8/) Wytheville, VA ### [Transport Driver - Tractor Trailer - Beverages](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/pepsico/jobs/22c48671c10be9e7cba6/) Wytheville, VA ### [Transport Driver - Tractor Trailer - Over the Road - Beverages](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/pepsico/jobs/9a216acd8cdaa63c4227/) Wytheville, VA ### [3rd Party Manufacturing Manager/ Responsable Partenaires de Production, CDI, H/F](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/pepsico/jobs/e9f37c5224500502edb5/) Colombes, France ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Production Technician/Machine Operator (1st shift)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/eaton/jobs/0acde747dd74c560c059/) Eaton · Chandler, Arizona, USA ### [Machine Operator](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/loews/jobs/93dd21e3268f74e489dd/) Loews · Argos, IN ### [Machine Operator](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cargill/jobs/3ecc109dbe0a0a4ca950/) Cargill · Breaux Bridge, Louisiana ### [Machine Operator- Auto Punch Press Operator](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/abb/jobs/905b0d5315228b14a200/) ABB · Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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