Beverages Supply Chain Co-op (Sep 2024)

Your role

Throughout the term, you will have the opportunity to showcase your tangible impact by presenting your contributions to the Supply Chain Leadership team!

This experience will include motivating a frontline team, problem-solving issues, and removing barriers in order to help “win the shift”. You will also be responsible for tracking business critical KPIs to identify trends and focus on meaningful projects that advance PepsiCo’s journey to be a faster, stronger, and better company.

Responsibilities, Additional Skills & Experiences You Will Gain:

• Building people capability through effective employee relations, training, and communication for front-line hourly personnel 
• Applying theoretical understanding and practical knowledge of operations, repair procedures, troubleshooting, and preventative maintenance to support facility equipment reliability. 
• Executing Annual Operating Plan for Production 
• Achieving performance standards with regard to safety, line utilization, and quality 
• Tracking key performance indicators/costs, anticipating and correcting trends that would compromise the achievement of financial targets. 
• Overseeing and assuring facility equipment reliability to minimize downtime. 
• Ensuring compliance with all Health & Safety regulations 
• Ensuring compliance with all quality management programs and food safety systems, such as HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points), GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices), and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs).

About you

What is PepsiCo looking for:

• You are available to work from September 2024 - April 2025
• Currently pursuing a degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, Science, or a similar program  
• Second-year plus students are preferred.  
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills  
• Demonstrated commitment to working with and leading people.  
• Proven problem solver and ability to manage competing priorities.  
• Collaborative team player with a “roll up your sleeves” approach  
• A passion for and a demonstrated commitment to extra-curricular activities and/or community involvement  
• An agile individual who takes initiative and welcomes change with a positive attitude.

Benefits

If you join as a full-time employee, you may get the following benefits:

• Health and insurance benefits
• Well-being benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Work/life benefits

Training and development

• Early responsibility and leadership opportunities
• Fast-paced, dynamic, and evolving industry where you can sink your teeth into challenging opportunities and drive for growth
• Coaching from experienced mentors to develop yourself and learn to develop others

Career progression

Though Pepsico doesn’t guarantee a full-time role after their internship, they love to convert their interns to full-time opportunities, as a matter of fact, in the United States and Canada, as many as 46% convert to full-time employees.

How to apply

Applying for an internship or program is as easy as applying for any job at PepsiCo. 

1. First, browse job openings that fit your location and career area. 
2. When you find something you like, study the whole job description. 
3. Look at the job responsibilities and make notes on how you have accomplished similar tasks. 
4. Apply online for the job or internship you want using Candidate Zone to enter your details and answer pre-screening questions. 
5. Use Candidate Zone to get private updates and contact their recruiting team.

Sources

• pepsicojobs.com/internshipsprograms
• life.pepsicojobs.com/culture/
• youtube.com/watch?v=LQeP0W4L64o