Engineering Project Management Industrial Placement 2027

PepsiCo Inc.; Cupar, Leicester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Discounted PepsiCo products

Pension scheme

Job summary

PepsiCo is seeking enthusiastic undergraduates for a 12-month placement in Supply Chain, starting July 2026 in the UK. You will join a 4,500-strong team across 10 sites, including Cupar and Leicester, and take ownership of engineering projects with real impact.

With a competitive salary of £26,600 and a vibrant development culture, you’ll gain hands-on experience, mentoring, and access to broad progression opportunities within a global consumer goods leader.

Qualifications

• Eligible students with full Right to Work for the duration (12 months).
• Penultimate year of university studies.
• Course includes a sandwich placement option.
• Pursuing a degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical or Manufacturing Engineering.
• Intellectual curiosity and willingness to challenge established ways of doing things.
• Passion for the company, development, sustainability and engineering delivery.
• Ambition to learn and grow into future leaders.
• Creativity and fresh ideas for PepsiCo brands.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of a range of supply chain engineering projects, managing each stage from capital investment build through to final approval and sign-off.
• Plan, coordinate and deliver projects to agreed timelines, budgets, quality standards and business objectives.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the business, ensuring clear communication, alignment and effective decision-making throughout project delivery.
• Develop robust solutions balancing sustainability, cost, ROI and operational requirements.
• Work collaboratively within the Supply Chain Engineering Projects team to improve performance.
• Be given real-life objectives to contribute to the department.

Skills

Right to work

Penultimate year

Engineering degree path

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Chemical engineering

Manufacturing engineering

Curiosity

Challenge traditional ways

Passion for PepsiCo

Career ambition

Creativity

Diversity inclusion

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering

Job description

Overview

You've learned a lot as a student already. Want to put it into practice at PepsiCo?

Our placement programmes are structured to give you the chance to make an impact on some of the world's biggest brands. From day one, you'll be working on projects that matter. You'll shake things up, shape trends, and get guidance and development to help you discover your potential.

We are looking for enthusiastic undergraduates to join our Supply Chain team on a 12-month placement programme starting in July 2026 on a full time basis.

Everyday millions of people in the UK enjoy our oats, snacks, juices and beverages. As a placement student within Supply Chain, you will have the opportunity to join our 4,500 strong team who are behind these household names. As a function we are spread across 10 sites which include our Quaker Oats Mill in Cupar and our Walkers Crisp factory in Leicester - the largest crisp factory in the world.

Undergraduate placement students have an important part to play in our future and we provide a perfect environment for individuals to develop, whilst feeling valued and having lots of fun. You will have lots of autonomy where your decisions will really make a difference to our business and in return you will have the chance to develop your skills and experience in a fast paced, energetic environment.

Responsibilities

In this placement you will:

• Take ownership of a range of supply chain engineering projects, managing each stage from capital investment build through to final approval and sign-off
• Plan, coordinate and deliver projects to agreed timelines, budgets, quality standards and business objectives
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the business, ensuring clear communication, alignment and effective decision-making throughout project delivery
• Develop robust solutions to defined business challenges, balancing sustainability commitments, cost, return on investment and operational requirements
• Work collaboratively within the Supply Chain Engineering Projects team, contributing to solutions that improve supply chain performance
• Be given real-life objectives to work on and will be expected to make a noticeable contribution to your department

Qualifications

What are we looking for?

• Students that have the full RTW for the duration of the full time placement (July 2027-July 2028).

• Students currently in their penultimate year of university studies, where the course includes the option of completing a sandwich placement before returning to study after the placement.

• Following path to a degree in Mechanical/Electrical, Chemical or Manufacturing Engineering or closely related disciplines

• An intellectual curiosity and a willingness to challenge accepted ways of doing things

• Passion, for our company, for your development, for sustainability and engineering delivery

• Ambition, eagerness to learn and grow your career and aspire to be our future leaders

• Creativity, bring your new thinking and fresh ideas to our brands

• You! At PepsiCo we bring ourselves to work and embrace diversity and inclusion. We believe our differences is what makes us special.

What else do you need to know?

Our placements start in July 2027 on a full-time basis and will last for 12 months, with a salary of £26,600

Other benefits:

• Vibrant culture

• Development and mentoring

• 25 days annual leave plus 8 days bank holidays

• Discounted PepsiCo products

• Competitive pension scheme

• Market-leading health and wellbeing benefits: Virtual GP: available to you and your family 24/7, Discounted gym membership, SWORD; online free digital physiotherapy service

Application Closing Date: 20th October 2026