Hands-On R&D Food Product Development Placement

PepsiCo; East Midlands; Presencial; GBP 24 000 - 29 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Vibrant culture

Development and mentoring

25 days annual leave plus 8 days bank/

Discounted PepsiCo products

Competitive pension scheme

Health and wellbeing benefits: Virtual

Discounted gym membership

Resumo da oferta

PepsiCo offers a 12-month placement in our Global R&D Foods Product Development Teams, starting in July 2027. You will work alongside scientists and engineers on product innovation in development kitchens, process labs, and manufacturing plants, with autonomy to influence projects.

We welcome undergraduates from Food Science, Nutrition, or related fields, with strong communication, numerical and data-analysis skills, and a proactive, collaborative mindset.

Qualificações

• Pursuing a degree in Food Science, Nutrition, or related field is preferred.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Numerical skills including data analysis and interpretation.
• Computer literate with standard software.
• High degree of self-motivation and good organisational skills.
• Strong critical thinking ability.
• Initiative and drive to deliver results and multi-task.
• Good interpersonal skills communicating across functions and cultures.

Responsabilidades

• Hands-on product development, planning and executing kitchen, pilot and factory-scale trials.
• Collaborating with product insights and analytical teams to measure attributes and preferences.
• Liaising within R&D and cross-functional teams globally on project work.
• Building and investigating scientific insights underpinning product development.
• Coordinating product testing programmes, sample shipment, and recording results.

Conhecimentos

Communication

Data analysis

MS Office

Self-motivation

Organization

Critical thinking

Initiative

Interpersonal skills

Formação académica

Pursuing degree in Food Science, Nutrition, or related

Other science/engineering backgrounds welcomed

Ferramentas

MS Office

Descrição da oferta de emprego

PepsiCo offers a 12-month placement in our Global R&D Foods Product Development Teams, starting in July 2027. You will work alongside scientists and engineers on product innovation in development kitchens, process labs, and manufacturing plants, with autonomy to influence projects.

We welcome undergraduates from Food Science, Nutrition, or related fields, with strong communication, numerical and data-analysis skills, and a proactive, collaborative mindset.