Supply Chain Industrial Placement - Process Lead Support 2026

PepsiCo, Inc.; Leicester; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in snacks and beverages is offering a 12-month undergraduate placement in Supply Chain starting in July 2026. This role involves data validation, supporting loss elimination activities, and training operators. Candidates should be in their penultimate year of Chemical or Mechanical Engineering studies, have a passion for development, and be eager to embrace new challenges in a vibrant culture. The position offers a salary of £25,500 and various benefits including development opportunities and a competitive pension scheme.

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

Qualifications

• Students in their penultimate year of university studies.
• Passion for company values and sustainability.
• Ambitious individuals eager to learn and grow.

Responsibilities

• Obtain and validate data for direction setting.
• Support loss elimination activities and problem-solving.
• Train operators in the execution of daily management systems.

Skills

Intellectual curiosity

Willingness to challenge accepted practices

Creativity

Education

Degree in Chemical or Mechanical 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. Every day 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

• Obtain and validate data for the daily direction setting and weekly direction setting including preparation of loss trees
• Support the Process Lead with loss elimination activities such as Gembas and problem solving such as 6W2H and UPS
• Support the line team with zone physical standard improvement requests/workstreams
• Support the Process Lead with SPARK activities such as developing new centreline parameters, executing Rapid changeover activities and completing system health checks
• Train operators in execution of daily management system
• Own loss elimination workstream related to equipment or processes

Qualifications

• 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 Chemical or Mechanical Engineering
• 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.

About PepsiCo

PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated nearly $92 billion in net revenue in 2024, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay\'s, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo\'s product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with pep+ (PepsiCo Positive). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the centre of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people.

What else do you need to know?

Our placements start in July 2026 on a full-time basis and will last for 12 months, with a salary of £25,500. 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