Supply Chain Industrial Placement - Process Lead Support Leycroft 2027

PepsiCo Inc.; Leicester; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vibrant culture

Development and mentoring

25 days annual leave

Discounted PepsiCo products

Competitive pension scheme

Health and wellbeing benefits

Job summary

PepsiCo Inc. is offering a 12-month undergraduate placement in Supply Chain starting July 2026. Based in the UK, you’ll work on projects across our oats, snacks, juices and beverages with real responsibility from day one.

You’ll analyse performance data, support loss elimination, and participate in continuous improvement initiatives with guidance from experienced teams. Benefits include 25 days leave, pension, health benefits, and staff discounts.

Qualifications

• Must have the Right to Work for the duration of the full-time placement (July 2026–July 2027).
• Current is penultimate year of university studies, with option for a sandwich placement.
• Pursuing Mechanical/Electrical/Chemical or Manufacturing Engineering or related disciplines.
• Strong curiosity and willingness to challenge established ways of doing things.
• Ambition to learn and grow your career at PepsiCo.

Responsibilities

• Analyse performance data and trends, preparing validated data and loss trees for Daily/Weekly Direction Setting.
• Facilitate problem-solving sessions and apply structured methodologies to identify root causes and corrective actions.
• Support the Process Lead in loss elimination activities and establish new operating standards.

Skills

RTW for placement

Penultimate year

Sandwich placement option

Education

Engineering discipline

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:

• Analyse performance data and metric trends, preparing validated data and loss trees to support Daily and Weekly Direction Setting
• Facilitate problem-solving sessions and apply structured methodologies, including 6W2H and UPS, to identify root causes and implement sustainable corrective actions
• Support the Process Lead in delivering loss elimination activities, including GEMBA walks and equipment and process improvement workstreams, while establishing new operating standards and monitoring their impact on performance
• Support continuous improvement projects across equipment and manufacturing processes
• Work with line teams to deliver zone physical standard improvements and maintain effective workplace standards
• Contribute to SPARK activities by developing centreline parameters, supporting rapid changeovers and completing system health checks
• Train, coach and support operators and Front Line Employees in the effective execution of Daily Management Systems
• Build practical knowledge of manufacturing processes and Manufacturing Excellence programmes, including SPARK, Integrated Work Systems and Lean Six Sigma
• 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 2026-July 2027).
• 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