Location
Lincoln, United Kingdom

Hours
Full Time - 12 months placement starting July 2027

Salary
£26,600 per annum

About the Role
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 2027 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. Our function is spread across 10 sites including the Quaker Oats Mill in Cupar and the 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.

In this placement you will:
- Support engineering reliability projects and analysis, helping to improve equipment performance and maintain SAP compliance in collaboration with the ST Group
- Develop an understanding of core engineering processes, including SAP, electronic permit-to-work systems, contractor management, and involvement in local projects and works
- Maintain weekly KPI metrics and tracking files, prepare monthly reports and graphs, update utility regression data, and communicate performance through site screens and noticeboards
- Support Resource Conservation initiatives, including Utility Profiler completion, Annual Operating Plan activities, ReCon projects, training, meetings, campaigns and visual communications
- Track ReCon performance, complete Maturity Matrix and Road to Great Performance gap analysis, collate assessment evidence, and maintain action lists and hotlists
- Develop communication and engagement plans, recognition initiatives, roadshows, and daily and weekly GEMBA routines and feedback processes
- Support facilities and sustainability projects from initiation through to execution, contributing to resource efficiency, utility optimisation and continuous improvement across the site
- Collaborate with teams across the site, external stakeholders and contractors, while building practical engineering knowledge and experience of budgets and financial planning
- Be given real-life objectives to work on and be expected to make a noticeable contribution to your department

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 including Virtual GP available 24/7 for you and your family, discounted gym membership, and free online digital physiotherapy service (SWORD)

About PepsiCo
PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. In 2024, PepsiCo generated nearly $92 billion in net revenue, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. Our product portfolio includes 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 create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people.

Experience
Students currently in their penultimate year of university studies with the option to complete a sandwich placement before returning to study. No prior professional experience required but enthusiasm and willingness to learn are essential.

About you
- Intellectual curiosity and a willingness to challenge accepted ways of doing things
- Passion for our company, your development, sustainability, and engineering delivery
- Ambition and eagerness to learn and grow your career, aspiring to be a future leader
- Creativity to bring new thinking and fresh ideas to our brands
- Ability to collaborate effectively with teams, external stakeholders, and contractors

Qualifications
- Full Right to Work for the duration of the placement (July 2027 - July 2028)
- Currently pursuing a degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Manufacturing Engineering or closely related disciplines