Engineering Operations Review

by PepsiCo

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Carry out data analytics on the supply chain production process. Organising, planning and executing reliability projects to reduce unplanned downtime in the Walkers Supply Chain based on data analytics. Programming processes to automate the way we collect and organise data on site.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Soft skills: Project management, organisation, adaptability, resilience, time management. Technical skills: programming capability such as python, SQL, Pandas, VBA, Excel.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes, I felt as thought I was given plenty of opportunities to lead projects and take responsibility. I was tread the same as any other employee even as a placement student. I was also given the time to get involved more with the projects I really enjoyed.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • We had multiple systems of support including a mentor, a first gen placement campus lead, and regular meetings with my line manager.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Very inclusive - I was treated the same as everyone in the team even as a placement student. I felt valued for the work that I did and my commitment to the team.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I had an enjoyable placement year as I was given the flexibility to take control of my projects and focus in areas that we're not just for the benefit of the business but my personal development too.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at PepsiCo
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend PepsiCo to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to PepsiCo
  • Be yourself - PepsiCo want to get to know who the real you is. Out of all of the recruitment processes I went through this was the most enjoyable. The interviews and assessment centers are good fun so there is no need to be nervous.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Engineering

West Midlands

June 2022


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