Packaging Engineer Review

by PepsiCo

Rating

4.1/5
  • Skills
    4.0
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.0
  • Culture
    4.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • -sizing new bags of crisps -material selection -liaising with suppliers -trialing new packaging -organising sample collation -sending samples -supporting trials


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • learnt how to -communicate efficiently & effectively -conduct in a professional environment -expanded material knowledge -learnt about manufacture of materials & snacks -be confident in own decisions -time management


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • 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
  • 3/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • yes, I worked on live projects & represented packaging r&d for a number of events, projects & meetings, just like any other member of staff


  • 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 a designated placement team who you could reach out to if you needed support. people we're always willing to chat if you wanted to know more about them or their roles


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • there was usually an event going on every other week from one of the pillar teams e.g. community team, mental health team, womens group, asain network or guest speakers


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • i did enjoy my placement although not directly related to my course i developed & learned many valuable skills i wouldn't have got elsewhere


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

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 4/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at PepsiCo
  • 4/5

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


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to PepsiCo
  • make the most of the contacts you will gain throughout the experience


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Engineering, Product Design

East Midlands

April 2023


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