Education and Eligibility: 2nd, 3rd, and 4th‑year students currently enrolled in a post‑secondary institution
Job Location: Quaker, Peterborough; Cambridge Frito Lay; Ottawa Distribution Center
Compensation: $21.25–$37.00/hour
NOTE: Shift Work Required for some Quaker Peterborough roles
Responsibilities
- Gain an understanding of various supply chain functions and disciplines
- Receive opportunities to build affiliation with associate peers and interact with senior leadership
- Assist in the analysis and development of supply chain metrics and business processes
- Report findings to other team members and management as required
- Work on large projects and manage time and effort without the need for constant supervision
- Learn various statistical modelling and developing reporting tools
- Learn to manage production staff to attain production and quality goals
- Assist in organizing and facilitating team meetings to achieve continuous process improvement
- Organize and facilitate work team meetings (examples: pre‑shift, roundtables, etc.)
Recent Intern Projects
- Working closely with our supply chain professionals to share strategies, data, and experience what it is like to be a supply chain leader at PepsiCo
- Identifying process efficiencies and solutions to implement within our manufacturing and warehousing businesses. Examples include reducing waste, improving safety, improving frontline performance, analyzing/optimizing line efficiency and output, or improving compliance with standards
- Developing interpersonal and communication skills to successfully lead a frontline workgroup
Qualifications
- Currently pursuing a degree in Engineering, Operations/Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and Business Management
- Highly motivated self‑starter
- Proven people/project leadership throughout your academic career (on‑ or off‑campus)
- Previous experience in an operations environment (employment or academic clubs) is an asset but not a requirement
- Ability to work in an unstructured setting with the ability to make trade‑off decisions quickly
- Demonstrated ability to work in a results‑oriented, challenging environment
- Effective coaching, facilitation, presentation, and team‑building skills
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
- Ability to give/receive constructive feedback
- Flexibility for relocation will allow for greater advancement opportunities