PepsiCo - Plano, TX
posted 2 months ago
Full-time - Intern
Onsite - Plano, TX
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing
About the position
The 2025 Summer Intern position at Frito-Lay focuses on Supply Chain Quality and Food Safety, providing undergraduate students with the opportunity to apply their academic knowledge in a practical, business-driven environment. Interns will engage in various projects related to quality metrics, food safety processes, and will report their findings to the leadership team at the end of the internship. This role is designed for motivated individuals ready to thrive in a fast-paced setting and will last approximately 10 weeks.
Responsibilities
- Assist in the analysis and development of quality and food safety metrics and business processes.
- Report findings to other team members and management as required.
- Support and execute various components and activities spanning the quality and food safety programs such as business case product analysis, risk assessments, auditing, process improvement and issues management.
- Lead analysis or improvement projects related to Quality and Food Safety.
- Independently work on large projects and effectively manage time and effort.
- Review audit programs, evaluate sanitation, quality and food safety programs for enhancements, conduct seasoning studies, perform data analysis, and assist in equipment selection and testing.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a degree in Food Processing Engineering, Food Science, Microbiology, or Chemistry (other related majors will be considered).
- Highly motivated self-starter.
- Proven people/project leadership throughout academic career (on- or off-campus).
- Previous experience in an operations environment (on- or off-campus; either through employment or academic clubs).
- Ability to work in an unstructured environment with the ability to make tradeoff decisions quickly.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a results-oriented, challenging environment.
- Effective coaching, facilitation, presentation and team building skills.
- Ability to give/receive constructive feedback.
- Flexibility for relocation will allow for greater advancement opportunities.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in a manufacturing or corporate quality and food safety environment.
- Familiarity with data analysis tools and techniques.
Benefits
- Expected hourly pay range of $21.50 - $40.19/hour.
- Paid time off including parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
- Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.
