HR Intern

Overview
Being part of the HR team at PepsiCo requires that you help create a culture, which encourages teamwork, decision making and ownership of the business results. Our HR Representatives are required to play a broad HR generalist role within a manufacturing client group. In partnership with the lead HR Manager or Director, the HR Representative takes an active role to help support an employee base of between 400 and 1,000 associates. You will have real responsibility day one serving in a broad HR role as a functional expert, business partner, and enabler for the organization through a strategic approach that leverages your academic knowledge and personal capabilities.

We're hiring today, for PepsiCo's future leaders of tomorrow. In this role, you can expect experiences that will build the leadership excellence and functional expertise needed for long-term career growth.  This is achieved through the leadership and execution of HR processes which provide direct and technical support to the business.  Business partnerships with senior leadership allow HR professionals to actively participate in the business and learn our ongoing challenges. This allows our HR team the flexibility and autonomy to match the right solutions, ideas, skills, people and processes to the specific needs of their businesses in ways that create measurable results. Creating valuable change in line with the business agenda defines our overall contribution to our organization goals.

Responsibilities

• Understand the business operations from both a strategic and tactical perspective
• Accurately diagnose organization issues, develop solutions and implement action plans
• Support and guide PepsiCo Unit Leaders, Team Leaders and Employees regarding Company policies, HR programs administration and interpretation to ensure policies and procedures are handled consistently and in a timely manner
• Assist leadership in managing performance and developing succession plans
• Ensure activities are in compliance with all state and federal employment laws and regulations (e.g., FMLA, ADA, EEO and FLSA)
• Manage multiple projects with overlapping tasks and work independently with minimal supervision
• Be a confident communicator, (including both written and verbal skills) and effectively present to all levels of the organization, including the senior leadership team
• Own end-to-end Campus recruitment (new grad and co-op); identify and engage with campus partnerships to expand brand awareness, propose and execute recruitment strategies to secure top talent, facilitate candidate experience from application to onboarding.
• Support campus talent engagement activities; capability sessions, development planning, and expectation setting.
• Execute all salaried employee status changes including new hires, terminations, leaves of absence, employee transfers while ensuring accurate record keeping
• Maintain proper documentation, filing, and tracking for various HR programs and protocols ensuring accuracy and compliance
• Support National HR Core Process communication and education
• Lead frontline Attendance Management Support Program administration
• Support with frontline payroll vacation coverage
• Participate in workplace culture and engagement initiatives to maintain position as an Employer of Choice

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Human Resources (other related programs)
• Self-starting individuals who possess the passion and drive to win
• Resilience and adaptability to solve problems
• Ability to discern priorities and remain organized as business needs evolve
• Strong work ethic and heightened sense of urgency to operate successfully in a fast-paced environment
• Proven leadership throughout your academic career (on- or off- campus)
• Previous internship experience in consumer products or manufacturing environment is highly desirable
• Willing and able to work flexible hours as necessary
• Willing and able to relocate at time of full-time hire and as your career progresses within the organization