Provided eveyday support for the Distribution Center. A very fast-paced environment with opportunities to grow if willing to re-locate. Great people to work with and many opportunities to develop career skills.
Sales (Former Employee), Arlington, TX – May 22, 2012
Pros: good job
Cons: bad management
I worked for Frito Lay for about three years.I enjoyed the job and benefits the company provided. I left the job after Frito Lay started hiring 21 year old kids with no job and or people experience fresh out of college. I do have a degree which I thank Frito Lay for. The younger college graduates were about partying and not focusing on work and the – more... direction the company was heading. This was not a fit for me. – less
Sales Representative (Current Employee), southgate mi – May 21, 2012
it taught me alot on how ro deal with customer needs,,,,,i enjoyed the selling aspect of the job,,,,,,,the hardest part of the job was building display but even then i enjoyed the work and all i accomplished
Warehouse 1 (Current Employee), Tucson, AZ – May 20, 2012
Pros: none in my book at all :( place is pathetic
Cons: too many to put in this section
The place is terrible to work at and work for.You work too many long hours so forget about having a life.If you want to work out to keep in good shape,forget it,because you are too exhausted from this place that drives you like a slave.You have to go to stupid meetings that wreck your work day, because they last an hour or more and you have to attend.The – more... manager of the warehouse treats you like dirt and curses at you.HR will not do anything about it.You have to finish the job that you are doing.If there is a lot to do,then you will not get out until morning.If it takes 15+ hours of working on your feet,it has to get done and you have to shut up and do it.So your work day can be 6 or 7 hours or it can be 16 hours or more.The manager constantly talks down to you and will probably call you worthless etc.....Find a different place to work.trust me – less
Rewarding/satisfying route sales and management work.
Sales - District Manager (Former Employee), Saint Cloud, MN – May 20, 2012
Pros: commission sales, essentially managing ones own business.
Cons: be prepared for weather extremes.
The night before, clean and organize, and fill the truck with merchandise. Up early, drive route truck to first stop, write up sales order that will include primary, promotional and secondary displays. Fill the order from truck inventory, merchandising as prescribed by customer and company Plan-o-grams, clean up area. Always in direct contact with the – more... stores Manager. The contact will include opportunities for proper space, merchandising, promotions/secondary displays, distribution and store promotional advertising. Be aware of new sales opportunities. (store openings, remodeling, seasonal business, et al). Daily - organization, hitting or exceeding sales targets and goals, expense control. Frito-Lay management and co-workers trained and nice to work with. Most difficult times wasn't so much the weather as it was to be able to balance work life with family life. Enjoyable times were, really, all of it. Staying organized and people contacts. Compensation commensurate with how much work gets applied. This is a typical Frito-Lay route sales job.
The responsibility of the District Sales Manager is to coach his team members to be successful at their careers by following a similar template described above. The manager will hold each team member accountable for their successes and shortcomings as it relates to the company business objectives. – less
Quality Control Inspector/Packer (Former Employee), Irving, TX – May 16, 2012
Pros: incentives and great pay
Cons: night shift and short notice forced overtime
Frito Lay is a company that focuses on the quality of the products daily that were shipped out. My job as a packer taught me to move product out for delivery in an efficient, but fast pace while checking for seasoning, stamina, and salt by occasionally taste-testing the product. The management team always ensured safety and effective procedures to get – more... the job done. – less
Fun and team oriented place to work. Great management team, easy to talk to, very open to listen at whatever's brought to their attention, and not to sophisticated to lend a helping hand.
Sale Representative (Former Employee), Kentville, NS – May 12, 2012
Pros: great salary
Cons: heavy lifting
- Delivery products and merchandise them - Learn a lot a lot, time management skill, skill to prioritize different call - Helpful management - nice co-workers - Hard: a lot of heavy lifting - Enjoy: Learning a lot a lot
Rolling Sales Representative (Former Employee), West Sacramento, CA – May 7, 2012
Frito-Lay offers a very challenging and rewarding career. If you enjoy sales and working independently this is the place to be. I learned how to manage my time better while working for this company. The management is always there for you to help mentor and assist. Everyone at Frito-Lay was a pleasure to work with and they were also very supportive. – more... The early hours were a litttle tough to get used to but on the bright side you were off before most people and had time left in the day to do other things. – less
My job at Frito Lay way to sell product and displays to stores, which also included merchandising, develoing accounts, stocking, and ordering.
Route Sales Representative (Current Employee), Fort Worth, TX – May 5, 2012
Pros: pay, benefits, working alone, free to manage time, selling
Cons: hours, early mornings, routes always changing, no advancement
My job is to visit stores, sell product, incremental locations, and grow stores sales volumes.
I learned how to sale product and merchandise it in an effective way to allow for maximum sales growth. In addition, I learned to develop customer relationships, which developed a trust factor that allowed me to conduct business as I saw fit.
The most difficult – more... part of the job is flexing around store demands and Frito Lay's demands at the same time: my company tells me to do one things, but the stores says another.
Being out own my all day is my favorite part of the job. I enjoy selling displays, while developing relationships with store owners and managers. I learned that if I prove myself as trustworthy, I can sell in almost anything I want. If my sales go up, we both make more money. – less
Licensed tow motor operator and trainer (Former Employee), Cleveland, OH – May 4, 2012
Pros: pay
Cons: job to life ratio
did many things, load and unload trucks inventory pulled orders,fork lift trainer.Hardest part of job was unsteady days and hours,most enjoyable part was good co-workers
Route Sales Rep Evening Pack-out Coordinator (Former Employee), Ridgewood, NY – May 1, 2012
Pros: lots of ot
Cons: lack of family time
Delivered goods to various locations Noted retail shortages that will be in need of merchandise replenishment Stocked shelves and replenished goods for retailers Maintained a record of daily operations and transactions Hi-Lo operator Built endcaps for promotional and seasonal displays Preformed store resets
Forklift trainer (Former Employee), Chattanooga, TN – April 30, 2012
Frito was a very good start for me and I learned a lot about being held responsible for my job. It also helped me grow as a person and understand the core values of a business.
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Outstanding high performance culture with great cross functional teamwork
R&D Executive (Former Employee), Plano, TX – April 28, 2012
Pros: high performance culture, understanding of functional roles
Cons: levels are below equivalent jobs in beverages, compensation is likewise below equivalents
Although downsizings are done on a regular cycle, the organization seems to be able to rely on a strong high performance structure to continue to drive the business ahead.
Organization Health Studies are done semi-annually and individual functions make a real effort to address gaps in associate satisfaction.
Sammie – May 8, 2012
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