The Executive Trainee Scheme

Under a centralized Executive Trainee scheme, Marico recruits students from Engineering campuses as Executive Trainees.

Details of the ET Scheme :

Final year students from the Engineering Institutes are offered appointment as Executive Trainees, which would be for 9 months duration. The ETs are taken through a structured induction program Performance of the ETs during various stints is regularly evaluated Based on the feedback & on successful completion of the training period the ETs would be confirmed as Production Executives, Regional Supply Chain Executives, 3P Executives, Purchase Executives, Quality Executives or R&D Executives. Based on the ET’s stint performance and the organizational requirement, the ET would be assigned to a particular location.

List of Institutes we visit:

REC – Calicut/ Nagpur Walchand Institute of Technology, Sangli Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Mumbai LIT, Nagpur Goa Engineering College, Goa GEC, Aurangabad PEC, Pondicherry Amrita Institute of Technology, Coimbatore PSG Tech, Coimbatore CIT, Coimbatore

Qualifications & Attributes Required:

Graduate Engineers in Mechanical/ Chemical/ Production/ Electrical/ Oil Technology/ Food Technology Age Group – 21 to 23 years First class academic record Familiarity with at least 2 of the 3 languages (apart from English) – Marathi/ Hindi/ Malayalam Critical attribute – Should be locationally mobile/flexible

Structured Induction Program :

Corporate Induction Program (3 days) Familiarization with the Functions – Manufacturing, Sales, Marketing, Materials, 3P, Legal, Corporate Finance, Business Finance, Corporate Quality Assurance, R&D, International Business Group, New Business Development & HR. Sales Stint (6 days) A market working helps the trainees understand the complexities of the distribution channels, appreciate its problems so as to respond appropriately when he/she is at the dispatching end at the factory, understand the damages at depots, issues in transshipment, etc.

In-plant Training (Phase I - 3 months & Phase II – 4-5 months), such that each trainee covers atleast one CNO, ROCP & one other plant (VACNO or Foods) during trainee-ship.

Phase I (Stint based training):
The ETs are assigned specific projects which can be almost handled independently.

Phase II (On the job training) :
Through on-the-job projects, the ET would get a hands-on-experience.

Mentoring:
A unique practice that we follow is that of Mentoring. Every ET is formally assigned to a mentor who not only ensures that he/ she is getting appropriate training but who also helps the trainee on other social fronts. The mentor interacts with the Plant & Corporate resources to ensure appropriate training and other support. The mentor would help the trainee in matters like accomodation, settlement in case of misunderstanding or greater role clarity.

Career Movement:
At Marico, we believe in grooming executives into taking over managerial roles in the future and not just recruiting executives from a short term perspective. An Executive would thus be moved across factories, such that the Executive gets a diverse experience across Technologies, Products and Cultures. The Executive could also be moved within departments, so that he/ she gets comprehensive experience. A moulding for a higher order role.

Engagement with Marico as an Executive is an enriching experience through a high involvement in ongoing developmental projects, a high amount of responsibility – be it managing an entire shift on his/ her own, or the Interface with various departments, Corporate Functions, Senior management and an opportunity to play an institutional role and a true ‘Employee Relations’ role.

Have a look at how the Careers of those who joined us as Executive Trainees have progressed..