Engineering Placement Scheme - Electrical, Automation or Digitalisation

Joining the Engineering Placement Scheme at Nestlé, will see you embark on an exciting 12-month journey gaining experience and exposure across different categories. Focused on maintenance and project engineering you’ll have the chance to engage and work with our state-of-the-art technology, processes, and equipment whilst playing an active role in the factory teams' initiatives to improve operational efficiencies. We will support you to develop your engineering knowledge by providing varied experiences across a range of scenarios and projects, allowing you to apply your theoretical knowledge to specific engineering situations.

Collaborating with a diverse team of skilled engineers, you will play an important role in supporting the advancement of our digital transformation initiatives, equipping you with the tools and knowledge to have a meaningful impact. You will also work to optimise key performance metrics including output, energy consumption, water usage, and compliance standards.

• Hands-on experience:
  The engineering landscape is constantly evolving, and you'll develop a comprehensive understanding across a breadth of technologies and production processes whilst learning how the wider business operates.
• Mentorship opportunities:
  Work alongside experienced professionals who will provide valuable insights and guidance to help you grow your capabilities.
• Impactful contributions:
  Lead and contribute to engineering based projects to deliver great results in the time frames required, gaining exposure to people from a range of teams and backgrounds.
• Career growth:
  Your placement could help kick start your engineering career that could see you become a global expert in a specific engineering technology or specialism, or you could move into the wider operations space.
• Networking:
  Build lasting relationships with colleagues across different sites and functions, opening doors for collaborative opportunities.

• Technical capabilities:
  Navigate the complexities of a fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) operation, where your decisions will have impact. Developing your technical skills, across key methodology including total productive maintenance (TPM).
• Problem-solving:
  Utilise the skills you develop during the scheme to respond to challenges of varying types and scales, while identifying opportunities and implementing solutions for sustainable success.
• Adaptability:
  Embrace the opportunity to collaborate with diverse teams, cultures, and operational processes as you rotate through different role placements.
• Stakeholder management:
  Balance the needs of cross-functional stakeholders, honing your interpersonal skills and building your unique professional brand in the process.
• Continuous Learning:
  Gain firsthand experience of industry trends and external factors that influence Nestlé as you progress through the 12 months placement.

We are committed to recruiting for potential, ensuring that you have the opportunity to grow and thrive in an environment that values your unique abilities and aspirations whilst contributing to the future of our manufacturing operations.

We will support you every step of the way, the following are just some of our offerings to enable you to thrive with us:

• Inclusive culture, join our variety of employee run networks!
• Comprehensive benefits
• Pastoral support
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Potential relocation support (£2,000)
• Gym facilities
• Prayer rooms
• Various rewards and recognition opportunities
  * Availability dependent upon site
• You will need to have the right to work in the UK that is not time-limited and does not require sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route either at the start of the scheme or on completion.
• You’ll need to be in your penultimate year of university studying towards one of the following degree disciplines, Electrical Engineering, Digitalisation Engineering or Manufacturing Technology (or a related engineering discipline). You will be mobile across the UK.
• What’s also important is your commitment to the scheme and your willingness to learn.