Key Takeaways
- Undertake a 12-month Engineering Placement Scheme in Electrical, Automation or Digitalisation.
- Earn £26,000 per annum with excellent benefits.
- Gain hands-on experience and learn technical capabilities, problem-solving, and stakeholder management.
- Must be in your penultimate year of university studying a relevant engineering discipline and have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship.
- Applications may close early, apply promptly.
About the Role
About the Scheme
- Scheme: Engineering Placement Scheme - Electrical, Automation or Digitalisation
- Start date: 14th June 2027
- Scheme duration: 12 months
- Salary: £26,000 per annum + excellent benefits
- Location: Various factory locations across the UK
- Work Pattern: Full time, 5 days per week in the factory
What will you do?
Joining the Engineering Placement Scheme at Nestlé, you will 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 state-of-the-art technology, processes, and equipment whilst playing an active role in the factory teams' initiatives to improve operational efficiencies.
Nestlé 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 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.
What makes this role exciting?
- Hands-on experience: 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.
- Impactful contributions: Lead and contribute to engineering-based projects to deliver great results within required timeframes, gaining exposure to people from a range of teams and backgrounds.
- Career growth: Your placement could help kick-start your engineering career, potentially leading to becoming a global expert or moving into the wider operations space.
- Networking: Build lasting relationships with colleagues across different sites and functions.
What will you learn?
- Technical capabilities: Navigate the complexities of a fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) operation. Develop technical skills across key methodologies including Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).
- Problem-solving: Utilise developed skills to respond to challenges, identify opportunities, and implement solutions for sustainable success.
- Adaptability: 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 interpersonal skills and building your professional brand.
- Continuous Learning: Gain firsthand experience of industry trends and external factors that influence Nestlé.
Our commitment to you
Nestlé is committed to supporting you every step of the way with offerings such as:
- Inclusive culture and employee-run networks
- Comprehensive benefits
- Pastoral support
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Potential relocation support (£2,000)
- Prayer rooms
- Various rewards and recognition opportunities
Eligibility requirements
- 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 a degree in Electrical Engineering, Digitalisation Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, or a related engineering discipline.
- You will be mobile across the UK.
- Commitment to the scheme and a willingness to learn are essential.
The recruitment journey
After clicking “apply”, you’ll be prompted to answer eligibility questions. If you qualify, you will be invited to complete an online assessment. If selected, you will attend an in-person assessment day held between January and March 2027.
Adjustments
Nestlé is committed to ensuring an inclusive application process and will discuss any specific requirements or adjustments needed.
We may occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.