Key Takeaways
- Undertake a 13-month undergraduate placement year in Manufacturing Engineering.
- Gain experience in improving and maintaining manufacturing operations, assisting with projects, and supporting new product launches.
- Requires an undergraduate student studying an Engineering focused degree.
- Applications close on 27/11/2026 for a June 2027 start.
- Benefits include annual leave, discounts, enhanced pension, and wellbeing support.
About the Role
Join us for your placement year in summer 2027! Our internships are designed to give you an insight into what it's like to work for a world-renowned brand with a culture of support and community.
An internship with Worcester Bosch will allow you to develop your skill in problem solving, critical thinking and project management while giving you the freedom to lead improvement projects, be creative in your solutions and learn about new engineering disciplines.
We are looking for someone who wants to have a real impact on our organisation, who is willing to learn from industrial professionals but who can also bring a new set of ideas to problems. The projects you will be working on will be broad-ranging and varied in size, giving you exposure to the principles of manufacturing engineering & technology and, how a project environment operates.
Responsibilities:
- Improving and maintaining the day-to-day operation of the Clay Cross Manufacturing plant within the Weld and Press areas.
- Assist in Weld and Press projects in the manufacturing site
- Participating in and leading Continuous Improvement Projects
- Supporting the launch of new products into the plant and changes to existing products
- Ensuring that we meet internal and external legislation for the manufacturing process
- Upkeep and creation of SOPs
- A good balance of office work and being hands on in a shop floor environment
- Problem solving on live issues on manufacturing processes to keep production going
Qualifications
Essential:
- Undergraduate student (studying an Engineering focused degree) with a desire to complete a 13-month work placement as part of degree studies.
- Organisational and planning skills with the ability to prioritise workload.
- Adaptable to changing working environments
- Confident to challenge and create new ideas.
- Capable of exercising initiative individually and in a team.
- High attention to detail.
- Can communicate confidently with people at all levels of seniority, both written and verbal.
- IT literate and confident in using MS Office packages as well as learning Bosch and industry specialist systems.
Desirable:
- Full and valid Driving Licence
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes including welding, assembly, testing and automation.
- Knowledge of quality tools e.g. FMEA, SPC, Capability studies
- Understanding of Lean manufacturing techniques e.g. Pull system, Just-in-time, waste elimination
Application Information
- Deadline for Applications: 27/11/2026
- Expected Start Date: 28th June 2027 (advisory and flexible)
- Contract Duration: 1 year
- Working Hours: 39 hours per week (07:00 – 16:00 Monday to Thursday, 07:00 – 12:00 Friday)
Benefits
- 20 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays
- Access to the Perkbox Benefits platform
- Discounts on products from across the Bosch Group
- Enhanced pension contributions
- Access to Bosch Social Club membership
- Volunteering days
- Policy to support growing families
- Health & wellbeing support