121 One year placement undergraduate jobs in United Kingdom

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    The top companies hiring now for one year placement undergraduate jobs in United Kingdom are Gripple, Bosch Group, Hillier Hopkins LLP, Innovative Technology Ltd, GE Power Portfolio, John Wood Group, Raylo, Envisics, Sumo Digital Ltd, OFGEM

    Gripple

    4.4

    12-Month Undergraduate Placement – Product Design/Design Engineering

    Sheffield, England

    At Gripple Ltd, a B Corp™-certified company and MX Awards Manufacturer of the Year 2022, we design, manufacture, and sell innovative, patented products for the construction, agriculture, solar and infrastructure markets.

    We are now recruiting the next generation of product design/design engineering talent to take up an undergraduate placement within our Innovation Centre. Starting in September 2024, you will gain practical experience on real-life projects on this 12-month placement. With the support and guidance of some of our highly experienced design engineers, you will be taught valuable skills and given both responsibility and ownership of your role.

    With several successful undergraduate placements having returned to Gripple after graduation in the past, this is the perfect stepping stone to a successful career.

    What is the role?

    The Innovation Centre at our Don Road site in Sheffield is a great place to experience what professional product design and design engineering is about, including the challenges and the rewards of projects and how they evolve from concept through to production. Previously successful students have been confident and creative, but with a solid understanding of engineering reality. Reporting to a senior design engineer, you will work alongside our Sheffield-based team and the role will include the following:•Working as part of a new product development team to bring new products to market

    • Creative problem solving, including team brainstorming sessions
    • Physical prototyping using 3D printing and traditional workshop methods
    • CAD modelling using Creo
    • Product / prototype testing
    • Working closely with production engineers to realise new products
    • Working with marketing/sales to identify areas for innovation
    • Opportunities to develop a new product from concept to production

    Working hours

    Monday Friday 8.30am-5.00pm.

    The Company operates a flexible working policy, with office hours of 7.00am-7.00pm Monday-Friday.

    What you will need

    You must be currently studying a product design or design engineering-based course and be predicted a 2:1 or above. You should be a creative go-getter and not afraid to share ideas, as well as:
    • a proficient CAD user (not necessarily Creo user)
    • proactive able to make design decisions and act on them
    • have a basic understanding of common production methods i.e. injection moulding, die casting etc.
    • a good communicator and comfortable working in a team
    • hands-on in approach, with experience in a workshop environment

    What we will offer in return
    We recognise every individual as a unique person with their own special contribution to make. We therefore work hard to make sure our people are happy and healthy, with a good work/life balance, and generously rewarded for their time, energy and commitment. We therefore offer:
    • excellent initial and ongoing training and support
    • flexible working hours
    • generous holiday entitlement
    • gym membership for duration of placement
    • workplace pension scheme
    • salary sacrifice schemes
    • free on-site parking

    Why choose Gripple?

    As an employee-owned company, our people are front and centre. You can therefore expect to see:

    • Commitment to core values and behaviours, AKA the Gripple Spirit
    • Work-life balance
    • Career development
    • Exceptional benefits
    • Unique working environment
    • Commitment to net zero in 2030

    Gripple Careers Own it. We do!

    The application process is designed to bring out the best in you!

    1.Online application, including a brief, one-page example of your work: we will check your eligibility against the qualification criteria for the scheme
    2.Screening call: a brief screening call with a member of our People & Culture team
    3.Face to face interview: a strengths and values-based interview with our Ideas & Innovation team

    Deadline for applications: Monday 6th May 2024

    Equal employment opportunity

    We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued with a sense of belonging. If there are any adjustments that would help your experience with Gripple, please let us know when you apply.

    Whilst not mandatory, your completion of the applicant ethnic monitoring form will help us monitor and encourage equality and diversity. The information you provide will be anonymous and kept both confidential and separate to your application.

    A polite note for recruitment agencies: We do not accept applicants from recruitment agencies. If we do need support, we will be in touch!

    Company overview

    Size
    501 to 1000 Employees
    Founded
    1988
    Type
    Company - Private
    Industry
    Machinery Manufacturing
    Sector
    Manufacturing
    Revenue
    Unknown / Non-Applicable

    Gripple Ratings

    4.4
    • 87 %
      Recommend to a friend
    • 99 %
      Approve of CEO
    • 4 Ratings
    • Career opportunities
    • Comp and Benefits
    • Culture and values
    • Senior management
    • Work/Life Balance

    Gripple Reviews by product designer

    Pros
    • "People focused with a fun and fantastic culture" (in 10 reviews)
    • "Good people to work with." (in 10 reviews)
    • "Excellent benefits." (in 10 reviews)
    • "Great culture , great products, great management from UK." (in 6 reviews)
    Cons
    • "Management micro" (in 6 reviews)
    • "Leadership wasn't always great." (in 2 reviews)

    Gripple – Why work with us

    Do you want to own it like we do - your job, your career, your own part of our business? Developing new, innovative products is the key to our success, but people are our most valuable asset.

    Growing together
    We may have grown as a business, but our shared values remain the same. We expect our people to be passionate, to be team players, to be honest and willing and able to challenge convention.

    As a 100% employee-owned company, our employees care about the business, have a vested interest in it and play a significant part in its growth. It isn’t always for the faint-hearted, but the reward is a share in our success and a say in how we get there. 

    Working at Gripple is not just about getting the job done, it is about contributing to its present and working towards its future. In 50 years’ time, we may not just be making Gripple fasteners – the possibilities are endless. For us, that is a very exciting prospect!

    Want to be part of our future?
    As our business has grown and changed over recent years, so have our opportunities. From customer-facing sales and support roles, to roles in engineering and product design, operations and marketing, if you have what it takes, the career choices and development opportunities open to you are as exciting and varied as the products we design, produce and sell.

    A job at Gripple is never just that, you will become an owner of the business, with a say in how we do things.

    The Gripple Spirit
    At Gripple we believe it is our values and our unique culture, in other words, the ‘Gripple Spirit’, which sets us apart and the number one reason why we are able to attract and retain the best people into our business.

    We have created, and we foster that culture by recruiting people who share our values, committed and hard-working people with vision and passion, and we make sure we look after those people, our greatest asset.

     

    Gripple Benefits

    4.3
    3 Ratings

    Employee benefit reviews

    • 23 Mar 2024
      Current Regional Sales Manager in Holmfirth, England, England

      Very good benefits package and deal

    • 30 Nov 2023
      Former Employee in Sheffield, England, England

      Lots of benefits, great company

    • 16 Feb 2023
      Former Learning And Development Specialist in Sheffield, England, England

      They have a great culture, bar, in-house chefs, free gym membership, shares and lots of opportunities to develop and travel.