Manufacturing Engineering (12 Month Placement Scheme)

Location: Desford, United Kingdom; onsite five days a week. The 12-month placement starts on 5 July 2027.

Salary: £26,000, plus a share scheme, pension, flexible working, and 27 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.

Company

hirify.global manufactures construction and mining equipment, engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. The Desford facility manufactures Backhoe Loaders and Compact Wheel Loaders within the Building Construction Products division.

What you will do

• Support manufacturing improvement projects for electric and combustion-powered vehicles using Six Sigma methodologies to improve safety, quality, velocity, and cost.
• Introduce new products by evaluating design-for-assembly and automation feasibility, generating manufacturing processes, and preparing production documentation.
• Use CAD software to design equipment, complete virtual builds, and develop facility layouts.
• Implement equipment and tooling, including design, budgeting, evaluation, procurement, production introduction, training, and sign-off.
• Create and review PFMEA, Control Plans, and SFMEA documentation; perform root cause analysis and implement process containment measures.
• Work with additive manufacturing, robotics, assembly and inspection automation, AI, digital twins, measurement analysis, machine validation equipment, and sustainability projects.

Requirements

• Eligibility: must be in the penultimate year of study, unless enrolled in an integrated master’s programme, to complete the placement commencing in July 2027.
• On target to achieve a minimum 2:1 honours degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics/Robotics, Automation and Control Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Automotive Engineering.
• Open-minded, motivated, hard-working, adaptable, and able to learn quickly.
• Strong problem-solving ability and willingness to take responsibility and accountability for project deliverables.
• Ability to follow health and safety policies, safe working practices, and hirify.global’s values.

Nice to have

• Data analysis and reporting.
• Statistics and data science.
• Data visualisation.
• Computing technology.
• Software development.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with colleagues and projects connected to hirify.global facilities worldwide.
• Receive support from a workplace mentor throughout the placement.
• Access professional development and practical experience applying university learning.
• Receive a share scheme, pension, flexible working, and 27 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
• High-performing placement students may be fast-tracked to the graduate development scheme, subject to graduate-role availability and achieving at least a 2:1.
• Attend a UK placement-student Meet and Greet before starting the placement.

Hiring process

• Submit one online application with a CV before the advertised closing date; do not apply for multiple roles.
• Selected candidates complete online assessments and a video interview, followed by an in-person Assessment Centre expected on Thursday 28 January at the Desford facility.
• The Assessment Centre evaluates teamwork, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making before offers are issued.