Graduate Engineer Programme
Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits
Full-Time | Monday-Friday
Join Finlay Beverages – Brewing A Better Future
Finlay Beverages is the UK's leading B2B supplier of tea, coffee and botanical ingredients to many of the world's best loved retailers and foodservice operators.
We're looking for a motivated and ambitious graduate to join our 2-Year Engineering Graduate Programme.
Learn. Grow. Make an Impact.
This is more than a graduate role. It's a structured development programme designed to give you hands-on engineering experience, professional development and the opportunity to make a real contribution from day one.
What You'll Get in Return
- Structured 2 Year Engineering Graduate Programme
- Mentoring from experienced engineers
- Hands-on experience in a fast paced manufacturing environment
- Exposure to Engineering, Continuous Improvement, Maintenance and Project Management
- Opportunity to lead real improvement projects
- Professional training and development
- Generous pension scheme (up to 12% employer contribution)
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- 8x life insurance
- Health & Wellbeing platform, Cycle to Work scheme and staff shop
- Career progression opportunities
Your Development Journey
Over two years, you'll gain valuable experience across multiple areas of the business, building your technical knowledge, problem-solving skills and understanding of manufacturing operations.
You'll work alongside experienced professionals, contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, and support projects focused on reliability, efficiency, quality and safety.
As part of the programme, you'll lead and present your own Graduate Impact Project to Finlay's Senior Leadership Team.
Training & Development
You'll have access to a structured development pathway, including:
- IOSH Managing Safely
- Root Cause Analysis & 5 Whys
- TPM Fundamentals
- A3 Problem Solving
- Leadership & Management Development
- Contractor Management
- CAD and PLC training (discipline dependent)
What We're Looking For
- Degree qualified (or due to graduate) in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Chemical or related Engineering discipline
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- A genuine interest in engineering and manufacturing
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- Curious, proactive and eager to learn
Industrial placements, internships or manufacturing experience are beneficial but not essential.
Working at Finlay Beverages
Our values shape everything we do:
- Acting for the long term
- Taking accountabilityDoing better each timeSucceeding togetherSuccessful graduates will be supported to progress into long-term engineering and operational career pathways within Finlay Beverages.
- Apply Today
If you're looking for a graduate programme that offers real responsibility, structured development and the opportunity to make a genuine impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Finlay Beverages. Brewing A Better Future.
Pay: £32,000.00-£35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Pontefract WF9 2XS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Are you Degree qualified (or due to graduate) in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Chemical or related Engineering discipline as this is essential?
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
