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An industrial placement at Renishaw offers you the chance to learn more about the commercial functions within a global manufacturing organisation.
Our commercial based industrial placements are available in several disciplines:
- Marketing
- Communications
- Sustainability
- Business Systems
Each placement will involve working on live projects under the mentorship of our senior managers. As well as gaining hands on experience in your chosen field, you will have the opportunity to connect with people working in the business and discuss your career ambitions and ideas with employees in similar roles.
What will I be doing?
Our Communications placements work on a variety of tasks around the creation and distribution of corporate communication materials used to inform our employees and external stakeholders about the Company and its activities.
This can include: managing areas of our employee intranet (SharePoint); creating news stories for UK audiences; using a content management system (CMS) to update our company website and publish press releases; using a range of digital channels to distribute internal corporate communications and videos; maintaining a communications library; managing global and UK email newsletters and supporting wider communication projects.
What will I gain?
Some of the key activities in this placement include:
- Collaboration with different global business functions
- Understanding of corporate communications within a FTSE250 organisation
- Communication activities involving internal and external stakeholders
- Experience with press releases, internal news and internal corporate communications
- Resource and time management
- Experience in investor relations
- Experience using CMS and SharePoint systems
- Working under pressure to strict deadlines
What skills and experience do I need?
Students applying for this position should have studied in/be studying disciplines such as communications, journalism, business management, marketing.
- High standard of verbal and written communication (including copywriting skills)
- Excellent attention to detail
- Collaborative, and keen to share information, knowledge and skills
- Able to identify the goals of any project and work towards them
- Prioritise and plan work effectively
- Work under pressure when required and adhere to deadlines
- Experience using creative software and an understanding of digital publishing requirements
Where will I be working?
This role is based at our New Mills site near Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire and you may on occasion be required to travel to other Renishaw sites for work. As Renishaw is based in a semi-rural location, it is essential that applicants have their own form of transport, or they are willing to relocate to the local area. Renishaw operates hybrid working; it is likely that this role will be required to spend three days per week on-site.
How do I apply?
Apply online via the link below, with a covering letter and CV, in the covering letter, please tell us why you want to undertake an Industrial Placement with Renishaw, and why you are suitable for this role.
This placement will start in summer 2022 and the closing date for applications is midday on Friday 11th February 2022.
Benefits
When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. (*not available at our Castle Donington, Exeter, York & Edinburgh sites)
We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a Homeworking policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance Policy of 4 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, the option to join BUPA Renishaw health trust and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.
