Digital Innovation Placement

Nestlé; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational food and beverage company is offering a Digital Innovation Placement in York. The role provides hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies, team collaboration, and opportunities to contribute to innovative projects. Candidates should be in their penultimate year of study in any discipline, demonstrating commitment and a willingness to learn. This role offers a salary of £25,125 per annum plus excellent benefits, including comprehensive support and the potential for relocation assistance.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Relocation support (£2,000)

Gym facilities

Inclusive culture

Various rewards and recognition opportunities

Qualifications

• Commitment to the scheme and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams on cutting-edge technologies.
• Support integration of new tools and technologies.
• Deliver training to empower teams.

Education

Penultimate year of study in any degree discipline

Job description

Start date: 15th June 2026

Scheme duration: 12 months

Salary: £25,125 per annum + excellent benefits

Location: York

What will you do?

When you join our Digital Innovation Placement, you will embark on an exciting journey that offers hands‑on experience in exploring the potential of cutting‑edge technologies including Generative AI within our organisation. You will collaborate with a variety of teams and engage in diverse projects that assess technical integration opportunities and identify practical applications.

You’ll face innovative challenges while receiving support from experienced mentors. We are dedicated to helping you enhance your understanding of these technologies by providing opportunities to work with cross‑functional teams, evaluate their impact, and deliver training that empowers our teams to effectively use new tools and solutions.

What makes this Digital Innovation Placement exciting?

• Team collaboration: Play a key role in implementing innovative technology within our organisation alongside a supportive team.
• Technology implementation: Contribute to guiding the deployment and integration of new tools and technologies across the business.
• Future shaping: Help shape the future of how we work by embracing and promoting innovative solutions.
• Advancements and innovation: Be at the forefront of exciting advancements, collaborating with cross‑functional teams to drive transformative change that can truly make a difference within the organisation.

What will you learn?

• Technology mastery: Master emerging technologies in a fast‑evolving field.
• Simplifying complex concepts: Distil complex concepts into practical and meaningful insights for colleagues from across the organisation.
• Adaptability: Balance the technical demands of integration with the need for clear, accessible training which will develop your adaptability skills.
• Communication skills: Facilitate effective communication with all colleagues throughout the organisation by using straightforward language to convey complex IT concepts.
• Change management: Navigate organisational change to ensure the smooth adoption of new tools and technologies.
• Resilience and creativity: Develop the skills to address challenges while fostering a collaborative spirit.

Our commitment to you…

We will support you every step of the way, the following are just some of our offerings to enable you to thrive with us:

• Inclusive culture, join our variety of employee runnetworks!
• Comprehensive benefits
• Pastoral support
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Potential relocation support (£2,000)
• Gym facilities
• Prayer rooms
• Various rewards and recognition opportunities

*Availability dependent upon site

Eligibility requirements

You will need to have the right to work in the UK that is not time‑limited and does not require sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route either at the start of the scheme or on completion.

You will be in your penultimate year of study in any degree discipline – what’s also important is your commitment to the scheme and your willingness to learn.

The recruitment journey

After you click “apply” you’ll be prompted to answer a few questions to determine your eligibility for the scheme. If you qualify, we will invite you to complete an online assessment, which you can practice here. Please do not upload a CV, instead we ask you to upload any relevant qualifications to support your application.

Once you have completed this stage, we will notify you if you are selected to attend an assessment day which will be in February or March 2026. It may take a little bit of time between assessment stages to get back to you; we really appreciate your patience.

Adjustments

We recognise that each candidate has unique needs, and we are committed to ensuring an inclusive application process. You will have the opportunity to discuss any specific requirements or adjustments you may need as you navigate through our recruitment process.

We may occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect – for our employees, our customers and our consumers. That’s why championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us; when we embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business. We are committed to equal opportunity for all and may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process.

LI-DNP