Industrial Placement - Manufacturing Engineering (Onsite)

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation; Skinningrove; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Share Scheme

Pension

27 days annual leave

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is offering a 12 Month Industrial Placement Scheme in Manufacturing Engineering at Skinningrove, UK. You will participate in strategic projects across the engineering team and gain hands‑on experience with Lean Manufacturing and digital-automation initiatives.

A mentor will support your development during the placement. Applicants should be in the penultimate year of study (or in an integrated master’s program) to be eligible for a July 2027 start, and must be able to work

Qualifications

• Open‑minded and proactive problem-solver with ability to learn quickly.
• Target to achieve a minimum 2:2 honours in a relevant discipline.
• Onsite five days a week is required.

Responsibilities

• Based in Engineering, you will lead real improvement projects on track shoe production.
• Work with an experienced Project Engineer on Lean Manufacturing and efficiency initiatives.
• Support facility modernisation and digital/automation strategy, including data gathering and analysis.
• Contribute to project feasibility studies to build business cases for improvements.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Problem solving

Education

2:2 honours minimum in Manufacturing/Mechanical/Mechatronics/Systems/Control/Integrated Engineering

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. is offering a 12 Month Industrial Placement Scheme in Manufacturing Engineering at Skinningrove, UK. You will participate in strategic projects across the engineering team and gain hands‑on experience with Lean Manufacturing and digital-automation initiatives.

A mentor will support your development during the placement. Applicants should be in the penultimate year of study (or in an integrated master’s program) to be eligible for a July 2027 start, and must be able to work