IT Support Specialist

Nestle; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food and beverage company in the UK seeks an IT Support Placement to provide hands-on assistance and navigate complexities in IT support. You will collaborate across departments, manage IT challenges, and develop strategies for improved IT performance, all while receiving mentorship from experienced professionals. Ideal candidates are in their penultimate year of study and have a commitment to learning and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Ability to address technical challenges with mentorship.
• Commitment to a collaborative and inclusive environment.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to fast-paced changes.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex IT issues across various stakeholders.
• Facilitate effective communication using straightforward language.
• Organise workload to balance multiple projects and deadlines.

Skills

Effective communication

Complex issue management

Workload prioritisation

Adaptability

Continuous learning

Education

Penultimate year of study in any degree discipline

Job description

When you join our IT Support Specialist team, you will embark on an engaging journey that offers hands‑on experience in navigating the complexities of IT support within a dynamic organisation. You will collaborate with various departments and work across diverse projects, including IT infrastructure upgrades, software implementations, and critical incident analysis.

You’ll address technical challenges while receiving mentorship from experienced professionals. We are committed to helping you deepen your IT knowledge by providing opportunities to communicate effectively with colleagues, translate complex IT changes into accessible language, and develop strategies that improve our overall IT performance.

What makes this IT Support Placement exciting?

• Team collaboration: Work as part of a supportive and proactive team as engage in collaborative efforts to achieve common goals.
• Challenging the status quo: Demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement, working with different teams to apply your learning and skills to make an impact.
• Compliance and project involvement: Be involved in compliance and projects, Contributeto a dynamic and engaging work environment immersing yourself in diverse and exciting projects whilst ensuring 100% compliance.
• Tangible impact: See the results of your work in our organisation’s IT landscape.

What will you learn?

• Complex issue management: You’ll learn how to manage complex IT issues working with a range of stakeholders across the business.
• Effective communication: Facilitate effective communication with all colleagues throughout the organisation by using straightforward language to convey complex IT concepts.
• Workload prioritisation: Organise your workload to handle tasks effectively while simultaneously balancing multiple projects and deadlines.
• Continuous learning: Stay updated with the latest technology trends and continuously improve your skills.
• Adaptability: Embrace the dynamic and fast‑paced nature of the IT environment by remaining flexible and open to change. Approach challenges with a positive mindset and a willingness to learn.

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, 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. 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.

Equal Opportunity

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 we may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process.

Eligibility

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.