Process Engineer Undergraduate

Egger; Hexham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Hexham is offering a 12-month placement within its Raw Board Production department. The role involves completing departmental tasks and providing operational support, targeting process development and quality. Candidates should have completed two years in an engineering degree. This position comes with competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including a pension scheme, health cash plan, and work-life balance initiatives.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Private Health Cash Plan

Annual bonus and gift

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

On-site restaurant

Free parking

Qualifications

• Currently an undergraduate in mechanical, electrical or chemical engineering.
• Must be well organised and efficient.

Responsibilities

• Undertake specific projects with improvement recommendations.
• Perform allocated tasks in a timely and accurate manner.
• Liaise with internal/external parties.
• Operate in a safe and compliant manner.
• Assist with production work as required.
• Maintain/create reports and technical documents.

Skills

Competent use of Microsoft Office Products

Good communication skills

Understanding of statistical analysis/tools

Attention to detail and accuracy

Education

Two years of engineering degree course

Job description

Overview

You will complete a 12 month placement within the Raw Board Production department, providing departmental administrative tasks and operational support with a focus on process development and quality.

City: Hexham (UK) Contract Type: Full-time Job-Code: 6179 Department: Production

To start summer 2026

What you'll be doing

• Undertake specific projects as allocated by the Process Engineer and Plant Director, making improvement recommendations where appropriate. This may also involve assisting other departments.
• Perform all allocated tasks for the department in a timely and accurate manner.
• Liaise with internal / external parties when required.
• Operate in an efficient and safe manner and also in compliance with any specified risk assessments / method statements.
• Assist / support with production work as required.
• Maintain / create reports, technical specifications, statistics and other written documents.
• Complete and prepare technical and quality reports.

What we need from you

• Must have successfully completed two years of an appropriate engineering degree course (you are currently an undergraduate!) such as mechanical, electrical or chemical engineering.
• Competent use of Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Must be well organised, efficient and have good communication skills.
• Understanding of statistical analysis / tools.
• Attention to detail and accuracy are important.

What's On Offer?

The opportunity to join the largest, family-owned manufacturing employer in Northumberland; focused on quality, customer service, the environment and sustainability. Competitive employee benefits (including company pension scheme, learning and development opportunities, and a travel/fuel payment). Technologically advanced systems and processes. Comprehensive induction process, progressive training and development.

Other benefits include:

• A competitive salary and pension scheme (with Life Assurance).
• Private Health Cash Plan.
• An annual Christmas bonus and gift.
• Annual lifestyle and wellbeing checks.
• The chance to work for an international business operating across 11 countries.
• 26.5 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
• Subsidised school holiday kids clubs.
• An environmental and sustainability focused employer.
• Tailored training and career development opportunities.
• The opportunity to take part in a range of employee wellbeing initiatives.
• On-site restaurant.
• Access to free fruit on a weekly basis.
• Free parking in a secure staff car park.

Your Contact

Philip Maloney, HR, T 01434 602191

About EGGER

We create more from wood. With approximately 12,000 employees worldwide who work with passion, upholding our family values and innovative spirit. This is how we create products for furniture, interior design, construction as well as laminate flooring. We keep moving and are always developing - manufacturing new products, tapping into emerging markets and generating exciting prospects for everyone that works with us.

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