Job description
Bosch Rexroth supports mechanical and plant engineering challenges around the world with its cutting-edge technology and unique industry knowledge. More than 32,300 employees worldwide work on safe, efficient, intelligent and powerful solutions. With our cross-technology portfolio, digital services and comprehensive service, we are the partner for machines and plants. WE MOVE. YOU WIN.
Each year we take on a small number of graduate trainees.
Application process: Please complete and upload the Graduate Application Form. You MUST use the form to be considered.
Your application will then be screened and if you pass the screening stage we will invite to attend an interview.
Please make sure that you apply using the application form: applications by CV only will not be considered.
If you applied for a graduate role last year but were unsuccessful you are very welcome to apply again this year.
With strong demand for bespoke drive and control solutions, within the Factory Automation division, increasing numbers of customers are relying on us to be their technical partners providing cutting edge resolutions to complex system problems. Application areas include sectors as diverse as automotive, aerospace, food, packaging and printing, instrumentation and even F1.
As a graduate trainee you will bring your expertise in mechanical engineering and design to the role, as we want you to be able to get involved straight away. The tasks you work on will vary as you develop, and will be dependent on customer need, but once you have completed your initial training a typical week could include the following:
- Creating custom designs to fulfill customer specifications for new solutions.
- Creation of sales and relevant project documents.
- Project and process management including implementation, verification, validation and customer specific commissioning.
Once fully established within an integrated engineering team, you will be responsible for producing quotations and engineering systems for defined industry sectors that support the achievement of sales and profit targets and the provision of superior service, in a high quality, timely, cost-effective and resource-efficient way.
Using our wide variety of catalogue components you will produce general assembly and detail drawings of frame guards, conveyor systems and custom aluminium assemblies. You will be comfortable with talking and dealing with both internal and external customers both on site and at their premises. You must be able to demonstrate the ability to work both independently and within the team, within tight deadlines and target budgets.
A key requirement of the role involves interacting with customers, as the solutions you work on go into their real life applications, so we need more than just strong technical competency. You will also have the excellent entrepreneurial, leadership and interpersonal skills required to be successful including:
- Results orientated; with a desire to exceed targets and push yourself and others to succeed.
- Future orientated; learns from failures, encourages creativity and manages uncertainty
- Resilient
- Proactive and self-motivated; including taking responsibility for driving your personal development by using and maintaining learning strategies for personal and professional growth
- Able to build high quality and lasting relationships at all levels
- Effective networker
- Excellent interpersonal skills; effective communication, collaboration and cooperation
- Excellent time management and organisational skills.
As part of your training you will have a placement at another site for 6-12 months to enable you to develop to widen your network and broaden your knowledge into a range of areas from factory automation through to industrial hydraulics.
Please make sure that you apply using the application form: applications by CV only will not be considered. You MUST use the application form.
Please note you must have the right to work in UK for this position as sponsorship is not available.
Essential
- Degree in a relevant discipline. eg Mechanical/Mechatronic Engineering
- Strong experience of 3D CAD tools
- Able to take responsibility for your own development and complete the required training and evidence of training.
- Good planning and documenting skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Good standard of written and spoken English
- Able to understand customer expectations and deliver to deadlines.
- Must be prepared to travel and stay overnight on a regular basis
- Full UK driving licence
Desirable
- Working knowledge of MS Office packages
- Additional language skills
Additional Information
- Competitive graduate salary
- Additional benefits include: Pension, 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays), Life Assurance, staff discounts, Perkbox, Cycle to work scheme, Employee Assistance Programme.
- You must have the right to work in the UK.
- You must be able to travel for this role.
- You must be available to start in September 2023.
Remember: we're interested in your potential and what you can do, not just what you have done.