Graduate Engineer

Automation and Controls Engineering Graduate – Operational Excellence Team

Are you due to graduate in 2025 or have recently graduated and looking for the first step in your Engineering career?

At Saint-Gobain Interior Solutions (SGIS), we are looking for an Automation and Controls Graduate Engineer to work in our Operational Excellence Team, helping to deliver the Operational Excellence strategy, promoting and deploying the World Class manufacturing techniques, and developing a continuous improvement culture across the business through their knowledge/expertise in their field.

This graduate role will be a part of the Operational Excellence team who supports the operations of the manufacturing plants across the SGIS network. You will implement improvement projects and manage obsolescence across the manufacturing sites, gain common standards for software code and control equipment, and work closely with the process and quality teams to improve our manufacturing capability.

Although initially based at East Leake, the successful candidate must be willing to travel to sites around the UK to work on projects.

What we’re looking for:

1. Educated to degree level in:

• Automation and Controls
• Mechatronics
• Electrical engineering
• Computer Science / software engineering
• (or a similar relevant subject)

• Conscientious, motivated individual with excellent communication skills and an enquiring mind
• Ability to analyse data

What you will be doing:

• Assisting with the development of new technologies and innovations that may be adopted to improve automation and controls
• Leading projects, from organising the resources required for completion and managing budgets
• Managing obsolescence across our manufacturing sites
• Preparing and managing documentation including tenders, wiring diagrams, risk assessments, and functional descriptions
• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders and liaising with contractors

Are SGIS and Saint-Gobain inclusive employers?

Saint-Gobain is the worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction improving daily life through high-performance solutions. We understand that a diverse workplace is not only a more enjoyable place to be, but also facilitates better decision making and innovation. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us.