Rotational Graduate Programme - Operations

We are a global leader in the research, design, integration, manufacture, certification, and lifetime service of flight control, hydraulic, fuel and inerting, fluid conveyance, thermal management, lubrication, and pneumatic systems and components for aerospace and other high-technology markets. We support the world’s aircraft and aero engine manufacturers, providing a century of experience and innovation for commercial and military aircraft.

Joining our team means you’re helping to deliver our purpose of ‘Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow’. A career at Parker Meggitt offers boundless potential for professional and personal growth. You will work alongside the brightest minds in the world, help develop innovative technology and products and contribute to our company’s goal of solving the world’s greatest engineering challenges.

The Parker Meggitt Graduate Programme is an accelerated development programme for those graduating from University. Within our Programme, you can learn about engineering and operations in a global manufacturing environment. You’ll be able to utilise your existing experience as well as pick up new skills as you rotate around our business.

In order to fast-track your development, you’ll be assigned a senior leader to mentor you throughout the programme, as well as a professional development mentor who will support your progression towards professional status in your chosen field. This is a rotational programme consisting of 4 x 6month rotational across any of our Parker sites. One of the rotations could be on one of our European sites.

• Get to know Parker Meggitt’s business, working in the Operations function
• Build and develop your expertise in areas such as Production, Supply Chain, Quality, New Product Introduction, EHS & Lean
• Have responsibility for managing your own workload and, responding directly to requests
• Provide a first line of response to queries in your functional area from internal and external contacts
• Collaborate with colleagues to identify problems that need resolving and seek to find solutions
• Make decisions in your area of responsibility and communicate these directly
• Seek all learning opportunities and develop your knowledge and skills required for each of the roles and from people within your wider team

• A Bachelor’s Degree with substantial relevant work experience; and/or a Masters’ Degree; and/or a PhD in Engineering discipline (Mech, Electrical, Mechatronics, Electromechanical, Manufacturing) equivalent of 2:1 or above
• Excellent influencing and interpersonal skills
• Initiative, self-starter approach and strong communication skills
• Geographical flexibility to move to any Parker location to complete rotations (4 x 6month assignments)
• A team player with the ability to motivate yourself and work independently.
• A lateral thinker, able to act with clarity and calm, even at the most challenging times

Parker Meggitt is proud to offer a competitive total rewards framework designed with our colleagues' health, wealth, and well-being in mind to help our employees balance a successful career. Our competitive package will include:

• Flexible working policies
• Career development and opportunities to progress
• Contribution Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Program for Health & Wellbeing
• Income Protection
• Employee Resource Groups to represent and promote our diversity and inclusion
• Volunteering day off

• You will need to apply via our careers page

• Your application will be reviewed by our in-house Talent team

• You will then have a qualifying call with someone in our HR/Talent team

• You will then progress to a WebEx interview with one of our current Graduates

• The final stage of the recruitment process is an assessment centre with final panel interview

Parker Meggitt is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and beliefs define who we are as a business. We strongly believe that building a culture of respect and appreciation, will give everyone the opportunity to recognize their full potential.