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Develops health, safety and environmental expertise through a two-year graduate scheme, supporting workplace safety, employee wellbeing, sustainability projects and continuous improvement across Nestlé’s UK manufacturing sites.
Are you looking for a graduate scheme that will empower you to unlock your potential whilst working for the world’s largest food and drink manufacturer? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!
What will you do?
When you join Nestlé's Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Graduate Scheme, you'll begin an exciting 2-year journey, developing the skills, confidence and experience to build a meaningful career in Safety, Health and Environment with the world's largest food and beverage manufacturer.
You'll become part of a supportive team at one of our UK manufacturing sites, working alongside experienced professionals who are passionate about creating safe, healthy and sustainable workplaces. From helping to improve the wellbeing of our colleagues to contributing to projects that reduce our environmental impact, you'll see the positive difference your work makes every day.
What makes this Technical Leadership Scheme exciting?
Purpose-driven work: Help create safer workplaces and support sustainability initiatives that positively impact our people, communities and the environment.
Supportive development: Learn from experienced mentors and colleagues who will encourage your growth, celebrate your successes and support you throughout your graduate journey.
Meaningful experience: Play an active role in health and safety initiatives, environmental projects and continuous improvement activities that make a genuine difference across our factories.
Collaborative working: Partner with colleagues across manufacturing, engineering and technical teams, learning from different perspectives while achieving shared goals.
Broad exposure: Visit different Nestlé manufacturing sites to broaden your experience and gain insight into diverse operations and best practices.
Career opportunities: Build a strong foundation for a career in Safety, Health and Environment, with opportunities to develop into specialist, technical or leadership roles as your career evolves.
What will you learn?
Health, Safety and Environment expertise: Develop practical knowledge of risk management, legislation and compliance within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Sustainability in action: Contribute to projects that improve resource efficiency, reduce environmental impact and support Nestlé's sustainability ambitions.
Problem-solving and continuous improvement: Learn how to identify opportunities, develop practical solutions and implement improvements that benefit both people and the business.
Project management: Build confidence planning, delivering and evaluating projects from concept through to implementation.
Communication and influencing: Strengthen your ability to build relationships, engage stakeholders and work collaboratively with teams across the business.
Professional growth: Continuously develop your technical expertise, confidence and leadership potential through real experiences, feedback and ongoing learning.
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-
Inclusive culture, join our variety of employee run networks!
Comprehensive benefits
Pastoral support
Employee Assistance Programme
Potential relocation support (£2,000)
Prayer rooms
Various rewards and recognition opportunities
*Availability dependent upon site
We are committed to recruiting for potential, ensuring that you have the opportunity to grow and thrive in an environment that values your unique abilities and aspirations whilst contributing to shape the future of our manufacturing operations.
Eligibility requirements
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’ll need a degree - this can be in any subject and at any grade and you’ll need to be mobile across the UK. What’s also important is your commitment to the scheme and your willingness to learn.
How to apply
Apply directly through the company website. Clicking the link below will open the application page in a new window.
Location: Vevey, Switzerland
Industry: Food and Culinary
As the world’s largest food and beverage company we are driven by a simple aim: unlocking the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come. To deliver on this, we serve with passion, with a spirit of excellence, offering products and services for all stages of life, every moment of the day, helping people care for themselves and their families. Our culture is based on our values rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for the future. We can trace our origin back to 1866, when the first European condensed milk factory was opened in Cham, Switzerland, by the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company. One year later, Henri Nestlé, a trained pharmacist, launched one of the world’s first prepared infant cereals ‘Farine lactée’ in Vevey, Switzerland. Today, we employ around 273,000 people and have factories or operations in almost every country in the world. With our headquarters still based in the Swiss town of Vevey, we had sales of CHF 84.3 billion in 2020. Our portfolio covers almost every food and beverage category – offering products and services for all stages of life, every moment of the day, helping people care for themselves and their families.
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