Electrical Engineering Graduate (South Wales)

Job Title: Graduate Electrical Engineer

Location: Various South Wales - Port Talbot (SA13) or Llanwern (NP19) or Trostre (SA14)

Salary: £28,500 plus £1,500 welcome bonus

Closing Date: 02/04/2023

At Tata Steel we believe that our strength is not just in our steel, but the diversity of our workforce. Our people make the difference.

Your Tata Steel graduate programme is just the beginning, where you go next is up to you.

Apply today and let’s make the difference together. Click here to view more

We pride ourselves on our world-class products, processes and people. We value individuality and believe that exposing people to genuine challenges on live projects fosters creativity and allows potential to be fulfilled.

The Role

As the world stands at the threshold of a new industrial revolution – the transition to low carbon manufacturing – the steel industry faces challenges, but also opportunities.

The scale of the work we do means that Tata is an immense arena for learning and development.

Engineering is at the heart of our industry and the efficiency and capability of our production facilities are the building blocks of a successful business. So, our Engineers occupy a unique position within projects. Multi-skilled, inventive, constantly learning, they manage our unique equipment throughout its lifecycle. From large scale procurement and customer focused projects to hands on maintenance, the variety of experiences here is unlike any other company.

You’ll need a combination of solid technical knowledge and excellent communication skills. These will be key in developing your understanding of manufacturing requirements and liaising with other departments to effectively implement our systems.

You must have or be working towards a second class degree in one of the following areas: Electrical Engineering; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Computer Science; Software Engineering; or other relevant Electrical / Computing discipline. Relevant work experience would be ideal, with the ability to work to a budget and project plan.

Driven, passionate and tenacious, your strong sense of personal accountability is bolstered by your eye for the bigger picture. Outstanding problem-solving skills and the ability to inspire trust and build engagement are also essential.

The Graduate Programme

There are few organisations who can offer the scale, complexity and diversity of career opportunities that you will find at Tata Steel. Throughout the programme you will gain experience of a wealth of systems, operations, methods and tools.

You will be supported by experienced professionals with excellent on the job training. You will be in charge of your graduate development whilst having access to different training opportunities both to develop your soft skills and your technical skills.

You can expect to be challenged every day, but you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside professional experts who can help you achieve and exceed your own ambitions. Be part of our team and make the difference together.

Tata Steel offers a development programme, with a 70-20-10 model of learning and the opportunity to achieve your first appointment from the 12 month mark, dependent on your progress.

During that first 12 months, we will give you real projects to deliver, along with formal training to help you develop your programme skills, influence people and manage effectively. During this time, you will have opportunities to work collaboratively with various departments to discover the best solutions whilst ensuring solutions proposed align with business strategic goals.

The Offering

As well as your starting salary of £28,500 you will also be eligible for a wide variety of benefits including:

• One of the UK’s leading defined contribution pension schemes
• Welcome bonus
• 35 days’ holiday
• Private medical insurance
• Graduate loan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• CSR / volunteering opportunities
• Discounted shopping with various local and national retailers and services including Vodafone, Nandos, Virgin Holidays, Jaguar Land Rover, ASOS.
• A business and social networking platform for young professionals to develop in fun and energetic activities in and outside of work

The Business

Tata Steel is one of the world’s top 10 steel producers. The combined group has an annual aggregate crude steel capacity of more than 33 million tonnes with approximately 80,000 employees across four continents. We’re part of the Tata Group, one of the largest, most diverse conglomerates in the world with businesses in the UK including Tata Steel, Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley Tea.

But it’s not just our size that sets us apart. What makes us different is our approach to business. We believe our strength is how we build collaborative relationships that create new success for our customers.

Sustainability is at the very heart of what we do and we are dedicated to managing our operations responsibly and to continuously improving our performance. Innovating for tomorrow, making a positive impact today.

Tata Steel in the UK is committed to our ambition of reducing energy consumption and to becoming a carbon neutral steelmaker by 2045, to find out more about our journey click here https://youtu.be/qs-0RpEdP1M