1 Year Fixed Term Contact
Packing Intern - 12-month Placement
Consumer and FMCG and Retail
Salary:
£23,350
UK
2068
Position Start Date:
July 2025
Application deadline:
10/02/2025
Are you looking for a role in FMCG and retail that will get you out of bed in the morning? Sanctuary Graduates are delighted to be working in partnership with Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE), home to some of the most well-known coffee brands in the world, to offer a fantastic finance intern position within their manufacturing function.
To date, JDE’s coffee and tea portfolio is available in over 140 countries and includes iconic household names such as Kenco, L’Or, Tassimo and Douwe Egberts. They have built the business on the belief that everyone deserves the coffee they love – no matter who you are, where you live or how you take it.
Across your placement you will have the opportunity to work on multiple improvement projects with various departments to make JDE Packing a more efficient, cost-effective and safe workplace. You will work alongside production engineers to learn the skills needed to manage projects, trials and small installations, while leading their own projects. Responsibilities also include daily tracking of key production data to identify opportunities for improvement, allowing opportunity for project scoping and the creation of standards. In daily work and project delivery it will be key to drive safety, and quality, and to apply continuous improvement methods. The role requires someone who can build and maintain good working relationships with a diverse team.
Learn how to plan, budget, organise and direct tasks, people and resources.
Use data analysis software such as Minitab and Waterfall to analyse and assess projects and processes.
To be able to present and discuss effectively with people in various roles. Demonstrating personal and social skills.
Engage in the creative and innovative development of engineering technology using continuous improvement systems.
Maintain high safety standards on site by improving standards and opening/closing out safety actions.
Hands on experience in production with day-to-day issues to solve online.
Exercise responsibilities in a safe and ethical manner.
To fit in nicely at JDE, you will be brimming with enthusiasm, entrepreneurial spirit, and a drive to succeed. Having positively influenced the world of coffee for over two centuries, JDE love to take on people who are not afraid to try, then keep trying until they get it right. They believe in a friendly and open culture, where anybody can approach anybody else to chat and develop in any way that they like.
To be successful in this role, you will be able to demonstrate:
Strong communication and presentation abilities.
Analytical skills to turn complex technical data into actionable recommendations.
Enthusiastic, pro-active and ready to take on new responsibilities.
Pragmatic and Innovative problem solver.
Good working knowledge of MS Office and able to learn new applications.
It goes without saying that you will get excellent coffee day-in/day-out, however, if this isn’t enough alone to entice you, you will also receive:
Starting salary of £23,350.
£1,500 signing on bonus – paid in week one.
25 days annual leave, plus statutory holidays.
Company pension scheme.
The closing date for the role is February 10th 2025, however, we reserve the right to close applications early so, if you are looking for an internship to caffeinate your finance career, we recommend that you apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.