Engineering innovation and challenge is at the very heart of our business. Tata Steel presents Engineers with a remarkable canvas on which to work. The scale and complexity of our work will give you the opportunity to really test your skills, and our commitment to continuous improvement means you will continually be tasked with coming up with new ideas and approaches to enhancing our products.

Our Technical and Manufacturing career opportunities offer the chance to work at the cutting edge of steelmaking. Tata Steel’s heritage and expertise in the industry are second to none and these roles are dedicated to building on this legacy and continuing to set standards and break new ground in the industry.

Technical

Our Technical function ensures that our products meet and exceed our customers’ exacting needs, both now and in the future. The roles are varied but the challenge is always the same: to develop and improve every grade of steel, so that it’s ready to meet the challenges of every possible application, from electrical use to aerospace and beyond. Technical excellence is at the heart of everything we do, underpinning areas including quality assurance, laboratory management, non-destructive testing, metallurgical investigations and supply chain. Whilst there’s plenty of scope for independent working, you could just as easily find yourself in a customer-facing role, working alongside Commercial and Supply chain colleagues, liaising with Research & Development, or collaborating with our Operational teams. Whichever remit you favour, you will need highly developed analytical skills, an aptitude for problem-solving, the ability to influence those around you, and first-rate project management and organisational skills. These skills will be supported by an interest in science, a desire to learn and innovate, and the drive to achieve results in often challenging situations.

Manufacturing 

The Manufacturing function plays a vital role in keeping our sites running smoothly. You will work closely with colleagues in and beyond Manufacturing, ensuring that plant performance is optimised and that production targets are achieved. It involves operating at pace, with precision and to accurate technical guidelines. Skill, expertise and dedication are critical.

Your motivation will always be to ensure our customers’ requirements are achieved on time, every time. You will be involved with all elements associated with Manufacturing, including health & safety, quality, customer focus and production efficiency. To help you realise your potential and reach career milestones, our programme ensures that you are fully trained, focused and aware of current business issues, as well as honing the skills you need to effectively communicate with people across the business.

Research and Development

Our Research & Development (R&D) team combines inventiveness with cutting-edge technology to deliver steel products fit for the twenty-first century. Our clients’ needs are constantly evolving so we work in close alliance with them, getting to grips with their businesses and their marketplaces, in order to understand their complex requirements. Our innovative steel products enable them to push the boundaries of what is currently possible, offering the support and technical expertise they need to design new products and create pioneering new applications.

We pride ourselves on our ability to step up to any challenge. From assessing products on an industrial scale to undertaking modelling or simulation studies for prototyping and application development, our state-of-the-art technology and steady investment in our people and infrastructure allows us to enhance and develop the quality and performance of our materials. Yet our focus isn’t just on the end product; we also undertake the process analysis and design projects that enable thinking to develop and new solutions to emerge.

At Tata Steel, we pride ourselves on our world-class products, processes and people. We value individuality and believe that exposing people to genuine challenges on live research projects fosters creativity and allows potential to be fulfilled. You’ll be exposed to real science from the outset and we expect you to relish the opportunity to show us what you’re made of.

Group Environment

Our engineers operate on a scale and precision not even imagined by many other sectors. This is an opportunity to play a crucial role in the life cycle management of our unique equipment.  We want you to understand how Group Environment fits into and benefits our broader business, so you’ll also complete placements beyond the Group Environment function. This could be on any one of a multitude of key stakeholder sites, businesses or projects, such as in a manufacturing unit, Technical department, or Business Improvement team. In an organisation of our size, the possibilities are considerable.

Our work is supported by a full range of talented professionals who manage the vital business functions that enable us to run a complex, global organisation. These roles offer the opportunity to be part of a dynamic and fast-paced commercial environment; to develop an understanding of our business and the steelmaking industry; and to enhance your own knowledge and experience of your specific professional area.


Human Resources (HR)

In order to succeed in a demanding market place we need to make sure we have the right people with the relevant skills in the right positions.
The Human Resources team makes this happen, ensuring that the business attracts, supports, develops and retains the best people. Within this team, you will support the delivery of HR services across a range of activities.

We’re looking for placements who can develop contribute to the implementation of a wide range of projects that impact on employee communication, stakeholder engagement and organisational development.
You’ll enjoy opportunities to work with technology and analyse data, identify strategic goals and explore new ways that HR can impact on the broader success of the company.

Our commercial professionals work across our entire business, working closely with colleagues to align products closely to customer needs. Functioning as the link between the customer and the supply chain, they galvanise departments from manufacturing to distribution into meeting our clients’ needs, via a unique ability to listen, interpret and communicate complex requirements. Their creativity and professionalism ensure that our products and services are offered to customers attractively and effectively, with a constant emphasis on first-class service and support.

The Commercial division is split into three distinct areas: Sales, Marketing and Customer Service. We’re looking for commercially-minded, client-focused individuals in each of these functions. We’ll support you as you get to grips with our business and hone your sales and marketing practice, developing into the kind of future leader who can drive our business forward.

We offer a comprehensive and competitive set of benefits that are designed to reward you for your commitment and contribution to our business and are intended to be the foundation for you to develop your career and expertise with Tata Steel.

Our benefits package is founded on a competitive starting salary, but also includes:

• Competitive starting salary 
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Personal Development Plan
• Valuable professional work experience
• Pension
• 25 days’ holidays (plus bank holidays on top). The annual allowance of 25 days will be pro-rated for the duration of your placement.
• Discounted shopping
• 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

We operate a four stage recruitment process, which consists of:

 

Reasonable Adjustments - At all stages of the recruitment process, please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

(Stages may be different per site)

Stage 1 - Application Form

You must apply online for all vacancies.

You can complete your application during one session, or you can log in and out of your account at your convenience and complete the forms in stages if you wish. Please ensure that you apply before the closing date.

Important Hints and Tips
Please complete all parts of the application form. 
Don’t forget the quality of your application is the first impression the company will have of you, therefore, before you submit your application please ensure the following:

•All sections are completed thoroughly and accurately.
• Spelling and grammar is correct.
• All personal details such as email, mobile telephone numbers, landlines and addresses are completed thoroughly and accurately.

Throughout the selection process we will contact you via the email address and contact number that you register with. Please ensure that these details are accurate.

Short-listing Criteria
Short-listing will be conducted via the following criteria:
• The strength and quality of your CV.
• You have obtained or are expected to obtain the minimum entry qualification requirements.

Following the application deadline, candidates should be informed of the outcome of their application within 2 weeks.


Stage 2 – Assessments

Should you be successful following the short-listing of the application forms, you may be invited via email to complete a series of assessments, this may be in-person at our sites or on-line. Not all internship vacancies will be required to take assessments.

You will only be able to complete the assessments once. If you are invited to take on-line assessments, please make sure you have done the practice assessments before completing the real thing. Please ensure you are in a quiet room with no distractions.

Should you be successful and invited to undertake the assessments, it is essential that you complete these assessments within the given timescale. Following completion of online or in-person assessments, candidates should be informed of the outcome within two weeks via email. 

Stage 3 – Interview/Presentation

Should you be successful at the assessments stage, you will be invited to attend an interview.

This interview will be competency based, strength based and function specific. You will receive an email with the time and date of your interview. Alternative arrangements will only be made in extenuating circumstances.

You may also be requested to prepare and present a short presentation at interview stage.

We aim to provide feedback within 7 working days following your interview. If you have not heard back after that, please feel free to contact the talent acquisition team for an update.

Remember, an interview isn’t just a conversation. It’s an opportunity for you to find out more about the position and for us to find out more about you

Stage 4 - Offer

If you are successful, we will call you to make a verbal job offer, this will be made to you within 1-2 weeks of your interview.

Offer paperwork will then follow up to 4 weeks after, via email.

Please read the below document for frequently asked questions for our internship vacancies, during our application process.