Job Description

Company Description

We\xe2\x80\x99re the nation\xe2\x80\x99s favourite heating brand, here to warm up people\xe2\x80\x99s homes, lives, and futures.

First thing\xe2\x80\x99s first, we\xe2\x80\x99re flying the flag for a more responsible age of heating in the UK, looking after both people and the planet. The world needs more green technologies and we\xe2\x80\x99re right in the thick of it, with our brand-new heat pumps and hybrid heating systems.

But it\xe2\x80\x99s not all tools and tech. People are the real heart of our company. We connect with our customers to deliver genuinely helpful support, and we care about our employees and give them enriching careers. We work hard, we work together, and we work with a cause \xe2\x80\x93 delivering brilliant customer support and exceptional engineering.

And as an organisation of more than 1,800 employees, we also take our role in the communities we serve seriously. From giving away free heating systems for community spaces, to our charity, education, and volunteer work \xe2\x80\x93 we\xe2\x80\x99re no strangers to rolling our sleeves up, getting stuck in, and helping out.

If that sounds like something you\xe2\x80\x99d like to be a part of, we\xe2\x80\x99d love to meet you.

Come and work #LikeABosch at Worcester Bosch.



Join us for your placement year in summer 2024!

Our internships are designed to give you an insight into what it\'s like to work for a world-renowned brand with a culture of support and community.

Using several different databases and research tools, you will assist the Standards Manager in protecting the Company\'s products from being placed at a disadvantage in the marketplace by forthcoming changes in legislation or standards. You will gain an awareness of how these changes can impact on the business.

Over a 13-month placement the successful candidate will be involved in:

• Researching, processing, and recording proposed changes to standards and legislation to assist the Standards Manager.
• Communicating suggested changes in standards and legislation to a cross-functional team of experts (both internal and external), external parties, Trade Associations, Standards Committees and Government Departments.
• Task ownership of tracking and updating changes to standards and legislation and communicating these changes to the departments network. Including a proactive part in departmental briefing meetings with a range of audiences in the business.
• Administrative support to the Standards Manager.

Development opportunities that the successful candidate will gain whilst on placement:

• Multiple opportunities to communicate and discuss crucial issues that are affecting the business with senior management.
• Acquiring and developing new or of existing knowledge and competencies within the department to extend your life and academic skills.
• Wider experience of business operations whilst maintaining a consumer focus attitude.

The successful candidate will be supported and encouraged to contribute to departmental practices and communicate with national and international colleagues to meet business goals. This role may involve hybrid working based on \xe2\x80\x9cday to day\xe2\x80\x9d requirements and responsibilities.

Over the Winter period you may also be a key supporter of our \xe2\x80\x9caward\xe2\x80\x9d winning Worcester Contact Centre, answering inbound product related enquiries, typically 4 hours per week. This opportunity will allow you to develop and enhance your communication skills for the future whilst also enhancing your product knowledge. You will be supported by knowledgeable and experienced colleagues.

Qualifications

Please note that to be eligible for this role, you must be an undergraduate student seeking a placement year as part of your degree - if you do not meet these criteria please consider applying for other positions.

Previous successful undergraduates have been reading one or more of the following academic areas:

• Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic or Chemical Engineering
• Building Sciences
• Law
• Business Studies
• Economics
• Politics and international relations
• Geography
• Biomedical Science

Whom have been interested to experience a \xe2\x80\x9clarge successful forward looking and evolving business\xe2\x80\x9d.

Whom were keen to gain an understanding of how their studies relate to a working environment, cross-functional activities and culture within our business. Whilst also making a positive and proactive contribution to our business processes and activities.

Our ideal candidate should:

• Be computer literate and ready to embrace new ways of working through digitalisation.
• Be able to adapt quickly to changing working environments.
• Have good organisation and planning skills with the ability to prioritise workload.
• Have the confidence to challenge and propose new ideas in a professional manner.
• Have the potential to communicate confidently with people at all levels.
• Have the capability to work well in a team as well as independently, using own initiative.
• Have good attention to detail.

Additional Information

Expected Start Date: 1st July 2024

Working Hours: 39 hours a week; Monday \xe2\x80\x93 Thursday 08.00 - 17.00 and Fridays 08.00 - 16.00 with a 1-hour unpaid lunchbreak. Paid monthly in arrears.

This 13-month internship comes with the following benefits:

• 20 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working options available
• Access to the Perkbox Benefits platform
• Discounts on products from across the Bosch Group
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Access to Bosch Social Club membership offering you and up to 5 friends and family discounts on excursions and events
• Volunteering days
• Policy to support growing families
• Health & wellbeing support including: over 200 trained mental health first aid champions, free of charge employee assistance programme

Deadline for Applications: Thursday 30th November 2023 - please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time, so we encourage candidates to submit their applications as soon as possible.

Right To Work: please ensure you have a valid Right To Work in the UK status for the entirety of the placement year upon submitting an application.

Worcester Bosch