About AkzoNobel
Since, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.
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Vallirana Site
GET Graduate Engineering Trainee - Site Vallirana
Join & Grow with us!
Our Graduate Engineering Trainee (GET) development program opens the way to an international career in the manufacturing area and prepares you to play key roles at AkzoNobel in managerial or experts’ positions.
Duration of the Program: 24 months. 12 months in Spain Vallirana Site, after that 12 months on an European Site to expose the talent to AkzoNobel’s global culture and prepare them for future role throughout the world.
About you
1. Fresh Graduate of Bachelor’ or Master’s degree an Engineer (Industrial, Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial Automation, Process..).
2. With maximum 1 year experience
3. Availability to join the first weeks of June
4. Personal Vehicle to access the production site.
5. High performance student. Exhibit High Initiative & Leadership In Student Organizations/ Extracurricular Activities
6. Clear career development in Manufacturing in a multinational company
7. Willing to relocate to other countries on completion of the 24 months GET program.
8. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in diverse, cross-functional teams.
9. Big picture / connectedness. Logical thinking. Analytical skills
10. Willing to learn & experience different functions/knowledge. Open & proactive to share and exchange.
11. Able to interact effectively with customers, community and other AkzoNobel visitors on a regular basis.
12. Willing to take responsibility and initiative. Adaptability. Ability to influence and work as part of a team.
13. Fluent in English and Spanish.
Responsabilities
14. Actively participate in safety, quality, environmental, and sustainability activities.
15. Identify improvement opportunities using statistical analysis and project management.
16. Investigate root causes of process and product failures, and propose solutions.
17. Improve efficiency in the use of materials and production processes.
18. Provide technical support during problem-solving and project implementation.
19. Coordinate and monitor engineering projects, ensuring compliance with budget and schedule.
20. Generate and analyze data to prioritize continuous improvement actions.
21. Control and ensure the quality of projects and processes, taking corrective actions when necessary.
We Offer
22. 2 years Development Program (12 months in one Spanish site and the next 12 months of development in other AkzoNobel's factory in Europe)
23. Opportunities to start career in multinational company and in different functional areas, such as Production, Engineering, Quality, Planning, Technological and Procurement.
24. Combines on-job training, job assignments, projects, coaching and classroom induction/training to equip with relevant skills
25. Mentoring and co-creating a diverse and supportive GET community in the EMEA region.
Is our offer interesting? Let's meet!
At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.
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