Engineering Summer Placement

Job Description

Are you looking to gain real world engineering experience in a fast paced, innovative manufacturing environment? EGGER Barony is offering exciting summer placement opportunities for motivated students with a passion for engineering, problem solving, and learning on the job.

This is your chance to join one of Europe’s leading wood based materials manufacturers and work alongside experienced professionals who will help you grow your skills and confidence.

City: Auchinleck (UK) Contract Type: Full-time Job-Code: 6683 Department: Maintenance

What You Will Be Doing As a Summer Engineering Placement student, you will support our electrical or mechanical engineering teams on a variety of tasks that keep our modern production facility running efficiently. Your responsibilities may include:

• Assisting with maintenance activities, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement tasks
• Working with experienced engineers to support planned and reactive maintenance
• Gaining hands on experience with industrial machinery and plant equipment
• Contributing to efficiency, reliability, and safety improvements within the site
• Participating in team meetings and learning how engineering supports wider production goals
• Involved in progressive expansion and modernisation of the production facility

Safety Responsibilities

• At EGGER, safety is our top priority. As part of the placement, you will be expected:
• To ensure that all operations and related tasks are conducted safely, and that any incidents, accidents, or hazards are promptly reported.
• To follow all Health & Safety procedures, ensuring the correct use and care of safety equipment at all times.
• To carry out any other reasonable tasks in line with the role and level of responsibility.

What We’re Looking For

We welcome applications from students studying:

• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mechatronics, Manufacturing Engineering, or other relevant fields

You’ll thrive in this role if you are:

• Enthusiastic about engineering and hands on learning
• A good communicator and team player
• Safety conscious, responsible, and proactive
• Curious, motivated, and eager to develop your technical skills

What We Offer

• Valuable practical experience in a modern, high tech manufacturing environment
• Support and mentoring from experienced engineers
• Insight into how engineering drives performance in a global business
• A friendly workplace and a strong safety culture

Your Contact

Philip Maloney, HR, T

About EGGER

We create more from wood. With approximately 12,000 employees worldwide who work with passion, upholding our family values and innovative spirit. This is how we create products for furniture, interior design, construction as well as laminate flooring. We keep moving and are always developing – manufacturing new products, tapping into emerging markets and generating exciting prospects for everyone that works with us.