Kick-start your engineering career with real responsibility, hands-on experience, and a clear pathway into leadership.

Join Cranswick’s 2026 Engineering Graduate Programme and gain exposure to a fast-paced manufacturing environment where you’ll work on real projects, lead teams, and develop into a future engineering leader.

At Cranswick, we are seeking talented engineering graduates to join our three-year Graduate Programme at our Milton Keynes site. This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic, fast-paced manufacturing environment and develop the skills to become a future leader in engineering.

About Cranswick

Cranswick is a leading innovator in the UK food industry, renowned for producing high-quality products for major retailers, food service providers, and international markets. At Cranswick, we foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment where creativity, teamwork, and innovation drive our success. With a strong heritage and a forward-thinking approach, we offer excellent career development opportunities in a business that values growth, quality, and the well-being of our employees.

About the Engineering Graduate Programme

Our three-year Engineering Graduate Programme is designed to develop future engineering leaders at Cranswick. You will rotate across key areas including:

• Reliability Engineering – maximising equipment performance and efficiency
• Shift Management – leading teams and driving operational performance
• Project Engineering – delivering engineering improvements and capital projects

Throughout the programme, you’ll take on real responsibility from day one, supported by structured training, mentorship, and continuous development.

What are we looking for?

We are seeking enthusiastic engineering graduates who are keen to work in manufacturing.

What you'll gain:

• Hands-on experience in a high-performance manufacturing environment
• Early leadership responsibility
• Exposure to large-scale engineering projects
• Structured development and mentoring
• Clear career progression opportunities within Cranswick

We offer:

• Starting salary of £30,000, increasing by £2,500 every 6 months (performance-based)
• Structured graduate development programme
• Company pension with enhanced contributions
• Private healthcare (Bupa)
• Electric car scheme (after probation)
• Life assurance
• Retail and supermarket discounts
• On-site canteen with subsidised meals
• Free on-site parking
• Cycle to work scheme

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