Industrial Placement Recruitment

Welcome to Perkins Engines - an important part of the world's largest and most successful engine company - Caterpillar.  Here you will find links designed to offer all the information you need in order to apply to our Industrial Placement Scheme.

Employing around 30 Industrial Placement Students every year, we are fully committed to recruiting Placement Students to play a key role in our organisation.  We operate an established and well-structured placement scheme lasting 12 months in duration, which will give you the opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge effectively and allow you to make the most of your year away from University.  We pride ourselves on giving our Placement Students real jobs with real responsibility as we intend for you to get as much value and experience from your year as possible.

In joining Perkins Engines, you have the opportunity to take advantage of the wealth of experience and resources that Caterpillar has to offer, and in doing so will gain an invaluable year of work experience that will stand you in good stead for your chosen future career.  Every year we have a large number of placement students who are successful in joining our graduate scheme, making a placement with us a key first step in a potential career with Caterpillar.

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