Digital Data Analytics Placement (York, YN, GB, YO31 8TA)

Nestle UK and Ireland
York
3 months ago
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Digital Data Analytics Placement (York, YN, GB, YO31 8TA)

Start date: 15th June 2026 

Scheme duration: 12 months 

Salary: £25,125 per annum + excellent benefits  

Location: York 

What will you do? 

When you join our Data and Analytics Placement Scheme, you will embark on an exciting journey that offers hands-on experience in understanding the various aspects of data and analytics within a leading organisation. You will engage with diverse teams and work across a range of projects, including data collection, transformation, integration, and the development of data pipelines, as well as analysis and visualisation. 

You’ll face analytical challenges while receiving support from experienced mentors. We are committed to helping you build your expertise in data and analytics by providing opportunities to collaborate with cross-functional teams, work on real-world projects, and develop strategies that drive impactful insights. 

What makes this Digital Data Analytics Placement exciting? 

  • Team collaboration: Join a team of talented Data Specialists, Data Engineers, and Analysts and be part of the exciting and ever changing world of data and analytics. 

  • Data pipeline management: Create and maintain data pipelines, ensuring smooth and efficient data flow for our reporting and analytics needs. 

  • Creative design: Unlock your creativity by designing and building analytics dashboards, tools and reports. 

  • Data architecture optimisation: Contribute to the optimisation and deployment of the supporting data architecture, including  local databases and shared data domains. 

  • Innovative solutions development: Contribute to the development of innovative data integration solutions, data warehousing and data governance frameworks. 

  • Professional development: Develop expertise while working alongside experienced professionals, gaining valuable skills and knowledge to kick-start your career in this rapidly growing industry. 

What will you learn? 

  • Portfolio management: Increase your skills in portfolio management as you manage a range of systems across several different streams within the business.  

  • Multi-tasking: Learn to effectively multi-task to ensure that we deliver outstanding IT services to our business and end users.  

  • Problem solving: Develop effective problem-solving techniques to address challenges and opportunities as they arise.  

  • Customer service: Deliver outstanding customer service to resolve all issues and requests from our employees.  

  • Security and compliance: Ensure that all our systems are consistently secure and compliant by maintaining robust security measures and adhering to relevant regulations and standards.   

Our commitment to you… 

We will support you every step of the way, the following are just some of our offerings to enable you to thrive with us:

  • Inclusive culture, join our variety of employee run networks! 

  • Comprehensive benefits 

  • Pastoral support 

  • Employee Assistance Programme 

  • Potential relocation support (£2,000) 

  • Gym facilities 

  • Prayer rooms 

  • Various rewards and recognition opportunities 

*Availability dependent upon site 

Eligibility requirements 

You will need to have the right to work in the UK that is not time-limited and does not require sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route either at the start of the scheme or on completion.   
 

You will be in your penultimate year of study in any degree discipline - what’s also important is your commitment to the scheme and your willingness to learn. 

The recruitment journey 

After you click “apply” you’ll be prompted to answer a few questions to determine your eligibility for the scheme. If you qualify, we will invite you to complete an online assessment, which you can practice

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