Graduate Programme Overview

Programme Overview

ClydeUnion Pumps Graduate Programme aims to recruit, develop and retain the brightest minds in the business to feed our talent pipeline and future leadership positions. The programme is sponsored at the highest level and is a significant investment. We are constantly trying to add to our workforce and make students, graduates and career minded individuals aware of the opportunities that ClydeUnion Pumps can provide. It is therefore essential that all of our graduates add valuable contributions to the success of the business and that this is clear within the workplace.

There are four different business areas that you can join as a graduate and each one will provide you with a challenging and rewarding career. Whilst many of our graduates are likely to be based in Glasgow, the ClydeUnion Pumps Graduate Programme is designed to offer you the opportunity to experience international placements at some of ClydeUnion Pumps, an SPX Brand global locations.

Business Areas:

• Engineering
• Sales & Marketing
• Finance
• Business Management

Training and Development

Career progression and training is very highly regarded at ClydeUnion Pumps, an SPX Brand. At all levels of the organisation training is key to making ClydeUnion Pumps employees some of the best in the pump industry. The ClydeUnion Pumps Academy [1] plays a central role to learning and development of all staff and offers state of the art training opportunities to new graduate recruits as well as refresher courses for more experienced employees. For all graduate recruits our Academy is key to ensuring knowledge obtained at university is combined with a solid basis in the skills necessary to be effective in the workplace. The Academy offers a full curriculum of courses that cover topics as diverse as pump mechanical & hydraulic fundamentals through to commercial courses covering legal terms and conditions. These courses are delivered by industry professionals who can quickly pass on the benefits of years of practical experience to give all our graduates the benefits of working for a 21st century business that aims higher. 

Rewards and Benefits

All graduates on the programme can expect to earn a highly competitive salary, leading to a professional position. Additional benefits available to all graduates include:

• 25 days annual leave.
• Stakeholder pension /Life Assurance benefit.
• Support towards obtaining professional/post graduate qualifications.

Location

A key aspect of the ClydeUnion Pumps business is its multinational focus and global footprint. As part of a global graduate programme all graduate employees will be expected to be flexible with regards to location of work. For the majority, Glasgow will be the permanent place of work although travel and rotations to global locations should be expected.

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Entry Requirements

Degree:

All graduates will be expected to have achieved a minimum of a 2:1 at degree level or equivalent accreditation. Unless otherwise stated, any degree background is accepted for our graduate programmes. Post graduate qualifications as well as relevant work experience are also highly desirable within our entry requirement processes.

Engineering programmes:

Although we accept degrees from all disciplines, for our engineering programmes we will accept applications from candidates studying or graduated from engineering degrees in:

• Electrical
• Mechanical
• Metallurgy
• Production/Design/Manufacturing

These degrees should be minimum BEng and accredited by IMeche/IET 

Application Process & Timescales

Our application process is designed to be as straightforward as possible, yet you should expect to be challenged through the interview and assessment process. Before you apply please ensure you have done sufficient research into ClydeUnion Pumps, an SPX Brand and the programme that you are most interested in. We have partnered with GTI Recruiting Solutions and as our partners they will be in contact with you throughout the early stages of the recruitment process:

Please apply online by registering here and completing an online application form: http://www.clydeunion.gtios.com/ [2]

You will receive an acknowledgment within 48 hours.

• Your application form will be screened and you will be notified as to whether you have been successful or not.
• Successful candidates will be notified about further assessment which will take place throughout July and August.
• Assessment Centres will take place in early September.
• You should make sure you are available throughout the recruitment process and advise our partners GTI Recruiting Solutions via email at clydeunion@gtisolutions.co.uk [3] should you have any queries or plans to be away for any part of this time.