A trailer maker in North Wales is launching a paid internship programme with 50 job roles available when it completes. Ifor Williams Trailers, which has six manufacturing sites in Deeside and Denbighshire, is calling for people to apply for its summer internship.
The firm said there is no set limit on the number of placements for the summer programme although candidates would have to be accepted via an assessment day on June 12. The eight to 12-week programme is open to students, graduates and those looking for experience working in production, component manufacturing, design and engineering as well as a number of office-based roles.
The chosen candidates must be available to work the full internship. In return, they will receive £360 a week, the firm said. Helen Cliffe, HR manager, said: “The aim of the summer programme is to bring young people into the business and it’s an opportunity to give them a great career path working for a successful indigenous Welsh company.
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“It [the internship] provides a really good grounding on any of our sites, with the possibility of not only a permanent job, but more importantly, a career at the end of it.”
She added: “We’re looking for suitable candidates who have a great work ethic and a real desire to learn. Having the right attitude is the most important thing because we train people to make sure they have the right skills.
Team leader Alex Lenden, 22, joined the company after completing the summer internship in 2018. He said: “I’ve always been a practical, hands on person so I really enjoyed it when I was given experience working on the horsebox production line. At the end of the programme I had a performance review and I was thrilled when they gave me a job. I haven’t looked back.”
He added: “I’m very proud that I have become a team leader in a relatively short period of time and trusted with the added responsibility to ensure that my production line succeeds.In the last couple of months I’ve moved from horseboxes to the production line making livestock trailers. I’m enjoying the role, communicating with people and the problem solving it entails.
“I would 100 per cent encourage young people to apply to come on the Summer Programme – it’s worked out brilliantly for me and the future looks bright. I am really happy here.”
Aside from its 50 UK trailer outlets, the company works with more than 50 distributors across Europe and in Australia and New Zealand.
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