JOB OPPORTUNITY: GRADUATE ENGINEER

This interesting and varied new Graduate Engineer role will provide the opportunity to work on several rotations within our Engineering Development Programme. Rotations will usually be for 12 months and you will either be working as an operations engineer with a focus on process optimisation and continuous improvement projects, or as a project engineer working to help develop and deliver the company’s portfolio of innovative engineering projects. 

You will be working to support engineers and senior engineers in a wide range of tasks including process development and optimisation, project planning, project delivery, commissioning and handover, risk management, change management, continuous improvement initiatives and the development of new systems and procedures – all with safety and compliance as the highest priority. 

Travel to other company sites and to equipment trials, within the UK and abroad, may be required from time to time. 

We are looking for a graduate in chemical or mechanical engineering who enjoys tackling challenges, taking initiative and solving problems. We’d like someone with excellent interpersonal skills who can fit into our team and interact with people at all levels within the business and with our contractors and suppliers too. You’ll be an excellent communicator with the ability to constructively challenge others and negotiate with peers to influence decisions or ways of working. You will be an honest and trustworthy person, with a strong sense of ethical and professional behaviour. 

S. Norton is a leading British metals recycler playing a key role in the global circular economy for raw materials. We recycle over 1.5m tonnes of waste metals every year, supplying customers across the world from small refineries to large multinational organisations. 

We have developed sorting and separation processes to allow us to recycle ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals from a range of sources such as end of life vehicles, light iron and waste electrical and electronic goods (WEEE). We produce a range of co-products such as recycled polymers, fuels and aggregates, ensuring these materials are reused and diverted from landfill.

We’ve been in business for more than 60 years and we’re continuing to grow, acquiring new sites and developing and investing in our operations across the UK while we work to achieve our aim of zero waste.

We can offer a rewarding career in a stimulating working environment. Our business is built on practical, hands-on engineering and provides the opportunity to work on a range of activities from minor process modifications to large capital expenditure projects.

We will support your development, providing opportunities to advance your engineering skills, to progress and to achieve your career goals. We work as a close-knit, supportive team, welcoming input from everyone. If you have a good idea for improving our process, then we want to hear about it!  

We provide a range of benefits including competitive rates of pay, company pension scheme and health cash plan.  

Come and join our team; we’re working together towards a world where nothing goes to waste.