Siemens UK hires 84 new recruits in major early careers drive

Isabella Harrison, Ben Ward, Orla Davin are part of the new cohort
Isabella Harrison, Ben Ward, Orla Davin are part of the new cohort

Siemens is ensuring young and aspiring engineers and business students get a head start in their careers, after a major recruitment drive.

Since Siemens has taken on 84 new graduates, apprentices, and interns, bolstering its existing 8,600 strong workforce spread across the UK.

The company, a committed employer of entry-level talent in the UK with 483 apprentices, graduates, and interns, is halfway through a focussed recruitment campaign which started in August and runs to April 2023.     

The recruiting process has been conducted through webinars and events including the recently concluded Sir Williams Siemens Challenge, which was held at Birmingham University on November 18th. During the pandemic this was replaced with a virtual event called SustainaCity.

So far, the campaign has attracted almost 7,700 applications for positions in various Siemens divisions.

Of the 84 so far recruited, Siemens Digital Industries has taken on 32 new interns, graduates and apprentices beginning their career in manufacturing.

The service industry provides the highest number of jobs in the UK followed by the manufacturing sector which employed 7% of the UK’s workforce in 2022.

Brian Holliday, managing director, Siemens Digital Industries UK and Ireland said: “The Manufacturing sector in the UK is vibrant and varied. It offers great careers in a range of technical and operational roles and now employs 2.7 million people, putting it ahead of the construction, transport, and public sectors. Manufacturing has shown its metal through the pandemic, becoming even more resilient whilst developing new skills and approaches that will help it survive and thrive.

“Investing in new talent and new ways of working is now core to its future success. At Siemens we have used the successful Sir William Siemens Challenge to create an applied learning environment for undergraduates and to recruit the right talent. We’ve built on that approach with our apprentices and graduates going on to achieve remarkable things through similar hackathons to ensure the success of the Ventilator Challenge UK and helping Riversimple design the world’s most sustainable factory for their Rasa Hydrogen Car.”

The recruitment programme is run by a team of specialists in talent acquisition in conjunction with the Siemens Training Solutions team.

Onboarding of the early recruits is underway and will continue until the end of the programme in April.

The 32 Siemens Digital Industries early careers intake consists of three graduates, six interns, nine E3 Academy, six apprentices and eight degree apprentices.

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