This is our flagship programme and has the personal attention of our CEO. It is designed to develop people who one day could be senior leaders running our manufacturing plants.

We have a different philosophy to many programmes and it is based on 6 key principles; we believe people grow best when they have challenging projects, the projects must matter to the senior leaders of the plants, MDPs must have access to excellent support to help them succeed, we will keep the programme small to ensure there is no “getting lost in the crowd' and those on it have to be of the very highest calibre.
The 6th principle is that we will reward you well for your efforts with an excellent bonus scheme linked to a good basic salary and a competitive package.

For this programme we are looking for people who believe they have the potential to grow into a senior role in one of the world's fastest growing manufacturing companies. You must have a strong engineering/manufacturing degree, some experience of working in manufacturing and believe you can contribute to continuing our success. Successful applicants typically have a Masters in Engineering (2.1 or better), evidence of extracurricular success in leading people, have spent at least 6 months working in manufacturing industry (probably on a placement) and are fast learners.

We want to help you succeed, so you will be supported throughout the programme by your mentor – typically a very experienced senior leader – as well a Corporate Director specialising in Leadership Development. You will be taken through a curriculum of development to give you every chance to shine. We will also match you up with a more experienced MDP.

This is a 2 year programme. During the first year of the programme you will undertake 2, 6 month projects. These tend to be process improvement or engineering projects that have a very real impact on the profitability of the plant where you are based. You will be held accountable for the success of your project and will report your progress to the plant leadership team on a regular basis. You can expect to be stretched and your profile will be high. You can expect to be on the shop floor getting involved and driving change, not stuck behind a desk. You will have to interact and work through a wide variety of functions and other sites and will be expected to leave a lasting improvement.

At the end of the second project we will relocate you to another PCC business to broaden your experience. The third project will typically be either a more complex process improvement project or looking at scheduling / planning of production.

All this builds towards the fourth rotation which will usually be a supervisory role in operations where you will be tasked with leading your team to achieve their goals.

As the programme ends it is not unusual for MDPs to be offered management roles.

As one of our MDPs commented, “I've learnt more here in my first 5 weeks than I learnt in 3 years at Uni”

The MDP has one intake per year each September. Applications are accepted from November and assessment centres will be held during January and April. Appointments will be confirmed at the end of April.

If you want to register interest for future years visit our web site and set up a job notification agent that will send you an email you when we start looking for the next intake.

Induction is at our headquarters in Portland, Oregon, USA.

We believe our package is one of the best in the industry with a good basic salary, (£23,000 – £27,000 depending on qualifications and experience), an excellent bonus scheme, heavily subsidised accommodation for the first 6 months, subsidised gym membership during the programme, 25 days holiday, pension contributions and the chance to buy shares in the company at discounted rates.

Couple that with challenging work, real responsibility, high visibility to senior leaders, strong support to help you succeed and a rapidly growing company in which to grow your career and we believe this is one of the best opportunities around.

At a minimum we are looking for people who can show:

• A good quality (2.1 or better) engineering (mechanical, manufacturing, aeronautical, industrial, electrical) degree at BSc or, ideally M.Eng level. We'd also like to hear from Metallurgists with equivalent level qualifications.
• Evidence of leadership
• Time spent working in industry
• A strong “can do” attitude
• Resourcefulness
• The ability to learn quickly
• Resilience, the ability to cope with the pressure of a performance focused culture
• The right to work in the UK

By submitting an application, you are agreeing that your details may be held, processed and transferred, electronically or manually, by or to any PCC entity (or third party working on their behalf) whether in the UK, Europe, US or elsewhere in order to process your application or advise you of future opportunities.

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