Careers

RECRUITMENT

Opportunities within the Group’s Businesses

Each of our subsidiary companies has its own HR team who handle the bulk of our recruitment activity. Opportunities across the different businesses and locations do vary so why not visit the different websites where you will find more details about specific opportunities or if you have a general interest please email your CV and indicate your area(s) of interest to: careers@wjs.co.uk

Group level recruitment

Appointments at subsidiary board level are handled by the Group HR function, normally working with one of our partner executive recruitment consultancies. If you are interested in current opportunities or wish to apply speculatively, please email your CV and indicate your area(s) of interest to our HR Director, Allan Wheelwright: allan.wheelwright@wjs.co.uk

Graduate Opportunities

William Jackson Food Group do not have a traditional graduate development programme, however, we do look for opportunities to develop graduates within our businesses in specific functional areas (marketing, supply chain or technical, for example). We have developed a partnership with Graduate Success (www.graduatesuccess.com) who will be able to give details of any current graduate opportunities.

 

Placement Opportunities

William Jackson Food Group is interested in offering placement opportunities to undergraduates and is specifically offering placements for Food Science students for 2009/10 within our Technical functions. If you are interested in placement opportunities email your CV and area of interest(s) to careers@wjs.co.uk

 

MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT

William Jackson Food Group has developed a successful Management Development Programme in conjunction with Hull University Business School (HUBS). As well as a wide range of academic business lecturers, the programme has a number of company specific sessions including: the Group’s Vision, Values and Governance from Chairman Nicholas Oughtred, the Group’s Community links from Chairman of the Family Steering Group, Sara Holtby, and Group and Business Strategy from Group MD, Norman Soutar and Divisional MDs.

Following extremely successful programmes in the past, the next group will be attending in January 2011.