Maintenance/Engineering Industrial Placement

Our Placement!

Are you an ambitious engineering student looking to turn your academic knowledge into real-world experience? Join ADM, a global leader in nutrition and agricultural solutions, for an exciting year-long (summer 2027 to summer 2028) engineering industrial placement at our Oilseeds processing site in Purfleet (Essex) on the outskirts of East London.

This is your opportunity to work alongside experienced engineering professionals, gain hands-on experience in a large-scale manufacturing environment, and contribute to projects that keep our operations running safely, efficiently, and reliably.

What You'll Be Doing

As part of our engineering team, you’ll gain valuable exposure to our oilseed processing facility and/or packaging hall operations, taking on meaningful challenges and developing practical skills across a range of engineering disciplines.

Your responsibilities and learning opportunities will include:

• Maintenance and Reliability: Support planned and preventative maintenance activities to keep plant equipment operating safely and efficiently.
• Hands-On Engineering: Assist with the installation, repair, and maintenance of a wide range of industrial equipment.
• Fault Finding and Problem-Solving: Help diagnose equipment faults, respond to breakdowns, and identify opportunities to improve performance.
• Health, Safety and Environment: Learn and apply industry-leading safety standards, contribute to risk assessments, and support environmental initiatives.
• Safe Systems of Work: Gain experience with method statements, equipment-specific lockout procedures, and permit-to-work systems.
• Engineering Systems: Develop your understanding of Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) and how they support effective maintenance planning.
• Root Cause Analysis: Participate in equipment investigations, reliability discussions, and initiatives to prevent recurring issues.
• Continuous Improvement: Contribute to projects that enhance operational efficiency, equipment reliability, and overall plant performance.
• Global Business Exposure: Discover how a global organisation operates and explore the engineering challenges and opportunities within modern manufacturing.

What You'll Gain

At ADM, we believe an internship should be more than just work experience. It should be an opportunity to learn, grow and make a genuine contribution.

Throughout your placement, you’ll benefit from personalized coaching, mentoring and guidance from experienced professionals. You’ll develop practical engineering skills, strengthen your problem-solving abilities, and gain an insight into the realities of industrial operations.

You’ll also have the opportunity to take ownership of projects that align with your interests, support your development, and deliver value to our business.

Who We're Looking For

We’re looking for motivated undergraduates studying engineering or a related technical discipline and expecting to gain a grade 2:2 or above, who are eager to learn, enjoy solving problems, and want to understand how engineering works in a real industrial environment. If you’re curious, proactive, safety-conscious, and ready to take on new challenges, we’d love to hear from you.

Take the Next Step in Your Engineering Career

Join ADM for a year of hands-on learning, professional development, and real-world engineering experience. Build your skills, work with experienced engineers, and help shape the future of efficient, reliable, and sustainable manufacturing.

#IncludingYou

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are cornerstones of ADM’s efforts to continue innovating, drive growth, and deliver outstanding performance. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and creating welcoming, truly inclusive work environments—environments that enable every ADM colleague to feel comfortable on the job, make meaningful contributions to our success, and grow their career. We respect and value the unique backgrounds and experiences that each person can bring to ADM because we know that diversity of perspectives makes us better, together.

About ADM

At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities, and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over.