Operations Internship - 13 month Placement

Location: Maidenhead Duration: 13 Month Contracted Internship Salary: Foundation Living Wage - £19,344 Benefits: Company Accommodation (if required), 28 days Holiday plus Bank Holidays, Part-funded Social Events, Discount on National Retailers, Dress Down and Early Finish Fridays We have a number of Undergraduate Internship Opportunities working within Operations. We’re offering exciting Internship Opportunities for those looking to kick-start their career and gain real, hands-on business experience. About Us: MCFT, established 28 years ago, provides commercial kitchen maintenance for high-end customers in the UK and the Middle East. We joke that we won’t work with customers unless we’ve heard of them - and it’s mostly true. We’re also highly regarded by all the key players in our multi-national supply chain. We are looking for undergraduates that have an interest in all aspects of business that want to experience what it is like to work in a high achieving SME. If you want to make an impact and get involved in meaningful and business crucial functions during your internship, while being willing to roll your sleeves up and get stuck in, we want to hear from you. We will ensure you gain a real insight into our business. We want to work with you to make sure your talents and your learning is maximised You will find the work challenging and interesting. You will be treated as key part of our team and have a clear structured development programme to give you the support and encouragement you need whilst you are with us. As an SME everyone’s contributions are valued, and ideas listened to. You will be working with many departments and will really get stuck into many aspects of our business. You will experience: Excellent opportunities to gain practical skills and experience in an entrepreneurial SME company Focussed and structured induction and development throughout your internship Supportive and inspiring team with great mentors Living Wage Foundation - £19,344 Your pay will be reviewed at 6 months with an opportunity to benefit from an 8% increase should you be performing above and beyond the standard expectations 28 days holiday entitlement - plus bank holidays. This equates to 36 days holiday per year (7 weeks and 1 day) Regular social events and team activities outside of work Opportunities to join us as a graduate with long term career progression - in the UK and abroad Access, if required, to MCFT’s company accommodation, where you can live locally with other Interns You will need to be: A motivated self-starter who loves a challenge Pragmatic. A straightforward approach to problems is essential in the SME world Academic with an agile and questioning mind A great team worker and happy to work independently A clear thinker who can present information on a logical and succinct way A great communicator, both verbal and written Dynamic, committed and hard working We have exciting plans to open other geographies in the months and years ahead. Our internships will provide you with an opportunity to gain some great experience and skills working with experienced professionals and enable you to make a valued contribution to the future direction of our business. As our previous interns will vouch for, we are always keen to retain talented individuals and provide them with interesting and rewarding long term career opportunities. We really hope you will love your time with us and want to come back and continue the journey… '’I have enjoyed working at MCFT from the moment I arrived. I got stuck into the day to day tasks, which I wouldn’t be able to do if worked for a much larger company. There have been many challenges which I have overcome with the help of my colleagues. It has been clear MCFT cares about their people and tries to develop each individual the best they can. I have been enrolled in the Leadership Academy as well as looking after the North Region by myself. This has helped me grow as a person and find confidence in what I do. I feel I have matured and that I am more skilled, and more hopeful about my future as this internship so far has ticked all the boxes that I wanted to achieve this year. I look forward to using what I have learnt in the future.’’ - Zgora, Operations Intern "My Internship so far has been great. I’ve been given so much responsibility and have been made to feel like a real valued member of the team. We are encouraged to come up with new ideas or processes within the business, if there’s an opportunity to improve anything we currently do, we’re encouraged and supported to run with it. There are also many others in development roles, not just interns, which means there’s always people to talk to who are having similar experiences and you never feel out of place. This also shows the company’s passion towards training and developing their staff, you’re provided with lots of opportunities to learn from the senior management team through training sessions led by them. You are always busy and gaining truly valuable experience, something you may not gain from a larger corporation where you may fade into the background and hear stories of only being responsible for making cups of tea. To get the most possible out of an internship both through learning new things and the experience, MCFT is the place to be." -Arran, Accounts Intern Still keen? To apply, please send your CV to the Recruitment Team. For more information, please visit our website. All candidates will be contacted Applicants progressing with be asked to submit a chatty covering letter Shortlisted candidates will have an initial phone interview Final round candidates will be invited to attend an Open Day at our Maidenhead office (fuel costs will be covered) We look forward to hearing from you