IT Placement Student in Manchester

At Warburtons, family is at the heart of our business. Five generations' worth of expertise that goes into making our bakery products allows us to continue a tradition of baking inherited over the past 150 years. Warburtons is the largest bakery brand in the UK, but that doesn't allow us to rest on our laurels. We are pioneers of the industry and ambitious market leaders, always seeking to challenge ourselves and convention. It is part of our philosophy to provide honest good sense on issues of health and well-being, helping the whole family to enjoy our products as part of a healthy, balanced diet, through a range of products to suit all meal occasions, lifestyles and tastes.

Location: Bolton | Hybrid

Contract: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Salary: Up to £24,000 per annum

Are you a motivated and ambitious student looking for a placement opportunity that offers meaningful, hands-on experience within a busy IT function? We're looking for a placement student to join our IT Department for a rewarding 12-month placement, where you'll gain real insight into how IT supports a large, operational business. We know flexibility matters, which is why we offer hybrid working, giving you a balanced mix of time spent working from home and time in the office with your team.

The Student Placement IT Specialist role offers the opportunity to gain practical experience within a business-facing IT Applications team. Designed for future graduates, the placement allows you to apply your academic learning in a real-world business environment while developing a solid understanding of how IT supports a large, operational organisation. You'll work closely with members of the IT team to support the maintenance and improvement of the company's IT application landscape. This includes gaining hands-on experience with live systems and exposure to a range of IT functions across the wider department.

The role provides broad experience within a fast-paced IT environment, where you'll contribute to day-to-day activities while learning established IT processes, tools and ways of working. With support from experienced colleagues, you'll build practical skills, industry knowledge and confidence to support a successful future career in IT. Because at Warburtons, we believe the best way to learn is by doing.

The Role

• Continuous Improvement: Support the identification and delivery of improvements in how IT applications are used, helping to maximise the value they bring to the business.
• Business Analysis: Assist in gathering and documenting functional and technical requirements, applying business analysis techniques to support technology change.
• End User Training: Help ensure end users are confident and capable by supporting the creation of training materials and clear, practical documentation.
• IT Application Support: Provide day-to-day support to end users by handling requests and incidents, following standard operating procedures and best practice.
• Project Delivery: Support IT projects by assisting with coordination, documentation and delivery activities alongside the wider IT team.

Essential Ingredients

• Currently enrolled in a degree program in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Basic understanding of networking, hardware, and software.
• Self-starter and confident working in teams and collaborating.
• Eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies.
• Customer focus: thinks about the impact on IT's customers of changes to IT services.
• Demonstrates analytical skills and is able to balance the need for analysis and rigour with speed of action when solving problems.
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver to agreed timescales.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team.
• Self-motivated with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies.

Extra Dough

• Salary of £24,000 per annum.
• Family time is important to us, and we know it will be to you, so you can purchase up to an extra week's annual leave.
• Products you will love along with deals and retail discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website.
• Continued investment in your personal development.
• Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
• Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service.

We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.