Mainfreight Development Programme

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20 December 2024

Mainfreight Development Programme Manchester

Air & Ocean | Manchester, United Kingdom

Kickstart your career with hands-on experience in an operational role and exciting projects, all while benefiting from structured training and coaching. During our three-year traineeship program, you'll rotate through two or three diverse roles, each with unique responsibilities and challenges. Whether you're driving a forklift, managing shipments, making sales calls, visiting customers, or leading a team, you'll gain comprehensive experience in supply chain management!

You'll have the opportunity to follow an international career path across Europe or stay local within your home country. We understand your ambitions and interests might evolve, so you won't have to decide right away. You'll have the freedom to create your own path as you grow and develop!

What We Offer

Besides on-the-job learning, you'll engage in various opportunities, including improvement projects, annual leadership courses, and team-building activities. Plus, you'll participate in and sometimes organize quarterly trainee sessions designed to be inspirational, inclusive, and visionary. Networking is key, and you'll connect with branch managers and the European leadership team during these sessions. Ongoing support and coaching from our trainee program coordinator will help you identify your strengths, areas for improvement, and strategies for overcoming career challenges at Mainfreight.

We're committed to promoting from within, meaning we'll invest in your career progression even after the three-year program. Our former trainees have taken on roles such as Operations Manager, Air & Ocean Branch Manager, and positions in finance, IT, and international locations. At Mainfreight, the world is truly your oyster!

What we look for

At Mainfreight, we make decisions with the next 100 years in mind. We're looking for individuals who appreciate the long-term benefits of learning from the ground up and gaining broad experience. We're seeking candidates who:

Recently graduated with a bachelor or masters degree
Hold a UK passport
Are passionate about starting a career in the supply chain industry
Speak proficient English

Frequently Asked Questions

What we do?

As a part of Mainfreight, you can expect to be helping some of the world’s largest brands become more competitive and efficient. Being a strategic supply chain partner means Mainfreight helps customers get their products from the manufacturer to the end-user in the smartest, most cost-effective way.

Our business can be broken down into three core areas:

Who we are?

It all started in 1978 with a couple of free-thinking entrepreneurs who didn’t care much for rules. As a start-up they challenged the establishment and always took care of their own. Years later, that rebellion and people-first philosophy is still deeply ingrained in our DNA. In 2011 Mainfreight acquired the business of Wim Bosman Group providing further opportunities to expand Mainfreight's international global network with branches throughout Europe.

We have a 100-year vision, that means every person and every decision we make today will leave an imprint on this company now and for 100 years to come. This long-term vision guides us as a business and determines both our decisions and actions every day.

As we extend our operations across the major trading nations of the world, we continue to stand out for the right reasons. It is our uncompromising quality, agility and unique culture which sets us apart.

What is the working culture like?

We are a very flat structured organisation. We have open plan offices and management sit in amongst the team. We do not use the “s” word (staff) and refer to everyone as Team – everyone has a part to play in moving Mainfreight forward and meeting our targets and goals.

We believe in working hard but we also have fun and a laugh while we do it. Our team is empowered to make decisions and have a say in how we do things.

How will my career progress?

Our philosophy is to recruit and ‘grow’ our own people, rather than hire people from other businesses. That is why we invest in and manage the long-term growth and development of our people, right from the start.

Once you have learnt the fundamentals of Mainfreight on the operations floor, you will move into other areas of the business where you will get the right mix of autonomy and support. We believe that smart people can learn the specifics of any role so our focus is on helping you develop personal and professional skills that will allow you take on any role in the business.

We are an ever-changing business and we are constantly reviewing new ways to help our team develop the world-class skills that will lead our business into the future.

What Training and Development do you offer?

We understand that our biggest asset is our people and that our growth as a business is only limited by our ability to grow our own people. Our training and development strategy reflects this with structured induction, training and development. The Mainfreight difference is that we focus on helping you develop the professional and personal strategies, tools and life skills to step into any role in the business, anywhere in the world.

Our ongoing team development programs around the world currently includes:

A full induction program
Learning the business from the operations floor-up
Structured leadership programmes
Personal development courses

Nicol Martínez | Recruiter Mainfreight Development Programme
T: +31 314 672 777
M:+31 626 206 690
E: careers.eu@mainfreight.com