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You will be working with some world class industry leaders and will help develop our global core brands such as Glenfiddich, Hendricks, and Famous Grouse.\nWe empower our people to excel, and we value the unique skills, experiences, and perspectives each individual brings.\nThe 2026 Technical Graduate Programme is open to graduates with specialisms in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, and Chemistry.\nMain Responsibility\nOur programme is designed to build on the knowledge and skills you have gained at university, immersing you in the dynamic world of spirits production through hands-on experience and unique project opportunities.\nOver three years, you’ll undertake three one-year placements across our UK and Ireland sites, each offering distinct responsibilities and opportunities to grow into a future leader of our business.\nWhat to expect:\nA comprehensive induction to set you on the right course.\nA structured three-year programme, divided into three one-year placements, providing a holistic view of our organisation.\nInvolvement in a variety of key business projects across our range of UK and Ireland locations.\nDirect access to senior management and industry leaders.\nOpportunities for personal and professional development.\nSupport from team leaders, recent graduates already on the programme and mentors.\nOur Ideal Candidate\nYou will have a relevant engineering or chemistry degree and an interest in working in a hands-on role. You are a self-starter who enjoys solving problems, building meaningful relationships, and understanding complex processes. Curiosity, initiative, and a collaborative mindset will help you thrive here.\nWhat we can offer you\nWe offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.\nOur employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.\nPrivate Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).\nOur employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.\nOur Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues. \nOur Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.\nProduct allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.\nOur Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.\nEvery employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.\nLearning resources to help you be your best self.\nAbout William Grant & Sons\nA HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS\nWilliam Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.\nWe value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.\nAt William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.\nOUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY\nOur agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.\nBuilt on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.\nWe are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.\nINCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS\nDiversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive.\nWe want to make sure that all applicants are treated equally. To support this we will anonymise all applications during the screening stage. Details such as name, dates and educational establishments will only be visible to the recruitment team and hiring leader once an applicant is invited to interview, these details are hidden during the screening stage. To be able to anonymise applications they all need to be in the same format. You can upload a CV but we would also ask you to complete an application form - your CV will not be visible during screening. We hope you agree that this is good use of your time to help ensure a fair recruitment process.\nThis vacancy is being advertised directly by William Grant & Sons. 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