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Graduate Recruitment and Development
The introduction of a Graduate recruitment initiative is the
next step in the Group’s wider succession planning strategy;
with the aim of giving Graduates the opportunity to build
the foundations of a long-term career in a successful, well-
established business.
The Group’s activities within Road, Rail, Sea and Air, and a
wide range of departments; including Planning, Operations,
Warehouse, Finance, Human Resources, Business Development
and IT; offer numerous interesting career paths with excellent
potential for personal development. Graduate positions are
being made available across many of these areas.
Career Development
Stobart Group places great value on its employees, and has
a long and well-established career development programme
that is actively applied at every level within the business.
Traditionally much of the Group’s own management team
has risen from within the ranks, recognising the potential of
people who have proven their worth. In rising to the top,
these ‘home grown’ Managers and Directors have gained
an in-depth knowledge of the business, as well as building
the strong interpersonal relationships that are at the core of
Stobart’s tight-knit, coherent and highly successful team.
Stobart Group offers comprehensive training for all
employees. Graduate recruits attend the Company’s First
Line Managers’ Programme (FLM) which includes a series of
courses and group training sessions that give them essential
skills in areas like time management and leadership.
Specialist Training
Across the business, there is a constant requirement to deliver
both legislative and compliance training. This obligation is
particularly centred on the specialist requirements of the Rail,
Air and Ports divisions.
Wherever possible, this training is delivered in-house; ensuring
the technical knowledge that is a statutory requirement
is delivered in conjunction with the high standards of
professionalism that are demanded of every Stobart employee.
I joined Eddie Stobart directly from sixth form college.
I’mafraid to say that my formal education simply hadn’t
prepared me for business, and so most of my learning
has been on the job... I have no doubt I have progressed
quicker, and achieved more, as a result of the training
I have received with the Company.
This is why today, as someone who has risen through
the ranks to become Managing Director of the FMCG
Business Unit, I am SO supportive of the Management
Development Programme myself.
Dave Pickering, Managing Director, FMCG Business Unit