FAQs

You will receive a 6 monthly appraisal with your Line Manager, where you will discuss your performance.

Depending on the apprenticeship scheme, we work with a number of education providers including local colleges and universities. If you gain a place on our Nissan apprenticeship, you will be notified of your provider.

You would need to be 16 years of age to start in September.

There is no maximum age requirement.

If you are successful you will be provided with full uniform and PPE.

You could work across many areas of Nissan – exact details of this will be confirmed if you are offered a position on our schemes.

Nissan work a number of different shift patterns across the plant.

As a company, we work with our Company Council and Unite as our recognised trade union, to negotiate and agree an annual pay deal every 2 years.  Any agreed increase is then applied to salaries in January.  In addition to this, we operate a performance related pay system, whereby employees receive a merit payment linked to their annual appraisal.

If you are on a trainee scheme or apprenticeship, the performance related pay system is slightly different, and more information can be found on the Apprentice Scheme pages.

Our formal panel interviews are held in our on-site recruitment centre.  For these interviews we would expect you to be appropriately dressed in smart office attire.

If you have been invited for an engineering 'Walk & Talk', you may be advised to wear safety footwear.

For more information about the engineering interview process click here.

For more information about the general offices interview process click here.

As an employee, not only do you make cars, you get to enjoy driving them too. We have an attractive employee car lease scheme and employee car purchase scheme.  Full information on both schemes can be found on our Life In Nissan benefits page.

All of our offices are open plan, with teams grouped together on a bank of desks.  You will be sat with colleagues doing the same type of role as you, so there is always someone to ask if you need any help.

There are kitchen facilities in every office area, so you can get yourself a tea or coffee easily.  There are fridges in the kitchen areas to be able to bring in your own lunch, or we have a main canteen where you can buy a hot lunch or sandwich.

Sunderland only

We have a free employee car park here at the Sunderland plant. When you arrive for your interview, you will need to report to our main security gatehouse. They will then direct you to the car park and lift the barrier for you to enter.

Sunderland only

We operate an indirect flexible working agreement, allowing employees in eligible departments to flex +/- two hours.

You also have the option of claiming extra hours worked as paid overtime.

Please note that this is not available at Senior level and above, or to Manufacturing staff.

Sunderland & Cranfield only

Employees working in the office departments work a standard 39 hour week on day shift only.  We start work at 7:55am Monday - Friday.  On a Monday - Thursday we finish at 4:40pm, and on Friday it's an early finish at 2:25pm.  You will get a 30 minute unpaid lunch break every day.

Any extra hours can be claimed as either overtime or Time Off In Lieu.

Sunderland only

All new employees accrue holiday from their first day of employment.  You will receive 26 days holiday, plus public bank holidays, rising to a maximum of 30 days as your service increases.  Our holiday year runs from 1st January to 31st December.  10 days of your holiday entitlement will be taken during our annual summer shutdown period and a further 7 days will be taken for the Christmas shutdown.  Some key departments, such as engineering and maintenance, may work some or all of the shutdown period.

Sunderland only