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It was here in Sunderland that the first Nissan Bluebird rolled off the production line in 1986. And it’s here that we’re driving forward Nissan EV36Zero, a £1 billion project that’s supercharging a brand new era for the world’s first EV manufacturing ecosystem.
Today, more than 6,000 people are building their own electric futures here across a 362,000m2 site of world-leading manufacturing excellence.
The site is also home to its own solar and wind farms, vehicle test track and facilities like our sports and social complex and medical centre.
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Dan thrives on the fast pace in Trim & Chassis, the department where our cars are put together and an environment that’s unlike any other at Nissan. The Plant relies on Dan’s team – if something stops here then production grinds to a halt. He loves this high level of responsibility and the excitement that comes with it. It’s ideal for someone like Dan who excels under pressure.
Employees based at Nissan Sunderland have access to all the benefits you’d expect from the region’s biggest employer. As well as company-wide perks like a car scheme, pension scheme and private healthcare, you’ll also have access to subsidised membership for two on-site fitness centres, make use of our medical centre and use the facilities at our sports and social complex.
With hundreds of roles across a multitude of departments and functions, Nissan Sunderland is buzzing with the opportunity to progress. Diversity is one of our workforce super powers and we thrive on helping employees to experience as much of Nissan as possible through learning and development opportunities. Career paths are broad and can flow across teams and levels, and you’ll always have the support you need to continue powering up your career as you go.
Our Maintenance Technicians are in charge of performing reactive and planned maintenance on a wide range of world-leading equipment at our state-of-the-art Sunderland manufacturing base, as well as working on cross-functional projects to help us keep operating at peak flow. This is a fast-paced environment where resilience and reliability are essential.
We thrive on diversity here at Nissan. The power of our engineers lies in their differences, and we’re flexible around the engineering path you would like to take. In return we offer a culture where your personality and engineering style can come alive, with real autonomy to drive changes in the business. This is your opportunity to ignite your skills through hands-on work and learning as you go.
An apprenticeship at Nissan is like no other. Our schemes offer you the chance to flick the switch on your career with a real taste of what life is like working at a world-leading car manufacturer, while gaining qualifications from our carefully selected training providers. Our apprenticeships are designed to challenge you, but you’ll have support every step of the way. You’ll work at pace in and build real experience. And if you’ve got the kind of spark we’re looking for, you’ll be rewarded with a competitive salary, and opportunities to socialise and stay connected with the wider business.
Our manufacturing employees are the people who build our most important asset – our world-leading vehicles. Life on the line is fast-paced and challenging, with everyone performing a vital role in producing thousands of vehicles like the Qashqai, Juke and LEAF every single week. Our teams bring authentic drive and energy, and they thrive on focus, collaboration and innovation.
Our manufacturing plant production is powered by a team of professionals based in our on-site offices. They range from Health & Safety, HR, Communications, Learning & Development, Finance, Purchasing, to Information Systems and Supply Chain Management. And each department leads the charge with their specialist skills in an open culture of collaborative and transparent working.
Our Nissan Sunderland placement and graduate schemes give you hands-on experience that puts you at the heart of the action, working on multi-million-pound projects all over the world. Whatever your degree, if you’re resilient, reliable and willing to learn, then this could be your chance to build your own electric future.
Starting at Nissan is an exciting challenge, full of possibilities, and there’ll be a lot to take in at first. Here is where you’ll find all the information you need to get started, understand your new company, our culture and where to go when you need support or have a query. It’s great to have you on board and we hope you enjoy building your electric future with us.