CareersDES Group

Careful engineering, delivered on live sites.

Mechanical Services, Electrical Services, Controls and Automation, Group Design Services, Civils and Construction Services, and project delivery roles across hygienic manufacturing environments.

DES Group works across live manufacturing, hygienic and process-led environments. Roles require practical judgement, safe working, clear communication and pride in high-quality engineering delivery.

Environments
Food • Dairy • Beverage • Pharmaceutical • Personal care • Building services manufacturing
Delivery focus
Safe systems • Managed change • Documented completion
Disciplines
Project • Mechanical • Electrical • Automation • Design • Civils
Role navigator
Open a category to see typical work, standards, and expectations.
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Who this is for

A good fit looks like this

Delivered on hygienic and process-driven customer sites - permits, isolations, sequencing, and documentation are part of the job every day.

You’ll thrive here if you…

Like well-planned delivery, clear standards, and verifiable completion.

  • Are comfortable on hygienic or process-led sites with permits, access controls and site inductions.
  • Work confidently to RAMS / method statements and documented safe systems of work.
  • Care about neat completion: sign-offs, test results, photos, as-builts and handover packs.
  • Stay calm under constraints: sequencing, access windows and changing site conditions.
  • Communicate clearly across trades and raise risks early (no surprises at the end).
  • Keep work tidy and clear: labels, isolation status, and punch-list discipline.

You may not enjoy it if you…

Prefer fast, informal delivery with minimal checks, records, or site rules.

  • Prefer informal working with minimal documentation, approvals or sign-off.
  • Find permits, isolations, restricted access and strict site rules frustrating.
  • Dislike planning, sequencing and coordination across multiple trades.
  • Want to “just crack on” without planned checks, records, or punch-list completion.
  • Prefer a perks-led culture over careful delivery and accountability.
  • Expect office-only work: this is site-led delivery with real-world constraints.
Role categories

Choose a role category

Select a category to view the briefing. Each briefing describes what the work involves and the kind of experience that helps.

Development

Progression is built on reliability

Progression comes from doing the basics well: safe work, clean records, and dependable completion on customer sites.

Competence before scale

Reliable basics unlock bigger scope.

Do the fundamentals well: safe work, clear checks, clean completion.

On busy customer sites, the people trusted with bigger packages are the ones who plan, communicate, and leave tidy records behind. Every time.

  • Safe systems and checks.
  • Planned work and tidy completion.
  • Records that support handover.
Application

How to apply

A calm, straightforward process.

  1. Identify your role category

    Choose the category that best matches your experience and the work you want to do.

  2. Prepare CV enquiry

    Add your details and select your CV file name, then attach the CV manually in your email client.

  3. Share availability

    Tell us your region, start date, notice period, and anything that affects site work.

  4. Review & next steps

    If there’s a match, the team will contact you using the details you provide.

Application

Prepare your CV enquiry

This prepares an email draft for DES Group recruitment. Attach your CV in the email client before sending. Required fields are marked .

Typical time: ~10 minutes
Select CV, then attach before sending
1Basic personal informationContact details & identification
2Location & eligibilityAddress, right to work, availability
Are you legally eligible to work in the UK?
Preferred work location(s)

Select at least one. (Nationwide counts as one.)

3Role preferencesDiscipline, engagement, shift
Type of engagement
4Work experienceEmployer, years, environments
Industry experience
Hygienic / process-led site experience
5Technical skills & qualificationsCerts, skills, tools
Technical skill set
6Project experienceDelivery patterns & safety
Types of projects worked on
Safety / H&S experience
7Motivation & fitShort, practical answers
8Supporting documentsCV required; others optional

This page prepares an email draft only. Attach the CV manually before sending. Allowed: PDF, DOCX, JPG/PNG.

9Availability & constraintsStart date, constraints, travel
10ReferencesOptional, or “on request”
11Contact preferencesBest time & method
12GDPR / privacy consentRequired to submit

We use your details to assess suitability and contact you about relevant opportunities.

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