In the 2018 Job Crowd Awards, global engineering company Renishaw was named first in the UK engineering and manufacturing sector for companies taking on over 30 graduates a year.

It offers eight graduate pathways, which can lead to global career prospects at all levels.

The Job Crowd Awards are based on anonymous reviews from graduate employees around the UK.

The high ranking recognises the two-year Renishaw programme, which includes four rotations around different divisions of the company, during which the graduate employees are both trained and mentored.

They take on a permanent position at the end of the scheme.

Sam Bishop, learning and development advisor at Renishaw (www.renishaw.co.uk), said: “Our graduate scheme is a challenging opportunity that offers the potential for rapid progression.

"A position at Renishaw can take you almost anywhere in the world, working in industries ranging from neurosurgery to additive manufacturing.

"We give our graduates a deep understanding of the business and its international operations, plus experience across different divisions.”

In 2018, Renishaw is taking on 60 graduates in its eight schemes, which recruit for software engineers, commercial graduates, mechanical design engineers, applications engineers, electronic engineers, manufacturing engineers, physics and scientific roles, and project coordinators.

Applications for its 2019 graduate scheme open in September.