Developing people and careers

It is important for us to support and enable our colleagues to explore all the opportunities available to develop and grow their career at Wincanton. Our “Career pathways and development guide” provides access to career management tools as well as an understanding of the wealth of wider career options available.

Explore career paths at Wincanton

We are passionate about developing our people and providing opportunities for existing and potential colleagues to develop their careers with us whether through ongoing training, learning and development or fast track talent programmes.

We offer range of development programmes tailored to colleagues’ individual career paths and we develop and equip them with the skills they need to perform their roles, covering everything from health and safety, driver training and warehouse skills to leadership programmes and professional qualifications.  

Wincanton has an apprenticeship portfolio of over 70 programmes, in areas of Driving and Traffic Office, IT, Support and specialist functions, Fleet Management, Supervisory and Management, and Warehouse. Apprenticeships are open to all employees of all ages and levels of experience, enabling them to develop new skills in areas where they have no prior qualifications. Training can last anywhere from 1-4 years, depending on the type and level of programme and we offer programmes at entry level up to Masters degree.

We continue to work on developing our leaders based on our core leadership behaviours: bold, curious and engaging. Supporting our leaders through coaching, mentoring and development programmes to ensure succession for key roles and reviewing our talent plans regularly. We promote all roles internally through our internal careers portal.

We recognise the importance of attracting high calibre individuals to the logistics industry and driving awareness of careers within supply chain. Through our award-winning partnership with the Novus Trust, we have built relationships with partner Universities, supporting the design of a degree in Supply Chain Management and Logistics and committing to several defined work placement opportunities.

Year-on-year we are committed to increasing our graduate entry level intake, through continued partnership with schemes such as NOVUS, currently providing opportunities for 40 graduates. Upon joining, our graduates commit to a two-year development programme, which includes placements across the business.

To continue this drive, we also have our Degree apprenticeship programme providing apprentices with the opportunity to “earn as they learn” through attending a university degree programme whilst also working at one of our sites.

It is important that our colleagues can develop both professionally and personally. All colleagues have access to our online learning management system where they can find a variety of modules to support with areas such as personal wellbeing, IT skills and support with career development.

From the point of offer we like to give our colleagues a warm welcome and we are passionate about engaging people from the start and our focus is always on ensuring that the onboarding process is as smooth and positive as possible for all new colleagues. Once colleagues are in the business we will provide all the job related training to ensure you are safe, complaint and have the training to do the job in hand.

Shine is our inclusive recruitment programme which is focused on tackling social inequalities and promoting diversity. We are driving an inclusive culture and providing opportunities for people to learn, grow and develop through the positive reinforcement of transferable skills. As part of our commitment, Wincanton have signed the Social Recruitment Covenant. We are pledging out commitment to increasing the role of social value across Wincanton's recruitment and employment practices. “Here at Wincanton, we are cultivating an inclusive environment, where individuals can learn, grow, and thrive through the empowerment of transferable skills and positive reinforcement.”

Key areas that we support include, Armed Forces Community, Individuals who have been through the criminal justice system, those with barriers into employment.

Got any questions? Enquire about Shine here.