Bright Up Graduate: Tenerife Factory

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Bright Up Graduate – Tenerife Factory

What this position is about - Purpose:

Are you a recent university graduate (or finishing your degree) and looking to start your career in an industrial environment?

Start your professional career at JTI Iberia, a multinational company that is a leader in its field, with continuous and sustainable growth within its industry.

Join JTI Iberia’s “Bright Up” professional development program and build hands-on experience in our Tenerife factory through structured rotations, mentoring, and continuous learning.

What this program is about:

• Professional development program for recent graduates or students in the last year of university.
• Duration: 2 years.
• Full time position.
• Rotations in different factory departments: Production, Engineering, Quality, EHS, finance, IT.
• Mentor support and ongoing training.
• Access to JTI internal vacancies.
• Location: Santa Cruz de Tenerife
• Start date: September 2026
• Number of vacancies: 8

What will you do – Responsibilities: 

Since this is a rotational program, your scope will evolve over time. You will contribute to day-to-day factory operations while developing strong technical and people skills.

Production

• Support daily production execution: monitoring key parameters, following standards, and supporting the team.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives (waste reduction, efficiency, line stability, changeover optimization).
• Assist in root-cause analysis of performance deviations and implement corrective actions (e.g., basic problem-solving methods).
• Support data collection, analysis and reporting (KPIs, losses, downtime, quality deviations) and translate insights into actions.
• Contribute to standard work and process stabilization activities (work instructions, visual management, shopfloor routines).

Engineering

• Support the Engineering team in equipment/process improvements, reliability topics and technical projects.
• Participate in troubleshooting and technical investigations (equipment losses, recurring stoppages).
• Assist with documentation related to technical changes (e.g., updates to procedures, basic technical reporting).
• Contribute to safety and good engineering practices during improvements.

Quality

• Support Quality routines: inspection, control plan adherence, deviation handling and basic quality reporting.
• Participate in investigations of quality issues and support CAPA follow-up.
• Contribute to reinforcing quality mindset on the shopfloor and compliance with procedures.

EHS (Environment, Health & Safety)

• Participate in risk assessments, safety observations, and follow-up of action plans.
• Support incident/near-miss reporting and basic investigations (data gathering, contributing to root-cause analysis and corrective actions).
• Promote a strong safety culture.

 Who are we looking for - Requirements: 

• Recent graduate or final-year students (e.g., Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Automation, or similar).
• Strong interest in manufacturing environments, industrial processes and hands-on problem solving.
• Comfortable working with data and KPIs (basic analysis, reporting, drawing conclusions).
• Interest in continuous improvement / lean mindset.
• Proactive & curious: ask questions, seek root causes and drive follow-up.
• Adaptable: thrive in rotations and learn quickly in new environments.
• Structured & reliable: work with discipline, safety and attention to detail.
• Collaborative: communicate well with operators, technicians, engineers, and quality teams.
• Value-oriented: focus on solutions that improve safety, quality, delivery and cost.
• Fluent English and Spanish (C1).

Are you ready to join us? Build your success story at JTI. Apply now!

Next Steps:

After applying, if selected, please anticipate the following within 1-3 weeks of the job posting closure: Phone screening with Talent Advisor > Assessment tests > Interviews > Offer. Each step is eliminatory and may vary by role type.

At JTI, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive work environment. As an equal-opportunity employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If you need any specific support, alternative formats, or have other access requirements, please let us know.