Nestlé, the world’s leading food and beverage company, is offering 12-month Work Integrated Learning placements within its East and South African Region team. If you are a diploma student who needs workplace exposure to complete your qualification, this is a chance to turn your studies into real experience.
Applications for both roles close on 9 October 2026, so the window is short.
Engineering In-Service Trainee, Babelegi
You will join the Engineering Team for a 12-month placement. You will work on meaningful projects, learn from experienced engineers, and see how engineering keeps a global food business running.
Who should apply: students currently studying towards a Diploma or National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Industrial Engineering.
Apply for the Engineering In-Service Trainee role
Production In-Service Trainee, Harrismith
You will join the Production Team for a 12-month placement. You will gain hands-on exposure to how products are made, and build your skills alongside people who know the business well.
Who should apply: students currently studying towards a Diploma or National Diploma in Production and Operations Management, Food Technology, Analytical Chemistry or Biotechnology.
Apply for the Production In-Service Trainee role
What you will gain
- Work on meaningful projects from day one
- Learn from experienced teams
- Build confidence and grow your practical skills
- Experience what it takes to thrive in a global business
- Complete the workplace component your qualification requires
Your application starter pack
Both roles ask for the same documents:
- A curriculum vitae
- Certified academic record
- Certified copy of your Grade 12 certificate
- A letter from your tertiary institution confirming that you require workplace exposure to obtain your qualification
- A format for evaluation required by your institution (logbook)
Before you apply
Start with the letter from your institution. It is often the slowest document to get, and your application is incomplete without it. Get your academic record and Grade 12 certificate certified now, and ask your work-integrated learning office early for the logbook format your institution requires.
Make sure your CV shows your current qualification, your expected completion date, and any practical or technical experience you have. Use the same email address and contact number across your CV and your online profile so recruiters can reach you.
Apply only for the role that matches your field of study. Engineering students should apply for Babelegi, and Production, Food Technology, Analytical Chemistry and Biotechnology students should apply for Harrismith.
How to apply
Use the links above to apply directly on the Nestlé careers site. Applications close on 9 October 2026.