Employment

Job Opportunities/Openings

Resumes are accepted even if you don't see an available position opening.  We are always looking for talented, skilled workers.  Please email your CV and a cover letter to:  bearings-careers@saint-gobain.com, or complete and submit the electronic Application form.

When completing the Application, please concentrate on outlining your skills, attributes and achievements in areas that are particularly relevant to the role for which you are applying or interested.

U.K. Employment Benefits

We pride ourselves in an honest, open culture -- our employees rate this as one of our top strengths in the company's Employee Satisfaction Surveys. 

• 5 working weeks' holiday
• Pension plan
• Scheduling flexibility (e.g. 4-day week or 9-day fortnight).  We operate a whole range of flexible working arrangements to improve your work and life balance.
• Individual personal training and development planning (e.g. support in terms of time and/or finance)
• Responsibility -- looking for employees who thrive when given the opportunity to use their initiative and take responsibility
• Bonus plan -- may add up to 10% of your quarterly gross earnings
• Sick pay
• Able to make up time when possible, rather than lose pay
• An in-depth regular appraisal system
• Compensation is fair and is based on prevailing industry salary standards
• Long-term security -- we have a successful track record of business growth and looking after our employees
• Apprenticeship opportunities
• Leave -- adoption, bereavement, compassionate, emergency, extended, jury service, maternity, parental, paternity, personal appointments, public service
• Life assurance
• Works council
• Support for employees who participate and volunteer
• Payment of subscriptions to professional organizations
• Regular subsidised social events
• Pizza lunches for business successes
• Eye test and corrective eye wear compensation
• Company work wear, where applicable
• Free on site parking
• Childcare vouchers
• Personal use of company telephones and IT equipment
• Sandwich vendor on site daily
• Free daily newspapers in canteen
• IT equipment loan scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme

Employee Satisfaction Survey 

What is it like to work at Saint-Gobain? 

Employee Responses

• "A company with an outstanding openness culture"
• "A  positive attitude to development and improvement"
• "It is enjoyable coming to work"
• "You could probably count on one hand the number of companies that care for their employees the way Saint-Gobain does"
• "Best working conditions I've ever experienced"
• "You feel involved"
• "Fun at work, a good atmosphere"
• "A company always looking to improve at all levels"