Facts and Figures
10
Number of Placements Available This Year
75%
Students expected to return to graduate jobs with us
At Gist, we pride ourselves in transforming supply chains, with a proven track record spanning 50 years. Our vision is to be our customers’ first choice for logistics, innovation, excellence and partnership.
Gist’s unique proposition lies in our expertise in transforming large-scale end-to-end supply chains for our food retailer customers – from farm to factory, production to distribution centre and delivery to supermarket, convenience store or restaurant.
Gist has a national network of strategically placed sites and the largest temperature controlled transport fleet in the UK. This winning combination enables Gist’s customers to reduce their environmental impact and deliver the best possible experience to their customers, every day.
Our reach extends globally. Through our control tower capability, Gist solves problems for customers in the increasingly complex and demanding world of global supply chains moving chilled, perishable, ambient and hazardous products by air, sea and land.
Gist invests in exceptional people, who are driven, enthusiastic and passionate about achieving the best in everything they do. Early responsibility, coupled with a supportive environment and hands-on training, ensures that our people reach their full potential and have every opportunity to make a difference.
The shared success of Gist is achieved through our people, who lead and energise their teams to deliver results.
Most of this year I have learnt skills that I would easily say will stay with me as life skills, and the experience of working in this kind of business (logisitcs) really opens your eyes to so many different things that you may not have thought of before....
8.1/10
At Gist there are days which are very rewarding and also days that are challenging, especially at the start of placement. When you learn how the operation is run and know your team it becomes much mor...
7.3/10
Gist made a huge effort to make sure I was involved in a vast variety of projects from my very first day. Every day brought a fresh challenge, and there was a robust support network in place to help m...
7.8/10
Placement Year (10 Months+)
Mathematics
I have found that during my placement that there are always opportunities to take and you are given enough responsibility to be making your own decisions that will impact your sites performance.
10
Number of Placements Available This Year
75%
Students expected to return to graduate jobs with us