Data Collection and Analysis Digital Internship

About The Business: Oakdale Paving is a UK-based manufacturing SME specialising in the manufacture and distribution of concrete paving and kerb hard landscaping products. We are committed to growth, innovation, sustainability and digital transformation.

Overview: We are offering a 12-week Digital Internship to help us strengthen our digital capabilities and support our journey toward smarter manufacturing practices. You will contribute to a focused project that drives value for our digital transformation.

Desirable Skills: Interested in the intersection of digital technology and manufacturing

Job Description:

This internship will provide practical experience in applying digital tools and techniques within the manufacturing sector.

What You’ll Gain:

• Hands-on experience of digital tools and data analysis in a real manufacturing environment.
• Practical exposure to production data collection, productivity measurement and process improvement.
• Opportunities to support automation, dashboards and performance reporting across live production lines. 
• Mentorship and guidance from experienced manufacturing, production and commercial colleagues.
• Insight into potential career pathways in digital manufacturing, operations, data analysis and business improvement. 

Project responsibilities:

As an intern, you will support Oakdale’s production data collection and analysis project. The main aim of the internship will be to identify practical ways of digitising and automating productivity reporting from our production lines, including comparing production output against cycle counter data to help build a clearer understanding of wastage, downtime and process performance.

Key responsibilities may include:

• Reviewing how production numbers are currently captured, recorded and reported across relevant production lines.
• Helping to map existing data sources, including production records, cycle counters and other operational information - Identifying opportunities to improve accuracy, reduce manual entry and make productivity data easier to access and interpret.
• Supporting the development of simple digital tools, dashboards or reports to monitor production output, cycle performance, downtime and wastage trends. 
• Working with production and management colleagues to understand practical shop-floor requirements and ensure any proposed digital improvements are realistic and usable.
• Exploring wider opportunities to support process improvement, automation, performance reporting and data-led decision-making within Oakdale.

Candidates must be able to start immediately.

Candidates must accept or decline an internship within 5 working days of an offer being made.

If you have a visa, please let us know what visa you currently hold. This will support the company when shortlisting to understand your work availability and the completion of right to work checks. If you have a disability, long-term health condition, or any access requirements, please let us know so that we can make reasonable adjustments to support you through the application and selection process. Any information you provide will be treated as confidential and used only to arrange adjustments and will not affect your application in any way.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement:

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences, and we encourage candidates who may bring a diverse perspective to our team. Selection will be based on skills, potential, and a shared passion for innovation in digital technologies If you have any specific questions relating to the role. Please contact: andy.johnson@oakdalecontracts.co.uk

Desirable Skills:

This internship is ideal for graduates who are:

• Interested in the intersection of digital technology and manufacturing. 
• Studying or recently graduated in data science, business analytics, engineering, manufacturing, operations management, computer science, information systems or a related discipline.
• Confident working with data, spreadsheets and digital tools, with an interest in turning operational information into useful reports and insights. 
• Curious about how manufacturing processes work and keen to spend time in a live production environment. 
• Able to bring, or keen to develop, relevant robotics, automation, programming or control-system skills that could support practical improvements on the production line. 
• Proactive problem-solvers with strong digital skills.
• Keen to gain real-world SME experience.

Details:

Location: Foss Way, Walkerville Industrial Estate, Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire DL9 4SA

Duration: 12 weeks

Salary: £12.71 per hour

Start Date: 09/Nov/2026