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As a global leader in speciality chemicals, we continue to succeed and strengthen our delivery of innovative, sustainable and high-performance solutions. We are passionate and excited about how we can develop and utilise new technologies to shape and inspire changes within an ever-growing market place.
The role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Industrial Placement Student to join our engineering team at Ditton, Cheshire for 12 months from August/September 2024. This placement is an excellent opportunity to experience life on a manufacturing site and gain exposure to a wide variety of typical process plant equipment used in batch-processing as well provide a platform in which to develop technical skills.
The main purpose of this role is to help implement improvements on site to address safety, environmental and operational issues. Under the guidance of a Process Engineer, the student will get the opportunity to:
- Provide support and help Process Engineers working on small to medium sized capital expenditure (CAPEX) projects, from initial scoping through to installation and commissioning.
- Provide operational support to the manufacturing plants; helping to troubleshoot issues and assure continued production, as well as installing plant modifications to improve operational and safety systems.
- Understand how Process Safety is applied on site by participating in Process Risk Reviews (PRR), Hazard Studies, Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA), and Pressure Relief studies - and implementing actions arising from these.
This role will be an excellent opportunity to work alongside a range of departments and disciplines – EC&I engineering, mechanical engineering, maintenance technicians, process operators, external contractors, and process development scientists, among others. This will be ideal for understanding the role a multi-skilled Process Engineer plays in the successful operation of a manufacturing site.
Our ideal person
As a business, it’s really important to us that we find the best person for the job and that you have the best opportunity to succeed in the role. To help, we have outlined our expectations for the role and what core skills and experiences we require as well as what would make you an ideal fit. In turn, we hope this helps you evaluate if this is the right job for you.
Essentials
- You will need to be a self-motivated individual with the ability to manage and plan your own workload.
- Team-work, strong communication skills, attention to detail and problem analysis are essential for this role.
- You will be a Chemical Engineering undergraduate finishing their second or third year working towards 2.1 or higher.
Desirables
- This is not expected, however previous work experience within the chemical industry (e.g. internships) is desirable.
Benefits package
The successful candidate will receive a competitive benefits package including:
- Defined benefit pension scheme with death in service benefit
- 25 days paid holiday allowance (plus bank holidays)
- Access to share plans
- Private medical insurance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Car leasing scheme
Application information
To apply for this position please log in to the MyCroda system and view our current vacancies. Please email jobs@croda.com if you require any help with the online system.
