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Site Name: UK - County Durham - Barnard Castle, UK - Hertfordshire - Ware, UK - West Sussex - Worthing
Posted Date: Sep 27 2023

Join the GSK Mechanical Engineering Future Leaders Graduate Programme – UK, 2024: Help us get ahead of disease together

Education required: BEng, MEng, BSc or MSc degree (IMechE accredited) in Mechanical Engineering or related field with core mechanical engineering modules. Graduation by Spring/Summer 2024

Language requirement: Written and spoken fluency in English

Other requirements: Willingness to be geographically (domestically) mobile throughout rotations

Start date: September 2024

*You can apply to only one Future Leaders Graduate Program in the UK

Application deadline: We recommend you apply as soon as possible. We will close this vacancy when we have enough applications, so please apply as soon as you can so your application can be considered.

Assessment Centre Date: November 2023

Are you looking for a career where you can help positively impact the health of billions of people? Apply for the Mechanical Engineering Future Leaders Programme at GSK today!

In GSK’s Global Supply Chain (GSC), we are on an exciting journey with bold ambitions. We are creating one world class Global Supply Chain to deliver GSK’s new product portfolio and pipeline.

In GSC, we make and supply medicines and vaccines all around the globe and our teams own every production stage, from creating quality products at our manufacturing sites to designing effective supply forecasting and regulatory inspections; all powered by digital, data and analytics.

We are looking for highly motivated graduates who are keen to develop into the future engineering, operational and technical leaders in GSC. Working at our manufacturing sites you will help to ensure we have the latest, safe, efficient and reliable processes and equipment to deliver life-saving medicines and vaccines to people in 90% of the world. This role will enable you to develop your skills in an industry that’s making radical changes to the way it develops and manufactures products.

Ahead together with tailored training and career development

Over 3 rotations, our Future Leaders graduate program will:

Challenge and support you to grow professionally and personally
Give you stretch rotation
Provide the opportunity to network and increase your visibility with senior leaders who will mentor or coach you and support you with planning your rotations.
Improve your technical skills while gaining valuable on the job leadership experience
Give you a generous personal development budget to accelerate your learning & grow your technical, professional, personal or leadership skills;
Provide Kaizens – a short-term breadth project which could give you international exposure

What will you do?

You will gain experience in:

Project management of new equipment from design to installation and commissioning
Capital project execution
Continuous Improvement: Increase manufacturing efficiencies through analysing machine data, root causing breakdowns and identifying improvements that increase equipment performance.
Reliability engineering looking at equipment uptime and availability
Safety & Ergonomic initiatives
Provide focus on energy management and sustainability projects
Keep abreast of cutting-edge technologies in precision engineering
Work towards Chartered Engineer status

What are we looking for?

To be technically minded, a passion for engineering and interest in pharmaceutical manufacturing
Clear enthusiasm and motivation for working in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry
A continuous improvement and growth mindset
Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
A team player with the ability to build collaborative relationships
Self-motivated and proactive, keen to develop and learn.
To be analytical, organized and process driven with excellent attention to detail
A high degree of flexibility and the ability to adapt quickly to change under pressure

What do we offer you?

A competitive salary of £32,100
An annual bonus based on company performance
Relocation Allowance (eligibility will be confirmed once your first location is confirmed)
Access to private healthcare and wellbeing programmes, savings programmes, and childcare support
An opportunity to learn commercial skills from experienced colleagues and access to senior leaders to help guide your career development
Thriving Employee Resource Groups, with a focus on inclusion and diversity
Employee recognition programmes, which reward exceptional achievements
Long-term incentives through shared ownership link your rewards to our longer-term performance
On-the-job experience and formal and informal training and development, delivered through a mixture of coaching, mentoring and formal training programmes
A tailored development plan aligned to your career aspirations and business needs, supported by a generous training budget
Formal and informal technical and soft skills training and development, delivered through a mixture of coaching and mentoring by senior leaders, your manager, your peers, and a mix of virtual & in person courses

Let’s do this!

You’ll find hints, tips and guidance on our recruitment process on our website

Learn more about the application process | GSK

Once you've submitted your online application form, you'll need to complete two online assessments prior to the assessment center stage and as part of this, you'll be asked about your motivation for the role:

- We’d like to hear about why you applied to this role and your motivation for it in the context of pharmaceutical manufacturing. You will be asked a 2nd question on what strengths, skills or interests you have that will enable you to be successful in this role. Please be as targeted as you can!

Top tip #1: Make sure you save this job description for reference throughout the process, it will really help you prepare for the different stages in your application.

Top tip #2: Don't forget to register on our GSK insight & engagement platform https://gsk.connectr.co.uk/getahead/ to learn more about working at GSK, our culture and application processes

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