Analytical Chemistry Industrial Placement Maidenhead 2023

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer healthcare company. Shaped by all of us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for millions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re building together. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.

Future Talent roles at Haleon offer the chance to change the way people see and manage their everyday health. That’s an incredible opportunity. An exciting challenge. And a huge responsibility. We’re always looking for ambitious individuals who are inspired by our purpose to deliver better everyday health, with humanity. And want to help us achieve this goal. Right now, we’re looking for industrial placement students in Finance Associate to join us to do career defining work.

A career in Quality Supply Chain where none of us stand still

An analytical chemistry placement will give you hands on practical application of analytical techniques and data analysis, as well as supporting other operations within the laboratory environment.

You’ll be excited by the thought of:

• Learning techniques both common across industry (HPLC) and also more niche (IC) which provide a wide set of experience in a typical QC laboratory
• Undertaking key project which delivers clear business benefit combined with a scientific view to provide an improvement to laboratory productivity, quality performance or cost.
• Joining a rapidly paced team in a fast moving consumer goods company and understanding the importance of good communication, organisation and prioritisation to ensure work is completed to deadline and right first time.

What will your individual contribution at Haleon be?

You’ll be contributing to ensuring our consumer healthcare products are manufactured to stringent quality and safety standards by;

• Learning how to test a variety of products using a range of equipment from pH and viscosity meters to HPLC, Ion Chromatography and Raman/FTIR spectroscopy.
• Following all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and being compliant with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
• Performing equipment performance checks and calibration.
• Creating, reviewing and validating methods as well as updating laboratory documentation and writing technical reports.
• Creating testing and auditing cleaning protocols
• To take part in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and continuous improvement projects

Benefits

To recognise your dedication, energy and effort, benefits include:

• A salary of £22,500
• An annual bonus linked to performance
• Employee recognition through our global scheme which rewards exceptional achievements
• On-the-job experience and formal and informal training and development, delivered through a mixture of coaching, mentoring and formal training programmes
• Health and wellbeing programmes to take care of your physical and mental health

Who you are

We’re the people changing the future of everyday health. So you will be someone who has:

• Creative and problem-solving thinking
• Strategic/big-picture thinking
• Entrepreneurial and agile mindset
• Strong prioritisation and analytical skills
• Personal accountability
• Business and consumer/customer knowledge and understanding
• Adaptability and resilience in ambiguity
• A desire to learn and have meaningful impact
• A passion for chemistry and lab work in a Consumer Healthcare manufacturing environment
• Attention to detail
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks/assignments to demanding deadlines
• Sound interpersonal and team working skills.
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Proactive mindset to request and follow through on personal development.
• Excel / Data skills
• Able to demonstrate qualities aligned with Haleon Values and Expectations

To enable you to perform in this future talent opportunity

Must be studying an undergraduate degree in Chemistry or chemistry-related degrees

You will have completed a minimum of 2 years of your undergraduate degree, but will not have graduated at the start of your placement. You may be expected to provide evidence from your university to show you will be an undergraduate student for the duration of the placement year and they are supportive of your placement.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone.

We’re striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives.

We flex the way we work so we can be at our best, where possible, and with agreement between line manager, team and individuals. We acknowledge not all colleagues can flex locations depending on their roles and that we don’t have all the answers. Yet.

We invite you to apply as soon as possible. The way we see it, every day is an opportunity. And we are joined by new talent, every day. We accept ongoing applications and will close this vacancy once we have enough applications.

Assessment centre dates: Assessment centres/interviews will commence from November onwards

Role start date: July 2023