Industrial Placement Student (Process Engineering)

General information

Company / Establishment

A long-established Specialty chemicals producer with a Platinum Ecovadis rating based in the North East of England supplying over 400 customers via 2 manufacturing sites with its own R&D facilities
Our 4 key businesses are: Personal Care Proprietary Reduced Environmental Impact products Solvent Recovery Custom Manufacturing to serve sectors including Cosmetics Oil & Gas Homecare Animal Nutrition Lubricants

What makes the difference
- We are a top tier COMAH site where Health and Safety is at the core of how we operate we pride ourselves on an excellent health and safety record and work hard to ensure the safety of all

- Our people are our biggest asset and we have long been a champion of the Better Health at Work programme having gained maintaining excellence rating for many years. This also extends to a strong ethos of support and opportunity for progression of our staff

Would you like to join an innovative group with a strong entrepreneurial spirit and a culture of excellence
The Seqens story began in 2003 in the Lyon France area. Since then the group has grown steadily to become a major global player in pharmaceutical solutions and specialty ingredients. We offer our customers contract manufacturing services and a broad portfolio of active ingredients and pharmaceutical intermediates. Today Seqens employs nearly 2700 people across 3 continents and 9 countries. With 15 production sites and 5 R&D centers we support over 1500 customers worldwide

Reference

2026-1899

Job Family / Sub-family

Industrial - Production

Contract type

Temporary agency worker

Contract duration (Months)

12

Job title

Industrial Placement Student (Process Engineering)

Position Context:

Supporting the Process Engineering Team for a year industrial experience. The role will be supported by the more experienced team members whilst building knowledge and confidence to take responsibility of minor projects and self-directed tasks.

This placement starts Summer 2027.

Main tasks :

Support the Production Team and gain industrial experience covering activities such as plant modifications operating procedures equipment/new process commissioning process optimisation troubleshooting and process safety studies.

Required skills :

Expect to achieve a minimum of a 2:1 degree in Chemical Engineering

Good interpersonal skills

Must be eligible to work in the UK

Excellent communication skills both written and verbal

Good I.T. (including process modelling/simulation) and practical skills

At Seqens Custom Specialties we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds including but not limited to; race ethnicity gender age sexual orientation disability and religion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply and join us in fostering a culture of respect openness and inclusion.

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Job location

United Kingdom England Middlesbrough

Required Experience:

IC

Employment Type : Temp
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1