Mechanical Engineering Industrial Placement, UK 2023 Durham, England
Job description
Join the GSK Industrial Placement UK Programme in Mechanical Engineering: Help us get ahead of disease together.
Education required: Undergraduate degree from an IMechE accredited university, in Mechanical Engineering
Other requirements: 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 must be enrolled at a UK or ROI university for the duration of your placement.
Language requirement: Written and spoken fluency in English
Expected Start date: July/August 2023
Duration: 1 year (approximately)
Location: Barnard Castle.
Application deadline: Sunday 12th March. Please note, we will close this vacancy when sufficient applications are received, so we advise to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Proposed Assessment / Interview Dates: April.
Salary: A salary of £21,000, plus a bonus
Are you looking to gain valuable real world work experience and help positively impact the lives of others?
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.
A GSK internship offers you the opportunity to kickstart your career – to take on a real role with genuine impact. You’ll take on challenging tasks within live projects or assignments. You’ll also get to learn from others in your team and other parts of GSK whilst developing your skills and gaining valuable experience for wherever the future takes you.
Inspired to help us get ahead together? Apply for a Mechanical Engineering Industrial Placement at GSK today!
A Mechanical Engineering placement in one of our manufacturing sites will give you a hands-on practical application of the theory from university. Our sites produce a range of products, (e.g., tablets, inhalers, creams and vaccines) to positively impact health in such areas as skin and infectious diseases, asthma and HIV.
During your placement with us, you’ll gain experience in areas such as:
Developing a thorough understanding of the equipment, plant and processes used at the site including mechanical design of systems and the ability to problem solve
Supporting delivery of the Mechanical, Inspection and Reliability programmes
Investigating new engineering technologies to improve plant and maintenance techniques
Development and implementation of maintenance best practice
Specifying new equipment and components
Performing root cause analysis investigations
Contributing to safety and quality risk assessments
Carrying out continuous improvement activities to ensure good manufacturing practice
Developing skills for leading and managing groups of peers or contractors to achieve the above
Developing skills in project management and planning
Experience a range of manufacturing processes, such as: dry blending, milling, enzyme extraction, solids separation, evaporation, powder mixing and transfer, granulation, coring, tablet compression, film coating of tablets, roller compaction, milling, tablet or bottle filling
Whichever role you go into you will be applying the skills you already have and developing new skills such as team working, effective communication and time management. You will work with and learn from an experienced team of multi-disciplined engineers. They will coach and mentor you during your year to help you achieve your potential.
Ahead together with tailored training and career development
Location available:
Barnard Castle
The Barnard Castle site is located in the North East of England and is sited within the County Durham countryside. Barnard Castle is a key secondary site for GSK with a large number of New Products coming through development at site. We manufacture and supply a huge range of different pharmaceutical products from Sterile Products (Syringes and Vials) to Liquid Inhalations and Dermatologicals. We have recently opened a new state of the art aseptic digital facility producing biopharmaceuticals.
We have a variety of roles for mechanical engineers focusing on improving equipment, reliability and production performance and/or delivering a range of new manufacturing, packaging and utilities equipment. As a placement student you could be based in one of a number of teams - the Capital Projects, equipment engineering or reliability.
Working in the Process Engineering division within our Capital Projects team puts your university knowledge into practical applications. This role may include identifying and working on process improvement work and new product or process projects as well as investigating deviations, writing technical reports and assisting in delivery of capital projects to ensure key milestones are met.
In the Equipment Engineering you will support the team to ensure that new and existing pieces of equipment are correctly installed/commissioned, and validation is completed on time and in budget. This will involve developing skills with mechanical and automation systems to control pharmaceutical equipment including filling and packaging as well as ancillary equipment.
As a placement student in Reliability Engineering you will be responsible for driving improvements in equipment reliability through use and analysis of Condition Based Monitoring techniques and best-practice maintenance. You will identify and correct repetitive failures through analysis of equipment history and application of technical skills, ingenuity, and use of the most effective and appropriate tools and techniques.
You will work with other departments to advise on the Site Maintenance Strategy. Support and mentoring will be provided from the Reliability and Operational Engineering Teams. Further mentoring and guidance can be provided from various functions such as Operational Excellence Practitioners, Process, Electrical, Control Engineers as well as many other functions.
Who are we looking for?
A passion for engineering in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
Attention to detail
Strong analytical skills
To be organised with a drive to get things done
To be a team player
Continuous improvement mindset
Excel / Data skills
An interest in digital solutions will be required for some roles
Able to demonstrate qualities aligned with GSK’s culture
What do we offer you?
A salary of £21,000, plus a bonus
Access to GSK resources, including employee assistance programmes, private healthcare and well-being programs and pension plan membership
On-the-job experience and informal training and development, delivered through a mixture of coaching, mentoring and training programs
A GSK placement which gives you the opportunity to take on a real role with genuine impact
You will join a GSK Industrial Placement community of over 250 students across the UK and business areas
Access to LinkedIn groups to enable the new Industrial Placement community to network and connect before start date
Let’s do this!
This opportunity has the following recruitment stages you must successfully pass to be offered a placement year with GSK for 2023:
1. Eligibility Form
2. World of GSK Online Assessment
3. Application Form
4. Virtual Assessment Centre or Virtual Interview
You’ll find hints, tips and guidance on our recruitment process on our website –
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We will close this vacancy when we have enough applications, so we recommend that you apply as soon as you can so your application can be considered.
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Need help with your application?
Please email us at [email protected] or call us on 01582 692870 and let us know how we can help you.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a workplace where everyone can feel a sense of belonging and thrive as set out in our Equal and Inclusive Treatment of Employees policy. We’re committed to being more proactive at all levels so that our workforce reflects the communities we work and hire in, and our GSK leadership reflects our GSK workforce.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only).
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