AddressRoles Available in Locations: Barnard Castle
Education required: To apply for this placement, you must be:
Currently studying an accredited undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering, or similar related subject.
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 (United Kingdom) or ROI (Republic of Ireland) university for the duration of your placement.
If you have already graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree and are currently studying a postgraduate Masters, you are not eligible for this programme.
Language requirement: Written and spoken fluency in English
Expected Start date: July/August 2024
Duration: 1 year (approximately)
Salary: A salary of £24,700 plus a bonus
Please note we may close this vacancy when we have enough applications. We recommend that you apply and complete all stages of your application as soon as you can, so we can consider your application.
Are you looking to gain valuable real world work experience and help positively impact the lives of others?
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.
Global Supply Chain (GSC) is the group within GSK that is responsible for making and supplying medicines and vaccines across the globe. At our manufacturing sites we produce over 2.3 billion medication packs and vaccines doses to 90% of the world's countries.
An Electrical Engineering placement at Barnard Castle will give you hands-on practical application of the theory from university.
During your 12 months with us, you’ll gain experience in areas such as:
- Safe control, operation and maintenance of the electrical utility, systems and apparatus
- Analysis of electrical data, routines, plant modifications and maintenance tasks
- Contingency planning to ensure electrical supply continuity
- Supporting EHS on electrical safety matters
- Leading and supporting the delivery of Electrical Engineering projects
- Leading problem-solving activities, including troubleshooting, facilitating decisions and weighing up advantages and disadvantages in order to provide solutions
- Learning and providing technical support & guidance on the Fire & Security systems
- Preparation of changes to electrical standards in company documents
- Electrical energy management and supporting initiatives for electrical energy savings
- Develop skills in project management and planning
- Support with the site’s sustainability initiatives and reporting
Within an Industrial Placement role, 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.
Who are we looking for?
- A passion for engineering in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
- Attention to detail
- Strong analytical skills
- To be organized with a drive to get things done
- To be a team player
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Excel / Data skills
- Ability to demonstrate qualities aligned with GSK Culture
The Role
Barnard Castle is a picturesque market town in County Durham with outdoor activities and hikes nearby as well as independent shops, cafes, leisure centre and gym. Main North to South trainlines run from Darlington on the East Coast mainline. It is a 10-minute drive from the Yorkshire Dales and the Pennines (exceptional natural beauty, hikes, mountain-biking and other outdoor activities). Major cities nearby include Durham (25 miles) and Newcastle (47 miles). It is also commutable in 25 minutes from Darlington.
Barnard Castle plays a key role as a New Product Introduction supply site for Steriles, Inhalations and Dermatology to UK, EU, US, Japan and Rest of World markets. It is one of three GSK Biopharmaceutical sites in Europe and there are over £3.5m of electrical projects ongoing. 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 and have major Capital projects on High Voltage (HV) and Low Voltage (LV) infrastructure planned for 2024-2025. Furthermore, Barnard Castle boasts a thriving Early Talent community of Industrial Placement and summer students, apprentices, and graduates.
The Electrical Engineering department in Barnard Castle is a small team of engineers operating within the wider Engineering function. On your placement you will work closely between the site Projects and Site Services Maintenance team, helping ensure our systems are safe and compliant and that our electrical infrastructure provides a reliable supply to the manufacturing site. Additional to the day- to- day Electrical Engineering tasks that you will undertake, you will also be aligned to several key electrical projects for the site. In these projects you will offer technical and, in some cases, administrative support. You will have the opportunity to gain experience in real world design and implementation of HV and LV projects around the site as well as utility improvement projects. Equally importantly you will learn and understand statutory requirements in electrical systems and ensure the adherence to all requirements.
Some of the projects you will be involved with include design and implementation of new HV switchgear on site (no live HV work) and infrastructure upgrades that are due to be completed in 2024. Examples include - the new Solar farm design and installation beginning in 2022, electrification of services (steam generators, water plants, Low Temperature Hot Water (LTHW) systems) and a number of energy efficiency and improvement projects. You will also have the opportunity to propose and support delivery of energy efficiency projects that are feasible and beneficial for the site.
As part of the wider engineering department, you will have the opportunity to interact with other professional engineers, talk and be mentored by engineers with a vast amount of knowledge and experience that can help with guidance in your career. You will be part of a diverse and multidiscipline team that will surely expand your horizons. You will also learn the ways of working in a high value environment with very high standards and good manufacturing practices. Lastly, you will gain important knowledge of working in a regulated environment like the pharmaceutical industry and the standards that come with it.
What do we offer you?
- Salary of £24,700, plus a bonus
- Access to GSK resources, including employee assistance programmes, private healthcare and well-being programs
- On-the-job experience, training and development, delivered through a mixture of coaching and mentoring
- A GSK placement which gives you the opportunity to take on a real role with genuine impact
- You will join IP Unite, GSK’s community of over 250 students across all UK sites and business areas, run by the Industrial Placement students committee
- Once you accept your offer you will be invited to join LinkedIn groups and pre-joining webinars, to enable you to connect and network with new students
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