Industrial Placement Student

Location Address:Cowick Hall, Snaith,Goole, East Yorkshire, DN14 9AA

Closing Date:9/29/2024

Be part of our journey

A global leader in speciality chemicals, Croda is the name behind some of the worlds biggest brands providing practical, environmentally minded solutions to the problems of everyday life. In 36 countries, our 4,500 employees work to improve a diverse range of markets - from personal and health care, to home care and plastics.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Industrial Placement Student to join our team at Cowick Hall, East Yorkshire for 12 months from August 2025. The successful candidate will work on research and development projects in our Skin Care Applications group. The role will involve the development of new test methods to use for the screening of our products into a range of different areas of skin care as well as data generation and incorporating the products into formulations. Duties will involve practical laboratory work and report writing. The project work carried out during the placement will be of sufficient academic complexity to meet the requirements of a university industrial placement degree course.

Timelines:

The advert will run until Friday 27th September, or until sufficient applications have been received (early application is advised).

Successful candidates will be invited to an initial teams interview, followed by an on-site interview at Cowick Hall for those who are successful in the first round.

Benefits package:

The successful candidate will receive a competitive benefits package including:

• Defined benefit pension scheme with death in service benefit
• 25 days paid holiday allowance (plus bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• Free lunch in on-site restaurant
• Retail platform benefits
• Free car parking on Croda sites

Our ideal person

As a business, its really important to us that we find the best person for the job and that you have the best opportunity to succeed in the role. To help, we have outlined our expectations for the role and what core skills and experiences we require as well as what would make you an ideal fit. In turn, we hope this helps you evaluate if this is the right job for you.

Essentials:

• You should have good laboratory skills and be able to communicate effectively both in reports and verbally
• You will need to be a self-motivated individual with the ability to manage and plan your own workload
• Team work, attention to detail and good problem analysis skills are essential for this role
• You will have an A Level in Chemistry and be working towards a 2.1 in a Chemistry/Cosmetic Science/Biochemistry or related degree

Desirables:

• Previous work experience within the chemical industry

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