Campus Internship 2023-2024 - Chemical Engineering

☞ Dow

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Update day: 10-05-2024

Location: Barry Wales

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At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.

Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place.
Our purpose
Join a team that’s passionate about partnership. With careers at Dow, we take time to explore questions and talk to each other. We love to learn. Our people are driven by limitless curiosity.
We are an innovative, customer-centric, inclusive, and sustainable materials science company.
-Employing 36,500 individuals
-Across 109 manufacturing sites
-In over 31 countries
Our
portfolio of products and solutions
includes:

Plastics: With new technology trends, our plastic additives can be experienced in many everyday items including vinyl, blow-molding bottles, film, rigid containers, PVC plastics, siding, decks and rails, foam pipes and profile formulations, window frames and high-efficiency lubricants.
Industrial intermediates: As the product of a reaction that is beneficial when used as a precursor chemical for another product, industrial intermediates can take on many shapes and forms. Ours are used in home comfort and appliance, building and construction, adhesives and lubricants, and more.

Coatings: Whether it’s a water-based coating or solvent-based coating, a thin film is deposited on materials to enhance specific properties such as enhanced performance, durability, aesthetics, and sustainability.

Silicone businesses: Our silicone-based materials can withstand more demanding applications, from those operating at extreme temperatures, to those under harsh environmental conditions for long periods of time.
Dow Manufacturing & Engineering offers employees the opportunity to use science and engineering to build an exciting career with the opportunity to explore, exchange ideas, and make a meaningful difference on global challenges. Currently we are looking to hire Chemical Engineering Placement Students to join us in Barry, UK, from July 2024 to July 2025 as part of your degree’s Industrial Placement.

The Placement Students will be located at our Dow Silicones Barry Site in South Wales, which is one of the largest and most complex silicones sites in the world. Barry is situated less than 10 miles from Cardiff city center, which is home to Europe’s largest waterfront development and combines the practical advantages of a small, friendly city with the cultural and recreational amenities of a successful modern capital.
During your student placement you will have the opportunity to join a team of global problem solvers impacting everything from automotive to cosmetics industries.

The Student Placements we offer are listed below:

Chemical Engineer Manufacturing placement
As a Manufacturing placement student, you will work as a member of the operations team which directly supports production plant operations and will be involved in a range of projects and activities.
These activities will include day to day production support tasks which may involve creating operating procedures or performance monitoring tools, and later in your placement you may be able to provide back-up support for our production engineers.
You will also scope and execute some small process improvement projects and may have an opportunity to support much larger capital upgrade projects as a team member.
This placement will give you an excellent practical grounding in Chemical Engineering as it is applied in industry, whilst delivering value to the company by executing much needed project and upgrade work.

Process Design Engineering placement
As a Process Design Engineering placement student, you will be aligned to our Technical Expertise & Support (TES) department, which provides maintenance, process improvements, and project execution support to the production plants.
To enable the TES team to meet its business plan and customer needs you will assist TES Process Design Engineers in administration tasks, process design tasks and creation of work packs.
During your internship you will carry out process design calculations and support the Barry TES Process Design Engineers where required.
You will also learn about the process workflow to partner with Dow CEC India and will put chemical engineering principles into practice.

Chemical Engineer Environmental placement
As an Environmental placement student, you will work as a member of the EHS team supporting plant operations, legal compliance and waste management activities.
You will be involved in a range of activities to support compliance and EHS strategic improvement goals, as well having an opportunity to be involved in some process improvement projects.
This placement will give you an excellent practical grounding in Chemical Engineering (primarily with an Environmental bias) as it is applied in industry, whilst delivering value to the company by executing much needed compliance activities, as well as project upgrade work.

Requirement:
  • You are currently studying for a master’s degree in chemical engineering including an industrial placement year.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and teamwork will be necessary as you will work with multiple departments during your placement.

About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines global breadth; asset integration and scale; focused innovation and materials science expertise; leading business positions; and environmental, social and governance leadership to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. The Company’s ambition is to become the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world. Dow’s portfolio of plastics, industrial intermediates, coatings and silicones businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated, science-based products and solutions for its customers in high-growth market segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Dow operates manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employs approximately 37,800 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $57 billion in 2022. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information, please visit
www.dow.com
or follow
@DowNewsroom
on Twitter.
As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow’s equal opportunities is available on
www.dow.com
.
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Deadline: 24-06-2024

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