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We are proud to offer a wide range of 13 month industrial placement roles based either in Research/Product Development or with the Speciality Analysis or Pharmaceutical divisions. We are driven by innovation and are looking for candidates who can exhibit the same drive plus the key skills for the roles
If you're studying for a chemistry, science, food/nutrition, or chemical engineering degree, we will give you valuable exposure and experience in our science placements to help you progress. You will receive regular 1-2-1 coaching with your manager and reviews of your performance and development. You will also be encouraged to drive your own development through setting learning objectives with your manager. As well as a competitive salary, you'll also enjoy the excellent benefits that you'd associate with a company of our stature.
Product and Ingredient Innovation
Our creative, knowledgeable and adaptable team of development technologists and scientist have the skills, passion, experience and insight to help customers to formulate, develop or improve food products to meet new product development briefs. We bring solutions from a wide range of product sectors to help solve client technical and developmental issues and challenges. You will contribute to this by assisting in carrying out specific projects in conjunction with a small project team to solve problems associated with formulation of food products and ingredients.
Analytical Laboratories
Speciality Analysis Division
The Speciality Analysis Division comprises three departments: Microscopy, DNA and Protein and Investigative Analysis.
The teams provide a range of analytical services, investigative analysis and bespoke projects for customers in the food, drink, consumer products, healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. The work is carried out to UKAS and GMP standards.
Industrial placement opportunities are available in Investigative Analysis and Microscopy where you will to contribute by performing a range of analytical testing and investigative analysis (with supervision). Training in analytical techniques and quality systems will be provided to help in this role.
- Investigative Analysis
Investigative analysis work on lipid chemistry, flavours, taints and chemical investigations using techniques such as GC-MS, LC-MS, NMR and wet chemistry
- Microscopy
The Microscopy team investigate foreign bodies, material composition and structure using characterisation techniques such as SEM, FT-IR, light microscopy and X-ray micro fluorescence.
Pharmaceutical Division
The Pharmaceutical Division comprises five departments: Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Functional Ingredients, Metals, Physical Sciences and Clinical Sciences.
The teams provide a range of services including analytical and investigative analysis, bespoke projects and clinical studies for customers in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, personal care, consumer goods and food sectors. The work is carried out to GMP standards and UKAS (where required).
Industrial placement opportunities are available in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Functional Ingredients and Clinical Sciences where you will contribute by performing a range of analytical testing and investigative analysis (with supervision). Training in analytical techniques and quality systems will be provided to help in this role.
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Undertakes a wide range of contract testing to GMP. This includes both routine and investigative analysis using techniques such as wet chemistry, UV-Visible, IR, dissolution testing and a number of chromatographic techniques including GC, HPLC, TLC and LC-MS.
- Functional Ingredients
This laboratory performs a wide range of analysis on a variety of different products. The team are trained in analytical methods to detect, for example, vitamins, colours, sugars, sweeteners, preservatives, natural products etc. The department is particularly focussed on chromatography techniques and the team routinely operate HPLC, GC, IC, LC-MS and UV-Visible. Development and validation of analytical methods for both internal and external customers is an important part of the work carried out.
- Clinical Sciences
Clinical Sciences carry out a variety of volunteer and patient based studies for consumer product and pharmaceutical companies. Many of the studies are safety and efficacy assessments of cosmetics, personal care products, food and over-the counter medications. All studies are performed to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and are approved by an Independent Ethics Committee.
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