12 Month Process Development Placement (Engineering)

Short Summary

12 Month University Placement in the field of Engineering, working on the process development of deodorant at our R&D site in Leeds.

Job Description

The student will work for 12 months within our Global R&D division and will be involved in process development for our deodorant/antiperspirant emulsion and suspension products across brands such as Dove and Sure. They will work within our pilot plant, defining the method of manufacture of our new innovative products. They will be working on scale up experiment studies from bench scale (1 kg) to full scale (3000 kg) enabling production launches at our mixing plants in Leeds and abroad.

Person Specification

Applicants need to be studying an engineering-based degree (preferably chemical or mechanical).

A good communicator, flexible in approach, confident in own ability and able to contribute at a practical level. Possess good team working and time management skills.

Have a good academic record and be willing to work on 'hands on' pilot scale experiments.

Good IT skills are essential and experience of modelling and statistical analysis of experiments would be an advantage.

Instructions

Applicants should apply by sending a CV, cover letter and their
answers to the following questions to Luke Richardson by the latest
5pm Friday 31st October 2025

Questions:
1. Describe the most significant achievements (beyond the demands of your
degree) that you have attained over the last 3 years, which you feel
differentiates you from your peers. (max 200 words)

2. Describe a time where solving a problem has involved you needing to
do physical/practical work to get to the solution. (max 200 words)

3. Describe an example where you have used a digital tool or technique
(e.g. Software, programming language) to analyse and/or visualise data to
solve a problem. Or describe an example where you have used a digital
tool or technique to improve an existing process. What tools did you use
and how did it impact your results and conclusions? (max 200 words)