R&D Scientist (Summer Placement)

A brand-new vacancy has arisen in our fast-growing company. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our team.

Location

Skegness - Holly Road Head Offices

Job Type

Temporary Contract

Hours of Work

Monday to Friday – 9.00am to 5.00pm (over 18 half an hour unpaid lunch break or under 18 an hour unpaid lunch break)

Salary Range

£12.60 per hour over 18, £11.60 per hour under 18

Job Description

As a summer intern, you will be supporting your department with day-to-day tasks, such as:

• Creative and innovative problem solving
• Project management
• Providing technical support to the wider business

Whilst also supporting the company with a specific project that will be assigned to you when you first start at Micronclean.

Job Role & Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of, and manage, a product development or research project.
• Lead a project team, which spans across different business functions.
• Collect and interpret technical data associated with your project.
• Maintain full, accurate, and retrievable records of your project and its related project management documentation.
• Effectively plan your project to ensure delivery on time.
• Support problem solving and continuous improvement activities.
• Support the validation of new products and processes.
• Adhere to all relevant regulatory requirements in the creation of new products, or the research investigation into innovative technologies.
• Support the creative process and the generation of new ideas.
• Maintain all systems and records, as specified in company SOPs.
• Become an expert in the technical understanding of your project.
• Implement innovative technologies into new products.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• The ability to use analytical thinking when encountering any issues or problems.
• Good IT skills in the use of Microsoft Office products.
• Project management and ownership skills.
• Able to clearly communicate with all relevant aspects of the business.
• Studying Chemistry or Biology at A-level and on course for B or higher.

Desirable

• On target for at least a 2:1 Degree (or degree equivalent) in their related subject.
• Microbiology, Chemistry, Material Science, and Environmental Sciences based degree advantageous.

Personal Attributes

Micronclean’s unique culture is captured within the Micronclean SKIEs. These four principles of Stewardship, Knowledge, Innovation, and Excellence, provide a compass for our strategic direction, help inform the multitude of day-to-day business decisions, and keep our customers firmly at the centre of everything we do. A candidate’s character and affinity to our culture will be paramount to their suitability for this role. A copy of our vision and values (the Micronclean SKIEs) will be provided as part of the recruitment process.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 8th June 2025

Interview date: Week commencing Monday 9th June 2025

Why Work for Micronclean

• A generous yearly bonus paid every January, to all staff.
• 30 days’ annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing to 33 days for loyalty service.
• Company Sick Pay scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), private counselling, and other schemes to support employees with their mental health and wellbeing.
• Annual Family Fun Days, fully paid for by the business.
• A growing, family-owned, highly successful business, with a history spanning back to the 1920s.
• Highly committed to investing in people and training, with a proven history of opportunities and promotions from within for employees who wish to progress.
• A great culture, represented in our company values known as the SKIEs.

About Micronclean

Micronclean is a family-owned business based in Lincolnshire employing over 400 people. The company provides products and services to various industries.

Our current focus areas include rental of specialist workwear to cleanroom industries (pharmaceutical, medical devices, aerospace), and protective workwear to manufacturing industries (engineering, automotive). The company also manufactures and distributes a range of cleanroom products, which it sells in the UK and exports throughout Europe and further afield, including India, Australia, and Canada.

The company has an ambitious vision for growth both in the UK where we are investing in all our plants and abroad. Where our plant in Bangalore, India has recently been commissioned and is supporting the production of Covid-19 vaccines in India.

More information about Micronclean can be found on our website.