General information Company / Establishment A long-established Specialty chemicals producer with a Platinum Ecovadis rating based in the North East of England, supplying over 400 customers via 2 manufacturing sites with its own R&D facilities Our 4 key businesses are: Personal Care, Proprietary Reduced Environmental Impact products, Solvent Recovery, Custom Manufacturing to serve sectors including Cosmetics, Oil & Gas, Homecare, Animal Nutrition, Lubricants What makes the difference? - We are a top tier COMAH site where Health and Safety is at the core of how we operate, we pride ourselves on an excellent health and safety record and work hard to ensure the safety of all - Our people are our biggest asset and we have long been a champion of the Better Health at Work programme having gained ‘maintaining excellence' rating for many years. This also extends to a strong ethos of support and opportunity for progression of our staff Would you like to join an innovative group with a strong entrepreneurial spirit and a culture of excellence? The Seqens story began in 2003 in the Lyon, France area. Since then, the group has grown steadily to become a major global player in pharmaceutical solutions and specialty ingredients. We offer our customers contract manufacturing services and a broad portfolio of active ingredients and pharmaceutical intermediates. Today, Seqens employs nearly 3,300 people across 3 continents and 9 countries. With 16 production sites and 9 R&D centers, we support over 1,500 customers worldwide Reference 2025-1687 Job Family / Sub-family Industrial - Production Contract type Temporary agency worker Contract duration (Months) 12 Job title Industrial Placement Student M/F/D Position Context: Supporting the Process Engineering Team for a year industrial experience. The role will be supported by the more experienced team members whilst building knowledge and confidence to take responsibility of minor projects and self-directed tasks. This placement starts Summer 2026. Main tasks : Support the Production Team and gain industrial experience covering activities such as plant modifications, operating procedures, equipment/new process commissioning, process optimisation, troubleshooting and process safety studies. Required skills : Expect to achieve a minimum of a 2:1 degree in Chemical Engineering Good interpersonal skills Must be eligible to work in the UK Excellent communication skills both written and verbal Good I.T. (including process modelling/simulation) and practical skills Job location United Kingdom, England, Middlesbrough