• Job Description

  Req#: 381001

  Join the GSK Chemical Engineering Future Leaders Graduate Programme – UK, 2024: Help us get ahead of disease together
  

  Education required: Bachelor’s or Masters degree in Chemical Engineering, or related IChemE accredited degrees with relevant Chemical Engineering modules. Graduation by Spring/Summer 2024

  Language requirement: Written and spoken fluency in English

  Other requirements: Willingness to be geographically (domestically) mobile throughout rotations

  Start date: September 2024
  

  *You can apply to only one Future Leaders Graduate Program in the UK
  

  Application deadline: We recommend you apply as soon as possible. We will close this vacancy when we have enough applications, so please apply as soon as you can so your application can be considered.

  Assessment Centre Date: November 2023
  

  Are you looking for a career where you can help positively impact the health of billions of people? Apply for the Chemical Engineering Future Leaders Programme at GSK today!

  In GSK’s Global Supply Chain (GSC), we are on an exciting journey with bold ambitions. We are creating one world class Global Supply Chain to deliver GSK’s new product portfolio and pipeline.

  In GSC, we make and supply medicines and vaccines all around the globe and our teams own every production stage, from creating quality products at our manufacturing sites to designing effective supply forecasting and regulatory inspections; all powered by digital, data and analytics.

  We are looking for highly motivated graduates who are keen to develop into the future engineering, operational and technical leaders in GSC. Working at our manufacturing sites you will help to ensure we have the latest, safe, efficient and reliable processes and equipment to deliver life-saving medicines and vaccines to people in 90% of the world. This role will enable you to develop your skills in an industry that’s making radical changes to the way it develops and manufactures products.
  

  Ahead together with tailored training and career development

  Over 3 rotations, our Future Leaders graduate program will:

  • Challenge and support you to grow professionally and personally
  • Give you stretch rotation
  • Provide the opportunity to network and increase your visibility with senior leaders who will mentor or coach you and support you with planning your rotations.
  • Improve your technical skills while gaining valuable on the job leadership experience
  • Give you a generous personal development budget to accelerate your learning & grow your technical, professional, personal or leadership skills;
  • Provide Kaizens – a short-term breadth project which could give you international exposure
    

  What will you do?

  As a Chemical Engineering graduate, you can expect to develop your knowledge and gain experience in:

  • A range of different products and technologies including bulk manufacturing, sterile processes, granulation, compression, distillation
  • Identifying opportunities for safety and environmental improvements, including HAZOP and risk assessments
  • Troubleshooting production problems in a manufacturing facility
  • Design, installation, commissioning & validation of new processes & equipment
  • New Product Introduction and Technology transfer
  • Plant turnaround activities ranging from equipment configuration to plant decontamination
  • Process automation and new technologies e.g. PAT, data analytics and continuous manufacturing
  • Process Safety, hazard identification (i.e. HAZOP, SIL/LOPA) and other risk assessments
  • Process troubleshooting and root cause analysis
  • Deliver business critical projects including yield and productivity improvement initiatives
    

  What are we looking for?

  • Clear enthusiasm and motivation for working in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry
  • A continuous improvement and growth mindset
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
  • A team player with the ability to build collaborative relationships
  • Self-motivated and proactive, keen to develop and learn.
  • To be analytical, organized and process driven with excellent attention to detail
  • A high degree of flexibility and the ability to adapt quickly to change under pressure

  What do we offer you?

  • A competitive salary of £32,100
  • An annual bonus based on company performance
  • Relocation Allowance (eligibility will be confirmed once your first location is confirmed)
  • Access to private healthcare and wellbeing programmes, savings programmes, and childcare support
  • An opportunity to learn commercial skills from experienced colleagues and access to senior leaders to help guide your career development
  • Thriving Employee Resource Groups, with a focus on inclusion and diversity
  • Employee recognition programmes, which reward exceptional achievements
  • Long-term incentives through shared ownership link your rewards to our longer-term performance
  • On-the-job experience and formal and informal training and development, delivered through a mixture of coaching, mentoring and formal training programmes
  • A tailored development plan aligned to your career aspirations and business needs, supported by a generous training budget
  • Formal and informal technical and soft skills training and development, delivered through a mixture of coaching and mentoring by senior leaders, your manager, your peers, and a mix of virtual & in person courses

  Let’s do this!

  You’ll find hints, tips and guidance on our recruitment process on our website

  Learn more about the application process | GSK
  

  Once you've submitted your online application form, you'll need to complete two online assessments prior to the assessment center stage and as part of this, you'll be asked about your motivation for the role:
  - We’d like to hear about why you applied to this role and your motivation for it in the context of pharmaceutical manufacturing. You will be asked a 2nd question on what strengths, skills or interests you have that will enable you to be successful in this role. Please be as targeted as you can!
  

  Top tip #1: Make sure you save this job description for reference throughout the process, it will really help you prepare for the different stages in your application.

  Top tip #2: Don't forget to register on our GSK insight & engagement platform https://gsk.connectr.co.uk/getahead/ to learn more about working at GSK, our culture and application processes
  

  You can learn more about GSK and our careers here.
  

  Apply now!

  Our Future Leaders Graduate Programme is designed to accelerate the development of graduates who don’t have significant previous professional work experience in the area to which they are applying. Of course, many graduates who join the program have worked while studying or after graduation. If you’ve already developed substantial experience working in a professional role in your sector, while you would be able to apply for this program, you may also want to look at direct entry roles in our businesses, as these may be the best way to build on your existing skills and expertise and develop a career at GSK.
  

  Need help with your application?

  Please email us at UK.EarlyTalentRecruitment@gsk.com and let us know how we can help you.
  

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  Why Us?

  GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organization where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of 2030.

  Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a workplace where everyone can feel a sense of belonging and thrive as set out in our Equal and Inclusive Treatment of Employees policy. We’re committed to being more proactive at all levels so that our workforce reflects the communities we work and hire in, and our GSK leadership reflects our GSK workforce.

  As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only).

  We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

  Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on Ukdiversity.recruitment@gsk.com or 0808 234 4391. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments, we will not be able to support you through these channels

  As you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understanding how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially.

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• About the company

  GlaxoSmithKline plc is a British multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Brentford, England.

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