Compounding Manufacturing Intern

The Estée Lauder Companies; Ham; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Job summary

The Estée Lauder Companies is seeking a Compounding Manufacturing Engineering Intern for a 13-month placement at Whitman Laboratories. You will join a fast-paced manufacturing environment supporting production teams and driving continuous improvement in the compounding department.

You will liaise with R&D to solve ongoing issues, lead continuous improvement projects to improve product quality, processes and batch cycle time; perform root cause analysis with CAPA/deviations, and assist with data

Qualifications

• Pursuing an undergraduate degree in Engineering or Chemistry.
• On track to achieving a 2:1 standard or higher (preferred).
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Good IT skills including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with production teams to identify opportunities and drive continuous improvement in the Compounding department.
• Support production teams to meet ambitious schedules and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Liaise with R&D to solve ongoing mass issues.
• Carry out continuous improvement projects to improve product quality, manufacturing processes and batch cycle time.
• Perform root cause analysis of compounding-related problems, reporting through CAPA and Deviations processes.
• Support data collection, project activities and reporting for both Technical support and Compounding.
• Manage New Product and Registration sample collection and shipping, relaying issues to R&D when production changes occur.

Skills

Strong numerical skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Education

Undergraduate degree in Engineering or Chemistry

On track to a 2:1 or higher

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Description
The Estèe Lauder Companies is currently seeking a Compounding Manufacturing Engineering Intern within the Compounding department on a 13-month placement opportunity to join an experienced and committed team at Whitman Laboratories whereas a site we manufacture around a fifth of Estèe Lauder’s global sales output.

Description
The Estèe Lauder Companies is currently seeking a Compounding Manufacturing Engineering Intern within the Compounding department on a 13-month placement opportunity to join an experienced and committed team at Whitman Laboratories whereas a site we manufacture around a fifth of Estèe Lauder’s global sales output.
The role will be working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with production teams to identify opportunities and drive continuous improvement throughout the Compounding department.
You may be working on a variety of projects as part of our team to help improve manufacturing process directly impacting on production output and quality. The successful candidate will be supporting the production team to meet ambitious schedules and the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities Include

• The successful candidate will liaise with R&D to solve ongoing mass issues
• The successful Candidate will carry out continuous improvement projects throughout the compounding department to improve product quality, manufacturing processes and batch cycle time
• Route Cause Analysis of compounding associated problems including out of specification batches. Leading to reporting through CAPA and Deviations process.
• Support both Technical support group and Compounding in Data collection, Project activities and reporting.
• Manage New Product and Registration Sample collection and Shipping, relaying any issues during production and any procedure modifications to R&D.
  

Qualifications

• Studying an Undergraduate Degree in Engineering or Chemistry related subject and be on track to achieving a 2:1 standard or higher. (A Chemical Engineering or Chemistry degree is preferred).
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Strong organisational and communication skills with the ability to work effectively as part of a team and meet deadlines.