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Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future.
Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place.
About you and this role
An industrial placement as a maintenance engineer at Dow Silicones offers you the opportunity to gain real world engineer experience whilst working in at a world leading forward thinking company investing in decarbonization and sustainability. Our friendly and inclusive work team is an ideal footing to enable you to grow professionally and gain hands on experience at a major manufacturing site.
Our job working within the maintenance organization, you will work with a team of maintenance engineers, reliability engineers and maintenance technicians to deliver effective planned and preventative maintenance to our chemical plant. The role will include a broad range of responsibilities in a variety of different work settings such as chemical plant safety and environmental performance, process operation, optimization, modification, maintenance, and technology implementation.
Engineers must use sound technical judgment to enable safe and efficient plant operations. We invite you to help us combine world-class expertise, future-focused technologies, and sustainability to solve global issues. You’ll work as part of a team at Dow, and we have many opportunities to address challenging real-world problems.
We are looking for you, an ambitious Mechanical Engineering student, to support our business by doing an internship project in our Basics and Finishing Facilities to improve reliability for our location in Barry, UK on the outskirts of Cardiff.
Dow’s internships offer you the opportunity to
- Gain hands-on experience in the maintenance and design of a silicone manufacturing site.
- Explore Career Opportunities - by working in the field you have chosen; you will receive an inside look at your potential career path.
- Network - meet a variety of people in your chosen profession through your internship, allowing you to form relationships you can build on in the future.
- IMechE accredited MPDS monitored professional development scheme aiding progression towards professional chartership
Responsibilities
- You will work on reliability improvement projects to eliminate process breakdowns as assigned by a Senior Reliability Engineer on a wide variety of process plant equipment including:
- Rotating equipment – pumps, seals, agitators, conveyors.
- Fixed Equipment – vessels, heat exchangers and piping systems.
Qualifications
- You are currently studying for a master's degree or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering
- You have a good working knowledge of English.
- You can start between July and August 2025 for a period of 12 months (exact timing to be discussed).
About Dow
Dow s one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications.
Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future.
We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries.
As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career.
