Undergraduate Product Development Technician (12 Month Placement)

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 22 March 2026
LOCATION
Grimsby
TYPE
Temporary
LEVEL
Internship
CATEGORY
Manufacturing
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Data Management Industrial Textiles Manufacturing Process Technical Communication Teamwork Product Development Fabric Capabilities

FULL DESCRIPTION

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] Ltd specialises in innovative absorbent solutions, creating products for diverse industries, from personal care to filtration, offering a dynamic work environment for growth.

What you will do

  • Develop and expand in house test methods for fabric capabilities
  • Liase with commercial, marketing, production and technical teams throughout customer projects following a stage-gate development process
  • Benchmark internal and competitor fabrics to support new and existing products
  • Provide technical input for customer enquiries and selection of fabrics
  • Identify sustainability opportunities for fabric and fibre development
  • Present trial work and research to internal stakeholders and external clients.

What you will gain

  • Real world experience in product development within a global manufacturing industry
  • Communication of technical advice between departments
  • Opportunity for customer engagement, employing your technical expertise
  • A strong foundation for a future career in product development in an industrial setting
  • Development of technical analysis and presentation skills
  • Exposure to cross functional team dynamics and work on customer-based projects
  • Further training and development opportunities
  • Industry networking opportunities, including attending events and careers fairs.

Who are we looking for

  • Working towards a degree within a STEM related discipline
  • Analytical and creative mindset, comfortable with working with data management
  • Keen interest in learning about industrial textiles and the manufacturing process
  • Confident in communicating technical information to both technical and non-technical audience
  • Works well in a team and can collaborate with others but can also work independently.

What’s in it for you

  • Salary: TBC
  • Location: This role is based in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
  • Duration: 12-month placement flexible to start date to begin within 2026
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Access to benefits such as, Monthly Football tickets (for GTFC), training packages, flexible working hours, pension scheme and much more.
Sign up free — access 45,000+ UK sponsor-licensed jobs