Requirements
Applicants must be students interested in exploring career paths within the industrial engineering sector. Candidates are required to complete an online application form indicating their preferred placement week.
Job Description
Work Experience - July 2027
Join Spirax Group for your Work Experience week! Are you eager to explore the world of work and gain a hands-on experience of what it might be like to work within your chosen field? Our Work Experience programme is now open for applications to join us for 1-week in July. • Hands-on experience: Dive into real-world projects and gain practical skills When will it be? Please indicate on your application form which week you would like to apply for. How to Apply? Simply complete our online application and provide as much information as you can. We aim to support as many Work Experience placements as possible but only 20 places will be available across the two weeks. The process for this will be to match you as closely as possible to our available placements. If you are successful in gaining a placement, it will be based at one of our two sites within Cheltenham, Gloucestershire: • Spirax Group HQ, Charlton House, Cirencester Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, GL53 8ER What will the Placement consist of? At the start of the week (Monday morning), you will receive a Health & Safety induction and tour of our manufacturing and technology site at Runnings Road. Following your induction, depending on your chosen area of interest, you will be placed with a Spirax colleague or team who will support you and work with you closely for the first four days of your placement. On the final day (Friday) you will come together with your Work Experience peers for some group activities at our Runnings Road site. This will be a half day so you will be ready to return home at midday after an enjoyable week with us! When will I know if I’ve been successful? The application process will close on Friday 9th October. We aim to confirm with successful applicants as soon as possible before the end of October 2026. We will also let you know if you have not been successful, and this will only be if we do not have any available placements which align with your goals and interests. If you are successful, please share with us any requirements from your School, College or Sixth Form so we can make sure any formalities and forms are completed in advance of you joining us in July.
Why Join Us?
• Mentorship: Learn from industry professionals who are passionate about helping you learn
• Career Insights: Discover more about your chosen career path and find out what excites you in the world of work
• Networking: Connect with peers and professionals, building long-lasting relationships
• Spirax Sarco, Runnings Road, Cheltenham, GL51 9NQ
The Steam Thermal Solutions business is one of three businesses within Spirax Group. Spirax Sarco and Gestra, are our two brands that form Steam Thermal Solutions and are global leaders in the supply of engineered solutions for the design, provision and maintenance of efficient industrial and commercial steam systems. Steam Thermal Solutions has global coverage across 67 operating units (called OpCos), organised into four Divisions: EMEA, APAC, Americas, Gestra.
Spirax Group is a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.
Our Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 165 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!
Our Purpose, supported by our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.
Benefits
You will receive a competitive salary (and a discretionary bonus), flexible working and excellent benefits including 27 days holiday allowance (before bank holidays), 3 days’ paid volunteering leave, comprehensive private healthcare, enhanced pension plan, life assurance, optional participation in a Share Ownership Plan, free onsite parking, flexible benefits, and access to a personal discounts’ portal. We also offer a range of additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan, detailed below.
Everyone is Included at Spirax Group
We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.
We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.
We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include gender-neutral parental leave, 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave, paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse, menopause-friendly workplace principles and more. Learn more at https://www.spiraxgroup.com/en/life-at-spirax/our-inclusive-group/our-inclusion-commitments.
We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form or notify our recruitment partners.
