Drax 2024 Work Experience

1 week ago

Selby, United Kingdom Drax Group Full time

Drax 2024 Work Experience - Drax Power Station
- Selby, United Kingdom
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- req3463
- **Drax 2024 Work Experience**
**Location: Drax Power Station, New Road, Selby, North Yorkshire, Y08 8PH**
**Dates: two dates available: 1-5th July and 22-26th July (only available on these dates)**
**Closing date - 8/01/2024**

At Drax, work experience is all about discovering the ins and outs of the working world. It's an incredible chance for you to gain valuable experience and add some impressive skills to your CV This way, you'll have the opportunity to get an idea of the various roles available and what it's really like to work here at Drax. We totally get it - choosing a career path can be overwhelming with so many options out there. But fear not, we're here to help you navigate through the exciting world of work

**What will you do?**

If successful, you’ll be offered a five-day placement at the location above. The week will mostly consist of time in your placement team, though we’ll weave in an induction to get you started, a short project to work on with others and some careers skills workshops. On the Friday you’ll have the chance to do a mock interview with your manager and present your project to the work experience team and get feedback. Finally on successful completion of the week you’ll be awarded a £100 bursary and a certificate.

Week 1 option **1st to 5th of July 2024**
- ** **Cyber Security (1)** where you’ll learn about the Security enterprise which is physical security (camera analytics), cyber security (attack and defence), information security (risk analysis) and business resilience (crisis management). This team are responsible for helping to build our defence against modern day technology threats, and would suit anyone with a mature outlook, and interest in technology and STEM.
- ** Logistics, planning or fuel quality (2)** team placements. There are two placements available in this team, one is centred on the physical logistics operations of our rail and planning functions. The second is in our fuel quality team that would benefit anyone pursuing a career in the sciences. There may be some off site travel and this is ideal for anyone who is Year 12-13 though not limited to
- ** Community and education (1) **based placement, where you’ll get involved in a number of projects based around science, educational outreach, community and stakeholder relations. This team is all about inspiring STEM, engineering and technology with our younger generations. If you’re passionate about STEM and community / engaging others then this could be a great placement for you.
- ** Generation portfolio office (2)** where you’ll engage in a variety of activities for our Operations, maintenance, and engineering Teams. You will attend meetings, review project risks, develop plans and timelines, meet with key stakeholders and produce project reports. If you like working alongside people, want to learn more about what’s going on at our plant, like solving problems and are super organised we'd love to have you with us for the week
- ** Trading and optimisation (1) **this is a great placement for anyone who enjoys maths and might want a future in science or engineering. Our trading team is a great place to analyse information, optimise operations and work closely with traders. You’ll also do a small data driven project involving Power BI dashboards and analysis.

Week 2 option **22nd to 26th July 2024**
- ** Maintenance contracts and coordination* (1),** you’ll engage with contractors and work with them on a small task. You’ll spend some time in our warehouse to understand the maintenance responsibilities in the plant. This is perfect for someone who’s really interested in seeing the workings on a power station and getting some experience on plant.
- ** Community and education (1) **based placement, where you’ll get involved in a number of projects based around science, educational outreach, community and stakeholder relations. This team is all about inspiring STEM, engineering and technology with our younger generations. If you’re passionate about STEM and community / engaging others then this could be a great placement for you.
- ** Turbine engineering (1)** this is a great placement for anyone eager to explore the world of energy, science and engineering. You’ll gain hands on experience working closely with the steam and gas turbine plant areas. You’ll also work with our generation operations, electrical engineering and maintenance teams.
- ** Safety and occupational hygiene (1)**, this is a unique opportunity for a motivated student interested in science to learn valuable skills in the field of occupational hygiene. Responsibilities will include assisting with sampling and testing programs, gaining hands-on experience in various scientific disciplines, and supporting the team in ensuring the safety and well-being of all employees at Drax through data-driven advice and control measure

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