Uniper UK is looking for an undergraduate to join us in September 2025 at CDCPK (Cottam & Killingholme Power Stations). You will work within our Quality, Performance and Operational Excellence team to support our journey to continuously improvement. We are looking for an undergraduate with a range of interpersonal skills to work directly with our Quality and Operational Excellence Lead engineers.
We are Uniper
At Uniper, we are pro-actively transforming the world of energy whilst at the same time ensuring security of energy supply. As an internationally operating company, we work in very diverse teams with the greatest possible working time flexibility for our employees. Our corporate culture is characterized by equal opportunities, mutual appreciation, and respect. With us, you will be able to develop new business models, work on technological solutions for a modern, sustainable, and future-oriented energy supply as well as pro-actively help to shape changes. Interested? Then we will look forward to meeting you!
Your responsibilities
Uniper UK is looking for an undergraduate to join us in September 2025 at CDCPK (Cottam & Killingholme Power Stations). You will work within our Quality, Performance and Operational Excellence team to support our journey to continuously improvement. We are looking for an undergraduate with a range of interpersonal skills to work directly with our Quality and Operational Excellence Lead engineers.
Your responsibilities will include:
1. Assist and support the Quality and Performance Engineers in developing and implementing site’s improvements plans and quality initiatives.
2. Work closely with all our UK quality/performance representatives and communicate to foster a growth and learning community.
3. Take ownership of specific quality and operational excellence initiatives e.g. streamlining the processes between the 3 different CDCPK sites.
4. Develop and maintain quality dashboards across CDCPK.
Your profile
Essential
5. Demonstratable knowledge and understanding of Quality Management and Continuous Improvement.
6. Familiar with Root Cause Analysis (RCA) tools and techniques.
7. Computer Literate and experienced with Microsoft 365 including Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive etc. Experience with Power BI advantageous
8. Ability to communicate at all levels of the business including senior stakeholders with confidence.
9. Passionate about continuous improvement.
10. Ability to work under pressure and independently with little or no supervision.
11. UK Driving license.
Desirable:
12. A student from an Engineering (STEM)/technical discipline, eg Mechatronics, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science with a great interest in Quality Management Systems and/ or Operational Excellence and/or Performance management.
13. Interest within the energy sector.
Your qualities
At Uniper, we not only reward our employees with attractive salaries, an excellent company pension and health related benefits for their hard work and dedication to shaping the future energy transition. You can also expect a supportive working culture that offers a wide range of creative and innovative ideas. We enable various flexible working arrangements, whilst also supporting with home office equipment. Through regular training and workshops, together we work towards visualising yourself in our company as if it were your own. We support you in highlighting your individual potential, achieving your personal goals, and reaching your ambitions. We invite you to become part of our diverse company with international colleagues from more than 80 countries. As an employer, Uniper has committed itself to providing special support to certain areas:
14. Competitive salary
15. Personal development and Learning opportunities
16. Enhanced company pension – With up to 12% company contributions
17. 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
18. Electric vehicle charging at our sites
19. In house Occupational Health Services
20. Company funded Private Medical Insurance including free GP service
21. Performance related benefits
22. Access to a range of flexible benefits such as Share Incentive Plan, Dental, Critical Illness and Life Insurance, Cycle2Work or buy and sell extra holiday
23. Future career opportunities (UK & International) with a strong focus on Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Our employees are the reason for our success. Therefore, you will find many other benefits at the local level to help you reach your potential. Energy evolutionary wanted!