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Elringklinger helps undergraduates gain experience in engineering

Teesside’s Elringklinger has welcomed the latest set of recruits onto its ‘Year in Industry’ undergraduate programme this summer.

ElringKlinger (GB), which is ranked among the top three automotive parts’ suppliers worldwide, has taken on four students currently studying Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons) to a year-long placement to gain real work experience alongside their education.

22-year-old Ben Russell and 21-year-old Connor Jackson from Northumbria University have joined 21-year-old Rohan Gill and 27-year-old Daniel Wilson from Teesside University to embark on the placement at the Redcar plant, where automotive parts are manufactured for the likes of Ford, Jaguar Landrover and BMW.

Northumbria University student Ben Russell said: “Since starting at the end of July, I’ve taken up the role of project engineer. My input is to try to cut cycle times down in production and maximise efficiency of machines by ensuring they are in use as much as possible.”

Connor, who has been placed in production engineering, has spent a week in each production area on the shopfloor working alongside the engineers and production manager to develop line efficiencies and continuous improvement.

Meanwhile Daniel and Rohan are both based in the commercial department as applications engineer support, where they will be getting involved in the client-facing side of the business and project work.

ElringKlinger (GB) managing director Ian Malcolm said: “We see such importance in continuing to dedicate time and resources towards our Year in Industry programme to give the next generation of engineers a platform from which to increase their career prospects.

“The skills gap is still very much an issue in today’s industry so it shouldn’t be something we shy away from, but instead confront head-on by investing in the future talent pipeline in our region.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ellen Forster .