ABOUT US

A truly global company, INEOS comprises of numerous businesses with sites in countries throughout the world. We also encompass a wide range of consumer brands and sports interests.

Grangemouth remains one of INEOS’ key sites in the UK and is home to world scale manufacturing plants – offering a unique environment in which to grow your skills, knowledge and competencies within the petrochemical sector.

We are engineering a strong future for our site, based on a highly skilled, experienced workforce and a portfolio of essential products that underpin a sustainable, low carbon future for all. We are entrepreneurial. We love to find new ways of doing things. Whether that’s through improving the energy efficiency of our plants, developing new ways of working or delivering on our net zero promises. And we’re proud to be doing this in Scotland.

We believe in offering our employees true autonomy and empowerment with a working environment that creates the opportunities for all of us to achieve our potential and to have a fulfilling professional career. We’re looking for committed and talented people to join our teams, to realise our ambitions and shape the future.

ABOUT OUR OPPORTUNITY

Our Summer Internships are based at one of Scotland’s largest manufacturing sites – with a business that has already made a commitment and is actively working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its operations in Grangemouth by more than 60% by 2030.

Successful candidates will be contributing from Day 1, working on real projects and gaining invaluable work experience to add to your CV and give you practical examples to draw upon for your final year at University.

An internship with INEOS Grangemouth offers first hand exposure to the manufacturing industry and knowledge on the processes involved. Our summer interns get to see how the engineering concepts and principles taught in university are applied to real projects.

You’ll be embedded into one of our experienced teams, mentored and developed, learning all about our culture and business as well as about your engineering discipline. And in return, while you’re with us, we’ll be getting to know you. So when the time comes to apply for a Graduate position, if you choose INEOS, we’ll know each other a little better.

Our internships will take place over a 12-week period during summer 2026, so if this opportunity excites you please see the under-graduate requirements below.

Please note we may close applications early if we receive a high volume of interest.

ABOUT YOU

Required:

Be in your penultimate year of a master’s degree for Mechanical Engineering.
Have ambition and personal motivation.
Have the ability to work under pressure and with confidence.
Demonstrate a drive for action, initiative and deliver with a ‘can do’ attitude’.
Have excellent communication skills.

WHAT WE OFFER

Structured project to work on during your 12 weeks
Paid placement
Invaluable work experience
Supportive working & learning environment
Opportunity to explore INEOS as a future employer

HOW TO APPLY

Application Process

Interested candidates should submit their CV via our website.

Formal Interview

Successful applicants will then be invited to interview which will consist of behavioural and technical questions.

Provisional Offer

If you are selected as the preferred candidate you will receive a provisional offer which will be subject to a medical assessment and reference checks.

If you would like to discuss any adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process please contact opportunities.uk@ineos.com.

As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during application, assessment and on-boarding stages.

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