We have a vast range of departments across Victrex, and each have their own peak and off-peak periods during the year, this means that each work experience request is dealt with on a case-by-case basis and cannot be guaranteed.

Departments that typically help with work experience requests include Mechanical, Instrumental and Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Research and Development (R&D), Sustainability, Admin, Human Resources, Marketing Communications, Finance, Procurement, Health & Safety, IT, Cyber Security, and more!

Our placement periods for general work experience are one week, we believe this is a great opportunity for you to get a taste of the working world, without it becoming overwhelming!

We ask that you make all requests at least three months prior to the commencement of the placement to allow for enough time to plan with the relevant departments.

It is important to us to directly support the children and young adults who live and attend schools close to our sites and so their requests will receive first priority. Where there is additional capacity, we may consider other students located further away who may want to travel to do their work experience with us.

Students must be able to get to and from site by themselves as well as provide their own lunch.

Throughout any work experience, the safety of both you and our employees are of utmost importance to us.

You will be supervised during your work experience placement, and you may be required to wear appropriate personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including clothing. We will provide these for you free of charge, but please do remember to return all items to us at the end of your placement!

It’s important that you follow all reasonable instructions from your Victrex buddy/supervisor throughout the work experience, they are responsible for keeping you safe, so please help them, help you.

Many of our employees are DBS checked due to the STEM outreach that we conduct in local schools, colleges, universities and the wider community. For any safeguarding queries you can speak to our Sustainability & ESG Manager, who will be available during your placement.

We welcome all students to apply for work experience, if you are a person with a disability or are neurodivergent, please let us know in the form so we can work with you to still plan a meaningful work experience placement.