Student Placement Engineer in Padiham

Job Description

Location: Crossland Tankers Ltd, Shuttleworth Mead, Blackburn Road, Padiham

We are currently recruiting engineering students wishing to partake on a placement year to join the Engineering department within our Burnley plant.

At Crossland, we understand that having experience of the working world during your university degree provides key insight into the application of your learning as well as developing different skills. Crossland has an exciting 12+ month placement where you are given an opportunity to work as part of the design team where you will be working on real projects making a difference in both your team and the company as a whole. The successful candidates will receive on the job training and take part in a structured training & development programme designed to give you the skills and competencies required for future graduate roles and for your Chartership.

Crossland has two manufacturing facilities in Burnley, Lancashire and Swatragh, Northern Ireland. The engineering department is responsible for the design and manufacturing of road tankers across both these sites that have been sold to our customers as well as being responsible for the development of new products and ideas. We have a wide range of products available for our customers which can be viewed on our products page.

Applicant Competencies

• Degree/HND in Mechanical Engineering or relevant industrial qualification
• Experience with AutoCAD and Creo or similar 2D/3D packages
• Technical competence in laying out detailed engineering drawings
• Strong mathematical ability
• Ability to work in an organised and methodical fashion
• Ability to identify complex problems, develop and evaluate options, and implement solutions
• Effective communication skills
• Able to work as part of a team
• Able to work to deadlines

Employee Benefits

• 28 Days paid holidays
• Free Life Assurance
• Employee training in our corporate systems such as Creo, WindChill and Netsuite
• Mentoring and personal development throughout the year

About The Role

Key Accountabilities

• Investigate design improvements and implement them
• Help experienced designers create drawings/ models
• Be part of the design review process – giving feedback on models and also creating the changes to designs
• Support manufacturing with any queries and issues they may have with designs
• Be part of multi-functional teams to drive value within our business
• Liaise with suppliers for new components and to ensure we meet our requirements

Required Criteria

• Degree/HND in Mechanical Engineering or relevant industrial qualification
• Experience with AutoCAD and Creo or similar 2D/3D packages
• Technical competence in laying out detailed engineering drawings
• Candidate is currently in second year at University on a course which enables you to take an Industrial Placement Year
• Candidate must be legally entitled to work in the UK

Closing Date

Friday 13th February, 2026

Contract Type

Fulltime

Salary

Based on Experience

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

About The Company

When we first started out in business back in 1988, we were originally a tanker repair and servicing company, providing maintenance services to local bulk liquid haulage companies. However, although our resources were modest when we started out, our passion, determination, and ambition to succeed were always there in abundance. As a result, by the mid-1990s – building on our extensive repairs experience – we began to manufacture our very own tankers for the UK road industry at our factory in Swatragh, trading under the name Crossland Tankers Ltd.

Company Culture

From here, our business grew year-on-year, culminating in the purchase of Massey tankers, in 2003. This not only gave us access to a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, it also gave us a base within the UK mainland. Today, we employ over 130 people across our two manufacturing sites at Swatragh (Northern Ireland) and Burnley (Lancashire) and are one of the leading tanker manufacturers in the UK and Ireland. We are proud to have a wide range of customers in Ireland, the UK, the EU, and the Middle East.