Sulzer Finds The Newest
Engineering Talent
With Summer Intern
Program
Investment is an important process for
any business. Investment in new facilities
and manufacturing tools keeps the
company modern, while investment in
R&D helps to keep it at the top of its game
within the industry. Of course there is
another type of investment that shouldn't
be overlooked; investment in people. The
Sulzer summer intern program does just
this, finding some of the most promising
young engineers and giving them the
experience required to jump start their
careers.
As one of the world's leading providers
of maintenance and repair solutions for
customers in the oil & gas, water and
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power generation industries, Sulzer is
keen to maintain its excellent knowledge
base and also prepare talented
engineering students for the transition
into their professional lives. The company
has always understood the importance
of nurturing young talent, but now it has
created a dedicated program which has
been designed to ensure that the interns
receive the most productive experience
possible, whilst also adding value to the
departments in which they work.
Alexei Bushunow, who helped to start the
new intern program: "It's no secret that
not many young people are choosing to
study engineering at university, which is
making it harder to find good people. We
wanted to create an exciting internship
opportunity which would help to show
students what sort of opportunities
are available in engineering whilst also
allowing us to identify the most promising
students who would be able to add value
to our business in the long term.
"Senior management were extremely
keen to develop a structured program
as they understand the importance
of supporting students as they begin
their career. In fact, many of the senior
engineers and management team
members at Sulzer, including our
President, started out as interns here."