Senior Process Engineer in Bridgwater

An exciting new opportunity has become available for a Process Engineer within the Electrode area of our GME function. You will be on the forefront of designing, creating and implementing a brand-new manufacturing facility within an emerging industry. At the scale of this project, you will not only be delivering complex and cutting-edge technologies but also ensuring that this can be implemented successfully in a completely new environment.

Responsibilities

• Be the primary subject matter expert for a specific manufacturing process area.
• Develop the manufacturing process, including the design, control strategy and risk mitigation activity for key areas of the end-to-end production process.
• Develop and maintain all process documentation; SWIs, PFMEAs, Control Plans and associated Quality Assurance requirements.
• Lead the selection, implementation, commissioning and ramp-up of manufacturing equipment and capability.
• Define implementation plans and associated actions to ensure compliance with targets for OEE, yield, cycle time and product quality throughout the industrialisation lifecycle.
• Work closely with equipment vendors and technical partners to ensure the production process is delivered to target.
• Ongoing ownership of key process control points, using data and analysis to drive continuous improvement to product and process.
• Close integration with R&D teams to inform technology roadmap and ensure ongoing alignment with manufacturing capability.

Who We Are

Agratas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons. We will design, develop and manufacture high-quality, high-performance, sustainable batteries for the mobility and energy sectors. We are a scale-up business with a start-up mentality and the backing of a well-established parent company. The UK business headquarters is in the Midlands and we are currently building a battery manufacturing facility in Bridgwater, Somerset.

The team you’ll join

The Process Engineering team is a dynamic group working across a range of areas such as electrode, cell assembly, FA&T (formation, ageing and testing), control and automation, manufacturing systems, digital manufacturing, process safety and logistics engineering. Being a relatively new team, you’ll play a critical part in creating processes and help building large scale manufacturing lines from the ground up.

What You’ll Bring

• Degree qualified in a relevant Engineering discipline (Chemical Engineering), or extensive experience of process driven manufacturing environments.
• Experience as a Manufacturing or Process Engineer in a highly automated or controlled environment.
• Experience of New Product Introduction (NPI) programmes and associated challenges or introducing new processes/plant.
• Good understanding of Health, Safety & Environmental considerations for process design.
• Experience of delivering new manufacturing capability throughout the maturation lifecycle.
• Strong communication skills at all levels of an organisation.
• Experience of data analysis & manufacturing problem solving skills.
• Desirable – Experience working on a large scale high-hazard industrial facility.

What You’ll Get

As a new company, our reward scheme is constantly evolving. We continue to review the market to deliver a competitive benefits package, which currently includes private healthcare, car allowance, company bonus, enhanced parental leave policy and a cash allowance to boost your benefits. We are a flexible business that is committed to promoting work-life balance, partnering with Yulife to provide our team members with total wellbeing support.

You’ll work in a rapidly scaling-up environment as a subsidiary of the multinational corporation, Tata Sons, to help build the UK’s biggest battery manufacturing facility and make your mark in a new organisation.

Agratas is a place to be authentically you. We strongly believe that people are at their best when they feel supported and happy in their workplace. To that end we continue to cultivate a diverse workforce which protects the individuality of each team member. We therefore warmly welcome applicants from any race, gender, sexuality, and ability. Should you have a preference in how your suitability is assessed for this role or require any reasonable adjustments please let the Talent Acquisition team know.