At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive process improvements and work on exciting engineering projects in a modern manufacturing environment.
- Company: Join a leading UK chemical manufacturing facility with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Long-term contract, exposure to cutting-edge technologies, and collaborative team culture.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and to work with digital engineering tools.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a dynamic industry while developing your engineering skills.
- Qualifications: Degree in Chemical Engineering or related field; experience in process manufacturing preferred.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Join a World-Class Chemical Manufacturing Site. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Process / Chemical Engineer to join one of the UK's leading chemical manufacturing facilities. Operating within a COMAH Top Tier environment, you'll work on major process improvement and capital projects at a site producing high-value speciality chemical products for global markets. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys solving technical problems, driving continuous improvement, and working alongside experienced engineering professionals in a modern manufacturing environment.
The Role: As part of the Process Technology team, you'll support projects across both active ingredient and formulation plants, contributing throughout the full engineering life cycle. Your responsibilities will include:
- Delivering continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations.
- Supporting cost reduction and process optimisation projects.
- Providing process design, troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
- Working within a robust process safety and COMAH framework.
- Supporting commissioning and start-up activities for new and modified plant.
- Using digital engineering tools, process data and AI-assisted technologies to improve manufacturing performance.
What We're Looking For: We're looking for motivated engineers with a passion for manufacturing and continuous improvement. Candidates from a range of process industries are encouraged to apply, including:
- Chemical Manufacturing
- Oil & Gas
- Pharmaceuticals
- FMCG
- Food & Beverage
- Water Treatment
- Petrochemicals
- Energy or other process manufacturing environments
You’ll ideally have:
- A degree (or equivalent) in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Chemistry or a related discipline.
- Experience working within a process manufacturing environment.
- Knowledge of process safety principles and HAZOP studies.
- Experience delivering process improvements or engineering projects.
- An interest in digital engineering tools, process data and emerging technologies.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively.
Chartered Engineer status (or working towards it) is advantageous but not essential.
What’s on Offer? Long-term contract opportunity. Work on technically challenging process improvement and capital projects. Exposure to modern digital engineering and AI-enabled manufacturing technologies. Opportunity to broaden your experience across design, commissioning, troubleshooting and process optimisation. Collaborative engineering team with a strong focus on technical excellence and continuous improvement.
If you're looking for your next contract within a highly technical manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today with your latest CV or get in touch for a confidential discussion.
