Chemical Engineer

Pareto Recruitment Ltd; Southampton; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Career development

Job summary

Pareto Recruitment Ltd seeks a Chemical Process Engineer in Southampton to lead process safety, efficiency, and continuous improvement at an Upper Tier COMAH site.

You will report to the Engineering & Maintenance Manager and drive safety, KPI reporting, and plant optimisation across the site, delivering cross-functional project support and MOC compliance.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified Chemical Engineer or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in chemical manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of COMAH regulations, process safety and CI.
• Experience working on plant modifications and process optimisation projects.
• Excellent communication, planning and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide chemical engineering support for projects, modifications, and improvements.
• Drive process safety, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence.
• Identify opportunities to improve plant reliability, efficiency and cost performance.
• Support Management of Change (MOC) and process safety requirements.
• Monitor and report KPI and utility performance.
• Work with Production, Engineering and Operations to optimise performance.
• Lead investigations into process-related incidents and safety concerns.

Skills

Process safety

KPI monitoring

Stakeholder management

Plant optimisation

Education

Degree in Chemical Engineering

Job description

Location: Southampton Salary: £60,000 + Benefits Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

We are recruiting for a Chemical Process Engineer to join a leading chemical manufacturing business. Reporting to the Engineering & Maintenance Manager, you will act as the site's principal Chemical Engineer, driving process safety, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement across an Upper Tier COMAH site.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide chemical engineering support for projects, modifications, and improvement initiatives.
• Drive process safety, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence.
• Identify opportunities to improve plant reliability, efficiency, and cost performance.
• Support Management of Change (MOC) and process safety requirements.
• Monitor and report KPI and utility performance.
• Work closely with Production, Engineering, and Operations teams to optimise performance.
• Lead investigations into process-related incidents and safety concerns.

About You

• Degree qualified Chemical Engineer or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years' experience within a chemical manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of COMAH regulations, process safety, and continuous improvement.
• Experience working on plant modifications and process optimisation projects.
• Excellent communication, planning, and stakeholder management skills.
• Chartered Engineer status desirable.

What's on Offer?

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to influence site-wide improvement programmes.
• Career development within a leading manufacturing organisation.