Chemical Manufacturing Engineer (Early Career)

Promethean Particles; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance‑based bonus

Flexible approach to working

Company pension plan

Private medical insurance

Potential for stock options

Group life insurance

Job summary

Promethean is seeking a Chemical Manufacturing Engineer at our Nottingham site. This early-career role centers on hands‑on manufacturing with real responsibility and accelerated learning in a growing metal‑organic framework production context.

You’ll support pilot-scale and full-scale facilities, work with new equipment and processes, and help scale operations while maintaining safety and quality. This role offers rapid development beyond a traditional graduate programme.

Qualifications

• Degree in chemical engineering or similar field.
• 1–2 years of experience in industrial, manufacturing, or operational environments.
• Comfort working around real equipment and safety‑critical processes.

Responsibilities

• Operate and improve pilot-scale and full-scale production processes.
• Apply and learn process safety, SOPs and risk assessments.
• Support the design, installation and commissioning of equipment.
• Investigate plant issues and contribute to practical solutions.
• Help build the manufacturing systems needed for scale-up.
• This is a site-based, hands-on engineering role.

Skills

Manufacturing

Process

Industrial settings

Safety-critical processes

Education

Chemical engineering degree

Job description

Chemical Manufacturing Engineer (Early Career)

Nottingham, United Kingdom | Posted on 22/09/2026

Attitudes to climate change are driving more action to implement decarbonisation solutions.

Promethean, through its use of Continuous Flow Hydrothermal Synthesis (CFHS) and patented reactor systems, is delivering the materials and technology to meet these demands via MOF-based carbon capture.

Job Description

Chemical Manufacturing Engineer

Hands-on manufacturing. Real responsibility. Accelerated learning.

Why this role exists

Promethean is scaling a new class of materials - metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) - that can fundamentally change how the world captures carbon and uses energy.

That means real manufacturing challenges , not theoretical ones:

• Pilot plants and full-scale production facilities
• Safety-critical chemical processes
• New equipment, new methods, and systems being built from the ground up

We’re looking for a Manufacturing Engineer who wants to be close to real operations and develop quickly by working on problems that genuinely matter.

Who this role is best suited to

This role is intended for an early-career engineer who has already had some exposure to real engineering environments and is now looking to build deeper capability in manufacturing.

You’re likely to be a strong fit if you:

• Have spent time (ideally 1 year) in manufacturing, process, pilot plant, laboratory, or industrial settings (for example through placements, internships, a year in industry, or an early graduate role)
• Want to move closer to real equipment, processes, and production , rather than staying purely theoretical
• Learn best by doing and reflecting , especially in practical, hands‑on environments
• Are looking for a role that will stretch you beyond a highly structured graduate programme

This role assumes some familiarity with how real engineering environments work and is designed for candidates ready to build on that foundation.

What you’ll actually be doing

You’ll work across Promethean’s pilot-scale and full-scale manufacturing facilities, supporting the transition from R&D into scalable operations. Over time, you’ll take ownership of defined systems and improvements.

Your work will include:

• Operating and improving pilot-scale and fulll-scale production processes
• Applying and learning process safety , SOPs, and risk assessments
• Supporting the design, installation, and commissioning of equipment
• Investigating plant issues and contributing to practical solutions
• Helping build the manufacturing systems needed for scale-up
• This is a site-based, hands-on engineering role . It is not desk-only and not research-only.

What we’re looking for

We’re less concerned with ticking boxes and more interested in relevant experience, curiosity, and learning mindset .

You’ll likely have:

• A degree in chemical engineering (or similar)
• 1-2 years experience in industrial, manufacturing, or operational environments
• Comfort working around real equipment and safety‑critical processes

You just have full, unrestricted right to work in the UK.

Why this is a strong early-career move

• Broad exposure across operations, safety, equipment, and continuous improvement
• First‑hand experience of scaling new technology
• Faster development than a narrow graduate scheme
• Support and mentoring alongside meaningful responsibility
• After a year, success looks like this:
• You’re independently owning parts of the manufacturing operation and contributing to safer, more reliable production — while building skills that clearly differentiate you as a manufacturing engineer.

About Promethean

We’re a fast‑moving scale‑up focused on decarbonisation, but we hire based on the work and the learning opportunity , not slogans.

If you’re motivated by doing meaningful engineering in the real world , you’ll feel at home here.

As a growing small‑scale‑up, we think it is critical tohave a competitive 'total compensation' philosophy allowing us to attract andretain the very best talent for our team. Our current benefits packageincludes

• Annual performance-based bonus
• Flexible approach to working
• Company pension plan
• Private medical insurance
• Potential for stock options
• Group life insurance

As part of our dedication to the diversity of ourworkforce, Promethean is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring theirwhole self to work every day, not only to deliver more value, but also to havea more fulfilling career.

Promethean provides equal employment opportunities to allemployees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour,religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age,disability, or marital status. Promethean complies with applicable legislation governingnon-discrimination in employment. Promethean expressly prohibits any form ofemployee harassment. Improper interference with the ability of Prometheanemployees to perform their expected job duties is not tolerated.

Our commitment

We do not use AI to review your application. We are a small business, and a member of our careers team reads every CV. We do not require a cover letter, and you don't need to apply to multiple jobs as we will consider your application against all our vacancies. We endeavour to reply to you within 5 working days.