Chemical Process Engineer

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Buxton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd in Buxton is seeking a Process Engineer to improve a live production process within an industrial manufacturing setting. You will analyse plant performance, optimise control parameters, and identify opportunities to reduce energy usage and material waste.

Responsibilities include monitoring process data, troubleshooting issues, conducting process trials, and collaborating with production, maintenance and engineering teams to drive improvements and cost reductions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or higher degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Not a graduate-entry position; requires prior work-based process engineering experience in industrial/manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring process and plant-performance data
• Troubleshooting production and process issues
• Optimising control parameters and equipment performance
• Improving output, efficiency and process stability
• Reducing energy consumption, waste and costs
• Conducting process trials and root-cause investigations
• Working with production, maintenance and engineering teams
• Supporting improvement initiatives and occasional capital projects

Skills

Process analysis

Troubleshooting

Data analysis

Energy efficiency

Project work

Education

Chemical Engineering

Process Engineering

Job description

We are recruiting a Process Engineer for a major industrial manufacturing operation in the Buxton area.

This practical role focuses on improving a live production process. You will analyse plant performance, investigate problems, optimise process settings and identify opportunities to reduce energy usage, material waste and operating costs.

Responsibilities include:

• Monitoring process and plant-performance data
• Troubleshooting production and process issues
• Optimising control parameters and equipment performance
• Improving output, efficiency and process stability
• Reducing energy consumption, waste and costs
• Conducting process trials and root-cause investigations
• Working with production, maintenance and engineering teams
• Supporting improvement initiatives and occasional capital projects

You should have a degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

This is not a graduate-entry position. You will need previous work-based process engineering experience gained within an industrial, manufacturing or production environment. This should include practical exposure to process control, plant or production equipment, process optimisation and technical troubleshooting.

Experience from any complex, continuous or process-led manufacturing sector will be considered. Direct experience of the employer's particular industry is not essential.

The position requires attendance at the Buxton site five days per week. Please ensure the location represents a realistic daily commute before applying.