Extrusion Process Engineer: Drive Process Improvements

Elevation Recruitment Group; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevation Recruitment Group are working with an established manufacturing business to appoint an experienced Process Engineer to support and develop its extrusion operation. This is a hands-on technical role focused on turning process data and knowledge into measurable improvements on the shop floor.

You’ll take a key role in developing, stabilising and improving extrusion processes, working closely with Production, Quality, Maintenance and Engineering.

Qualifications

• Experience in extrusion or continuous process manufacturing.
• Experience with polymers / thermoplastics.
• Strong knowledge of process optimisation and manufacturing quality.
• Ability to use data to assess process capability and performance.

Responsibilities

• Develop, stabilise and improve extrusion processes.
• Establishing and maintaining process settings, standards and controls.
• Leading trials, process validation and capability work.
• Using production data to improve yield, scrap, throughput, efficiency and quality.
• Investigating process problems through structured root cause analysis.
• Identifying and delivering continuous improvement projects.
• Supporting the development of tooling, equipment and process improvements.
• Working with production teams to resolve day‑to‑day technical challenges.
• Developing practical manufacturing documentation and process controls.
• Supporting operator and technical team development.
• Contributing to wider safety, quality and environmental improvement activity.

Skills

Process engineering

Continuous manufacturing

Data analysis

Root cause analysis

Problem solving

Education

HNC or above in an engineering/technical discipline

Job description

Elevation Recruitment Group are working with an established manufacturing business to appoint an experienced Process Engineer to support and develop its extrusion operation. This is a hands-on technical role focused on turning process data and knowledge into measurable improvements on the shop floor.

You’ll take a key role in developing, stabilising and improving extrusion processes, working closely with Production, Quality, Maintenance and Engineering.