Fluids NPI Automation Lead

Morgan Ryder; England; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Discretionary bonus

Life insurance

Private medical insurance

Cycle to work

Green car scheme

Pension with 8% employer contributions

Job summary

Morgan Ryder Associates seeks a Fluids New Product Introduction (NPI) Lead to drive the introduction of new fluid manufacturing processes from development through to full-scale production. You will design automation solutions and lead a cross-functional team across Engineering, Operations, R&D and Procurement to ensure safe, efficient production.

You will guide process design activities, manage safety risks, and ensure compliance with quality, validation and regulatory standards while scaling

Qualifications

• Experience designing automation solutions in manufacturing.
• Experience working with manufacturing processes, equipment design or process improvements.
• Understanding chemical manufacturing environments and managing chemical hazards safely.
• Experience applying risk assessments and compliance in industrial processes.
• Proven track record taking new processes from concept to production.

Responsibilities

• Lead the successful introduction of new fluid manufacturing processes from development to commercial production.
• Design and implement automation solutions for safe, repeatable manufacturing.
• Identify opportunities to improve production capability through equipment design and automation.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to meet product, quality and operational requirements.
• Ensure chemical and process safety risks are understood and controlled throughout the NPI lifecycle.
• Support process design activities including equipment selection and automation strategy.
• Ensure NPI projects comply with quality, validation and regulatory expectations.
• Manage product readiness activities for production launch.
• Scale processes from development to manufacturing with suppliers and R&D.
• Drive Lean, continuous improvement and Design for Manufacture (DfM).
• Use ERP, PLM and MES data to support robust process control.

Skills

Automation design

Manufacturing leadership

Process engineering

Cross-functional leadership

Safety & compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

ERP systems

MES

PLM

Job description

Morgan Ryder Associates seeks a Fluids New Product Introduction (NPI) Lead to drive the introduction of new fluid manufacturing processes from development through to full-scale production. You will design automation solutions and lead a cross-functional team across Engineering, Operations, R&D and Procurement to ensure safe, efficient production.

You will guide process design activities, manage safety risks, and ensure compliance with quality, validation and regulatory standards while scaling