Lead Process Engineer

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Ogmore Vale; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Lead Process Engineer in South Wales to oversee end-to-end production projects. The successful candidate will design and optimize manufacturing processes, lead project developments, and engage with stakeholders to implement sustainable changes. This position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, including private healthcare, a market-leading pension, and ongoing training opportunities. Applicants should have relevant engineering qualifications and experience in leading projects within complex environments.

Benefits

Competitive salary DOE

Market leading pension

Annual company bonus

Private healthcare

Life Assurance

25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

Fully funded training and development

Proven progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading projects and developing others.
• Experience in high mix / high complexity environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Designing, transforming and optimising manufacturing processes.
• Leading process developments from early concept through to volume production.
• Identifying and eliminating waste throughout the operation.
• Driving process transformation initiatives.
• Supporting new business quotation and investment plans.
• Influencing and engaging stakeholders across the business.
• Leading, coaching, and developing other engineers and project team members.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Continuous improvement

Project leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Engineering HNC/Degree or equivalent

Job description

Lead Process Engineer

£38,000 - £43,000

South Wales

Yolk Engineering is exclusively partnered with a dynamic manufacturing innovator in the recruitment of a Lead Process Engineer to join a growing team that's pushing the boundaries in advanced manufacturing.

You’ll play a key role, taking ownership of end-to-end production projects, defining how new products are manufactured, building process flows, setting manning levels and leading improvements once in operation.

You’ll support a product range that’s varied, cutting‑edge and always evolving, working closely with highly motivated people in a business known for its healthy culture, and driving lean, smart manufacturing forward.

This is an opportunity to join a highly collaborative, multi‑disciplinary team in a professional environment that offers direction, development, support and autonomy in line with abilities, with strong potential for further career development.

This is what you’ll be doing as Lead Process Engineer

• Designing, transforming and optimising manufacturing processes
• Leading process developments from early concept through to volume production
• Identifying and eliminating waste throughout the operation
• Driving process transformation initiatives, including selection and implementation of new technologies
• Supporting new business quotation and investment plans with robust data and insights
• Influence and engage stakeholders across the business to deliver sustainable change
• Lead, coach and develop other engineers and project team members

What you’ll bring to the team as Lead Process Engineer

• Engineering HNC/Degree or equivalent experience
• Experience applying lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles
• Experience leading projects and developing others
• Experience in high mix / high complexity environments (advantageous)

And this is what you’ll get in return

• Competitive salary DOE
• Market leading pension
• Annual company bonus
• Private healthcare
• Life Assurance
• 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
• Fully funded training and development
• Proven progression opportunities

Are you up to the challenge?

If you feel you have the skills, experience and passion to be successful in this Lead Process Engineer role apply now.

*Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying — then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.