Process Engineer

The Job People; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Process Engineer for a 3 to 6 month contract in Staffordshire, with a daily rate of £300 to £350. The role requires experience in the aerospace or heavy plant sectors and involves mapping processes, improving production methods, and applying Lean/Six Sigma tools. Candidates should have strong documentation skills and a hands-on approach. This role offers an opportunity to enhance safety, quality, and efficiency in manufacturing processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in powder metallurgy, pressing, sintering, ceramics, or similar.
• Strong capability in producing SOPs, CP/FMEA, and risk assessments.
• Familiarity with quality systems such as ISO9001/AS9100.

Responsibilities

• Map and document processes, creating SOPs and work instructions.
• Identify improvements in safety, quality, and throughput.
• Support trials and validation activities.
• Apply Lean/Six Sigma tools to improve process control.
• Work with Operations and Quality to ensure compliance.
• Guide operators in adopting new processes.

Skills

Process engineering experience in general manufacturing

Strong documentation capability

Understanding of process capability

Hands-on approach

Job description

Process Engineer

• 3 to 6 Month Contract with possibility to extend.
• £300 to £350 per day.
• Aerospace / Heavy Plant / Motorsport industry experience preferred.
• Based in Staffordshire.
• Engineering.

Duties of a Process Engineer

• Map and document processes, producing clear SOPs, Work Instructions, and process flow documentation.
• Review current production methods and identify improvements to safety, quality, and throughput.
• Support trials, validation activities, and equipment capability studies.
• Introduce and apply Lean/Six Sigma tools to reduce variation and improve process control.
• Work with Operations, Quality, and HSE to ensure safe, compliant, repeatable processes.
• Provide guidance to operators and ensure new processes are properly adopted.

Skills & Experience of Process Engineer

• Process engineering experience in general manufacturing, powder metallurgy, pressing, sintering, ceramics, or similar.
• Strong documentation capability (SOPs, CP/FMEA, risk assessments).
• Understanding of process capability, variation control, and quality systems (ISO9001/AS9100).
• Hands-on approach with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

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