Process Engineer - Drive Continuous-Process Performance

Andrews Recruitment Group; Buxton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Andrews Recruitment Group is seeking an experienced Process Engineer to join a major heavy industrial manufacturing operation in Buxton, Derbyshire. The role focuses on improving plant performance, process efficiency, energy consumption and reliability in a complex continuous-process environment.

The successful candidate will analyse plant performance, drive improvements, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to implement practical solutions that deliver measurable operational and

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Experience in a process engineering role.
• Strong understanding of process optimisation and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of process control and statistical analysis techniques.
• Experience analysing plant data and identifying performance improvements.
• Understanding of energy efficiency and process cost reduction.
• Experience working within Health, Safety and Environmental systems.
• Ability to work with engineering, maintenance and operational teams.
• Experience contributing to or leading process improvement projects.
• IChemE membership, or willingness to work towards Chartered Engineer status would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring and analysing key process parameters to optimise plant performance.
• Conducting process studies, audits and investigations.
• Identifying process inefficiencies and recommending corrective actions.
• Supporting improvements to plant output, quality, reliability and operating cost.
• Identifying opportunities to reduce energy and power consumption.
• Supporting optimisation of fuel use and alternative fuels/raw materials.
• Troubleshooting process deviations using data and statistical analysis.
• Developing and implementing process improvement initiatives.
• Supporting Plant Improvement Plans and wider continuous improvement projects.
• Providing process engineering input into capital expenditure projects.
• Working closely with operations, maintenance, engineering and central technical teams.
• Developing procedures, systems and tools to improve process control.
• Maintaining strong Health, Safety and Environmental standards.
• Acting as a technical point of reference for process-related issues across the site.

Skills

Process engineering

Data analysis

Statistical analysis

Energy efficiency

Process optimisation

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional teamwork

Thermodynamics/chemistry/physics

Education

Chemical Engineering degree

Process Engineering degree

Job description

Andrews Recruitment Group is seeking an experienced Process Engineer to join a major heavy industrial manufacturing operation in Buxton, Derbyshire. The role focuses on improving plant performance, process efficiency, energy consumption and reliability in a complex continuous-process environment.

The successful candidate will analyse plant performance, drive improvements, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to implement practical solutions that deliver measurable operational and