Process Engineer in Pontypool

Energy Jobline ZR; Pontypool; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Glascoed, Monmouthshire is seeking a Process Engineer. This role focuses on ensuring safety and improving manufacturing processes. Candidates should have a degree or equivalent in a relevant field and experience in a manufacturing environment. Hybrid working is offered with a four-day pattern. Competitive benefits include a pension scheme, employee share plans, and a range of health benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Achieved or working towards Science or Engineering degree.
• Proven experience within a manufacturing environment (Process/Aerospace/Automotive).
• Manufacturing toolroom experience, including CNC Turning and Milling.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety in manufacturing processes by implementing controls.
• Refine manufacturing processes to meet goals.
• Plan and design methods to improve efficiency and quality.
• Support capital acquisition and provide estimated costs.
• Liaise with site Safety team to maintain Safe Systems of Work.
• Train line employees on new processes and conduct assessments.

Skills

Science or Engineering degree, HND or equivalent

Proven experience within a manufacturing environment

Manufacturing toolroom experience, CNC Turning and Milling

NEBOSH certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

Education

Science or Engineering degree

Job description

Job Title

Process Engineer

Location

Glascoed, Monmouthshire

Salary

Up to £43,649 (depending on skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing

• Ensure that manufacturing processes are carried out safely by identifying and understanding process risks and implementing the necessary controls to ensure process risks are As Low as Reasonably Practicable (ALARP)
• Refine the manufacturing processes to achieve process/manufacturing goals according to product specification and business priorities
• Plan and design methods to improve efficiency and product quality by utilising Continuous Improvement tools and working as a member of a cross functional team
• Work to improve equipment availability and capability, and carry out process capability studies
• Manage and support capital acquisition, engineering proposals, and provide estimated costs to achieve operational improvements and financial benefits
• Liaise with Product/Process TA, have an input into PFMEA, produce technical specifications for new/replacement equipment, carry out factory acceptance and installed article tests, and carry out trials and commissioning on process equipment
• Liaise with the site Safety/COMAH/High Hazard team to develop and maintain manufacturing High Hazard Safe Systems of Work, including DSEAR and Standard Operating Procedures
• Train Line employees on existing and new processes and methods, carry out competency assessments to ensure line employees are competent and familiar with manufacturing processes and equipment. Ensure tasks that are critical to safety are identified and understood

Your skills and experiences

• Essential: Science or Engineering degree, HND or equivalent in Manufacturing/Electrical/Mechanical (achieved or working towards)
• Desirable: NEBOSH certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
• Proven experience within a manufacturing environment (Process/Aerospace/Automotive)
• Manufacturing toolroom experience, including CNC Turning and Milling

Benefits

• Competitive pension scheme
• Employee share plans
• Extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts
• Annual incentive eligibility

Special Projects Team

You will be integrated within a newly established project team supporting manufacturing process development and overall delivery. Reporting to the Senior Process Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring that programme derivation and execution includes appropriate engineering development activity to achieve a robust solution. The activities will be planned with sound estimates for completion with appropriate risk mitigation built in. The position will be based at the BAE Systems Land UK site in Glascoed, Monmouthshire on a four‑day working pattern within a hybrid‑working environment with occasional travel to other customer, manufacturing and test and evaluation sites.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, minorities, people with disabilities and other individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

Closing Date

30th October. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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