Process Engineering Supervisor

IPL Schoeller; Lelley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sustainable packaging manufacturer in the UK is seeking a Process Engineering Supervisor to coordinate tool setting processes and enhance production efficiency. The role involves monitoring systems and ensuring compliance with safety protocols. Ideal candidates will have experience in process engineering within moulding facilities and strong communication skills. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits including a discretionary bonus and employer pension contributions.

Benefits

Cycle to Work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Complimentary breakfast items

Qualifications

• Process engineering experience in an injection and blow moulding facility.
• Keen interest in personal development and growth.
• Ability to take ownership and accountability of results.
• Effective communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with production leads to meet tool requirements.
• Monitor tool usage and maintenance schedules.
• Drive workflow efficiency and support production targets.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement.

Skills

Process engineering experience

Effective communication

Interest in personal development

Team collaboration

Education

Recognised qualification in Engineering and/or Polymer Processing

Tools

Engel machinery

Negri Bossi machinery

KraussMaffei machinery

Sepro robotics

Job description

A vacancy has arisen for a Process Engineering Supervisor at our Hull site (HU9).

This integral role is responsible for ensuring the effective organisation across our tool setting processes, coordinating with production leads to meet tool requirements, and maintain timely availability to meet targets.

Alongside this, the Supervisor will monitor systems for tracking tool usage and maintenance schedules to minimise downtime, while enforcing strict safety protocols.

Additionally, the role supports the Engineering Manager, oversees operational processes, ensures compliance with quality standards, and drives workflow efficiency across the department.

Key responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Production Shift Leaders to understand tool requirements and ensure timely availability.
• Overseeing the tool setting process, ensuring that all tools are properly set up and ready for use with safe start/stop processes in place for tool changes.
• Ensure that process engineering is supporting production operations to meet set targets and drive improvements in overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), scrap reduction, and real time issues that result in waste.
• Ensure that necessary safety checks and maintenance in and around machine areas are routinely actioned, highlighting areas of concern as necessary and without delay.
• Highlight downtime, quality complaints, and set-up issues that affect plant performance.
• Work with peers to achieve effective shift handovers, driving common standards and procedures so that the business operates efficiently 24 hours per day.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, contributing to projects across the shift, alongside your direct team, as well team members across departments.

Benefits

• Eligibility to participate in a Cycle to Work scheme following successful completion of your probationary period.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) from day one.
• Complimentary breakfast items and fruit throughout the week.
• We also host outside of work events that family members can join, making sure that hard work is recognised and rewarded.

Company

We are leaders in sustainable products, partnering with customers to help them protect and deliver their products. Our products are used and reused daily all over the world by our customers.

On July 1, 2025, IPL Plastics merged with Schoeller Allibert to form IPL Schoeller (the 'company'). The Company's operations are split across North America (11 manufacturing plants) and Europe (16 manufacturing plants).

The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. IPL Schoeller is a leading manufacturer of sustainable rigid packaging solutions across a range of end market segments including returnable transit packaging, consumer and industrial packaging, environmental containers and agricultural packaging. The company employs c.4,100 employees across North America (1,600 employees) and Europe (2,500 employees).

Qualifications

• You will have process engineering experience gained from within an injection and, ideally, blow moulding facility.
• You will have a keen interest in developing your expertise, both to strengthen your own personal development, and also support the growth of the business.
• You may not have line management experience, but you will be keen to explore this in taking ownership and accountability of results delivered through others, as well as supporting their further development.
• Ideally, you will have achieved a recognised qualification with an Engineering and/or Polymer Processing, or industry equivalent.
• You may be familiar with Engel, Negri Bossi, and KraussMaffei machinery, as well as Sepro robotics.
• You will be an effective communicator who can liaise with key stakeholders from across departments.
• Notwithstanding your experience to date, you will take pride in working with your team and other key individuals to deliver a more efficient, safe and clean working environment.

Compensation

• Competitive base salary
• Discretionary bonus
• 7% employer contribution pension scheme
• Life assurance benefit of four times your annual salary