Senior Chemical Process Engineer

ENTRUST PEOPLE LIMITED; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ENTRUST PEOPLE LIMITED seeks a Senior Chemical Process Engineer in a permanent role in the Midlands region. The successful candidate will lead a small team responsible for both chemical processing and production output engineering activities, driving process improvements and problem solving.

You will supervise maintenance strategies, analyze KPI data, and develop statistical tools while being ready for ad-hoc out-of-hours call outs to ensure plant reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• Applicants invited with a BEng or Meng in Chemical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience leading engineers across process, maintenance and production.
• Willingness to attend ad-hoc out-of-hours call outs from Staffordshire area.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of engineers (process, maintenance and production).
• Understand current processes/equipment and develop improved processes.
• Solve plant problems with root cause analyses.
• Supervise and optimize plant maintenance strategies.
• Interpret KPI/process data and develop statistical tools.
• Attend ad-hoc out-of-hours call outs to rectify technical problems.

Skills

Team leadership

Root cause analysis

Process optimization

Data analysis

Maintenance planning & support

Education

BEng / Meng in Chemical Engineering

Job description

Senior Chemical Process Engineer
Permanent

Our client develop and manufacture a range of inorganic chemical products, they are currently recruiting for a Senior Chemical Process Engineer

This is a hands on leading role where the successful candidate will have responsibility for both chemical processing and production output engineering activities

Additional duties for this position will include :

• Leading a small team of engineers (process, maintenance and production)
• Understanding current processes / equipment , improving and developing new or improved processes
• Solving plant problems, focusing on root cause analyses
• Supervising and optimizing plant maintenance strategies
• Understanding KPI / process data information derived , including the development of further statistical tools
• Attending ad-hoc out of hours call outs to rectify technical problems

28th October, 2026

Senior Chemical Process Engineer
Permanent

Our client develop and manufacture a range of inorganic chemical products, they are currently recruiting for a Senior Chemical Process Engineer

This is a hands on leading role where the successful candidate will have responsibility for both chemical processing and production output engineering activities

Additional duties for this position will include :

• Leading a small team of engineers (process, maintenance and production)
• Understanding current processes / equipment , improving and developing new or improved processes
• Solving plant problems, focusing on root cause analyses
• Supervising and optimizing plant maintenance strategies
• Understanding KPI / process data information derived , including the development of further statistical tools
• Attending ad-hoc out of hours call outs to rectify technical problems

Applications are invited from candidates with a BEng, Meng in Chemical Engineering (or similar) together with previous suitable skills and experience

Candidates must live 30 minutes from Staffordshire in order to attend the ad-hoc call outs at short notice

This is a permanent opportunity offering an attractive salary depending on skills and experience

Role : Permanent , Staffordshire
Salary : Attractive