Senior Process Engineer: Foundry & Lean Manufacturing

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Chard Town; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment Ltd is recruiting a Process Engineer for a leading engineering manufacturer in Chard. The role focuses on owning production processes, improving efficiency, reducing waste, and ensuring high-quality outputs in a technically advanced setting.

Foundry experience is advantageous and the position emphasizes lean practices and structured problem solving. You will drive process improvements across the foundry area, ensure production capability and quality standards, and support CAPEX

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a process control environment within manufacturing or engineering.
• Foundry experience would be advantageous.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing improvement techniques including PFMEA, 8D, OEE, and Lean Manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Conduct structured reviews of manufacturing process effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Develop, maintain, and improve PFMEA documentation and process controls.
• Support R&D and introduction of new manufacturing processes.
• Lead process improvement projects to reduce scrap, rework, waste and costs.
• Act as technical contact for process engineering issues across departments.
• Lead problem-solving activities using 8D and root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to reduce defects and improve product quality.
• Ensure customer technical requirements and manufacturing standards are met.
• Support plant equipment improvement activities including major CAPEX projects.
• Promote lean principles and best practices across the site.
• Monitor and improve process capability through effective control measures.
• Collaborate with wider engineering teams on continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Process engineering

PFMEA

8D

OEE

Lean manufacturing

Root cause analysis

Job description

Yolk Recruitment Ltd is recruiting a Process Engineer for a leading engineering manufacturer in Chard. The role focuses on owning production processes, improving efficiency, reducing waste, and ensuring high-quality outputs in a technically advanced setting.

Foundry experience is advantageous and the position emphasizes lean practices and structured problem solving. You will drive process improvements across the foundry area, ensure production capability and quality standards, and support CAPEX