Senior Process Engineer: Scale-Up & Manufacturing Leader

Zohorecruit; Nottingham; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Promethean is scaling a new class of materials, MOFs, to revolutionize carbon capture and industrial gases. We are seeking an experienced Senior Process Engineer to help expand manufacturing operations, ensure safe, reliable, and scalable production, and mentor junior engineers.

You will spend significant time in the plant and lead process improvements, equipment projects, and start-up activities across pilot and commercial scales, driving safety, productivity, and manufacturing robustness.

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemical Engineering
• 8+ years of experience in chemical manufacturing or chemical process engineering
• Experience operating, troubleshooting, and improving chemical manufacturing processes
• Strong understanding of process safety and risk management
• Experience delivering plant modifications, commissioning activities, or process improvement projects
• Experience working within regulated or safety-critical industrial environments
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Experience coaching, mentoring, or developing early-career engineers, technicians, or operators
• Chartered Engineer status, while not a prerequisite, will be a significant advantage for this role.

Responsibilities

• Support and improve pilot-scale and commercial manufacturing operations.
• Run and support manufacturing campaigns.
• Troubleshoot process, equipment, and operational issues.
• Work closely with operators, technicians and engineers to ensure safe and efficient production.
• Drive improvements in plant reliability, productivity, yield, and product quality.
• Monitor process performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Lead process optimisation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Investigate plant issues and implement practical, sustainable solutions.
• Conduct root cause analysis and drive corrective and preventive actions.
• Develop and improve operating procedures, standards, and engineering documentation.
• Support process safety activities including risk assessments, SOP development, and hazard reviews.
• Identify opportunities to improve safety, operational efficiency, and manufacturing robustness.
• Support the transfer of new processes from R&D into manufacturing.
• Specify, design, and implement plant modifications and equipment upgrades.
• Lead equipment installation, commissioning, and start-up activities.
• Support development of manufacturing systems required for future scale-up.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to deliver engineering projects successfully.
• Coach and mentor junior engineers through practical day-to-day engineering activities.
• Provide technical guidance across manufacturing and engineering teams.
• Review engineering work and share best practice.
• Help develop an engineering culture built around safety, ownership, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Chemical Engineering

Process engineering

Manufacturing

Process safety

Commissioning

Project delivery

Coaching

Mentoring

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Problem solving

Chartered Engineer

Education

Chemical Engineering degree

Job description

Promethean is scaling a new class of materials, MOFs, to revolutionize carbon capture and industrial gases. We are seeking an experienced Senior Process Engineer to help expand manufacturing operations, ensure safe, reliable, and scalable production, and mentor junior engineers.

You will spend significant time in the plant and lead process improvements, equipment projects, and start-up activities across pilot and commercial scales, driving safety, productivity, and manufacturing robustness.