Process Engineer

Process Engineer

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary R&D engineering team, you will be responsible for development of new and scale up of the existing processes. This is a diverse role in a rapidly moving environment; you will be encouraged to come up with new and innovative ideas and share and apply any knowledge and skills to support existing teams and projects.

Role

• Scale up of new product and processes from lab scale into manufacturing sites;
• Technology transfer, implementation and validation of various processes into manufacturing sites (coating application, drying, marking etc);
• Development and design of new coating application and drying processes;
• Setting up, running and coordinating trial protocols and DoE’s (Design of Experiments), data collection, analysis and reporting;
• Technical support for production team and transfer of knowledge from R&D to other departments.

Candidate

Engineering degree – chemical, process, mechanical, manufacturing or relevant vocational qualification with the ability to demonstrate experience / ability:

- A keen eye for detail and problem-solving mindset;

- Ability to take the initiative and dictate own workload while in busier periods;

- Take pride in the quality of your work;

- Ability to work and communicate well as part of a team positively and respectfully (at Pulpex, we are all very passionate about what we do and what we are working towards together; no one person is more important or valuable than the team);

- Always be optimistic about the work at hand; no problem is too big or small that it can’t be overcome;

- A willingness to learn and develop one’s skillset; and to share existing skills and knowledge with others;

- Right to Work in the UK.

Desirable but not essential

• Experience in scale up, process development, technology transfers and manufacturing support;
• Experience within moulded fibre industry;
• Six Sigma qualification / knowledge.