Process Engineer
Posted 7 days ago by SRG
£40 Per hour
Undetermined
Undetermined
Grangemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom
Summary: The Process Engineer role at the Grangemouth Manufacturing Site involves driving operational excellence and continuous improvement in the production of agrochemicals. The position requires a strong technical background in chemical engineering to design and optimize processes while ensuring safety and efficiency. The engineer will collaborate with various teams and provide technical leadership to enhance manufacturing operations. A focus on process improvement and capital project execution is essential for success in this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and deliver process improvement programs for Active Ingredients / Formulation Fill & Pack capital projects.
- Maximise capital and operating cost efficiencies while maintaining HSE excellence.
- Support plant operations with technical troubleshooting.
- Provide specialist process engineering expertise to project teams and production managers.
- Act as process owner for assigned manufacturing areas.
- Challenge established processes and identify improvement opportunities.
- Take part in cross-functional manufacturing support teams.
- Deliver scientific work programs safely and efficiently across sites.
- Work closely with multidisciplinary teams including Operations, Maintenance, HSE, and Quality.
- Engage with global functions to share and adopt best practices.
Key Skills:
- Degree in Chemical or Process Engineering.
- Working towards or holding Chartered Engineering status (CEng).
- 2+ years of practical process engineering experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment.
- Experience in capital project or change execution.
- Strong theoretical and practical chemical engineering knowledge.
- Competence with process simulation and design tools.
- Experience with HSE risk assessment methodologies (HAZOP, LOPA, etc.).
- Experience in agrochemical or specialty chemical manufacturing (desirable).
- Familiarity with batch processing operations (desirable).
- Project management experience (desirable).
- Knowledge of regulatory frameworks (DSEAR, COMAH, PER, etc.) (desirable).
Salary (Rate): £40.00/hr
City: Grangemouth
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Process Engineer
Location: Grangemouth Manufacturing Site
Contract Length: 1 year
About the Role
Join the manufacturing team at Grangemouth, where we produce and formulate agrochemicals that help farmers feed the world. We are seeking a focused Process Engineer with strong technical grounding in chemical engineering principles to drive operational excellence and continuous improvement across our facility.
Key Responsibilities
- Process Design & Optimisation
- Design and deliver process improvement programs for Active Ingredients / Formulation Fill & Pack capital projects.
- Maximise capital and operating cost efficiencies while maintaining HSE excellence.
- Support plant operations with technical troubleshooting.
- Technical Leadership
- Provide specialist process engineering expertise to project teams and production managers.
- Act as process owner for assigned manufacturing areas.
- Continuous Improvement
- Challenge established processes and identify improvement opportunities.
- Take part in cross-functional manufacturing support teams.
- Deliver scientific work programs safely and efficiently across sites.
- Collaboration
- Work closely with multidisciplinary teams including Operations, Maintenance, HSE, and Quality.
- Engage with global functions to share and adopt best practices.
Essential Requirements
Education
Degree in Chemical or Process Engineering.
Working towards or holding Chartered Engineering status (CEng).
Experience
2+ years of practical process engineering experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment.
Experience in capital project or change execution.
Technical Skills
Strong theoretical and practical chemical engineering knowledge.
Competence with process simulation and design tools.
Experience with HSE risk assessment methodologies (HAZOP, LOPA, etc.).
Desirable Skills
Experience in agrochemical or specialty chemical manufacturing.
Familiarity with batch processing operations.
Project management experience.
Knowledge of regulatory frameworks (DSEAR, COMAH, PER, etc.).