Process Technologist
Location: Wrexham
Contract Type: Permanent
Industry: Manufacturing / Processing / Chemical Engineering
Salary: 40,000-45,000 per annum + Benefits
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 hours per day inclusive of paid break. start/end times flexible
A well-established and sustainability-driven manufacturing business in Wrexham is looking to recruit a Process Technologist. This is an exciting opportunity for a technically-minded and innovative individual to play a key role in developing and improving production processes across a busy chemical manufacturing site.
About the Company
Our client is a leader in their field, providing sustainable co-product solutions to a wide range of sectors including agriculture, pet food, and bioenergy. With operations across Europe and a focus on innovation and continuous improvement, they are committed to optimising processes while maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality, and environmental performance. Their Wrexham facility is a vital part of their UK operations, delivering high-quality outputs through advanced processing systems.
The Role
As a Process Technologist, you will support the ongoing development and improvement of chemical processes on site, ensuring production runs efficiently, safely, and to a high quality. You will work closely with production, engineering, and quality teams, using data-driven approaches to reduce waste, enhance product yield, and optimise performance.
Key Responsibilities:
* Develop, research, and test new or modified chemical processes for product innovation or improvement.
* Measure and document process efficiency.
* Focus on improving product quality, reducing costs, and minimising production losses.
* Monitor chemical process conditions and production system performance.
* Share ideas and best practices with other sites to support innovation
* Maintain up-to-date technical knowledge of systems and chemical processes.
* Actively participate in Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) activities.
* Promote and contribute to a safe working environment, including reporting unsafe behaviour.
* Monitor and optimise key process parameters to improve efficiency and quality
* Support continuous improvement by identifying issues, analysing root causes, and implementing long term solutions to reduce waste, energy use, and downtime
* Work closely with the production and maintenance teams to troubleshoot operational problems and ensure stable and reliable processes
* development and optimisation, including monitoring key chemical parameters, safely handling substances in line with COSHH, and assisting with trials and quality testing.
* Applying in depth chemical skills and knowledge to improve current production process
* Provide regular updates on activities, projects, results, and developments.
* Highlight areas for attention to support data-driven decision-making.
* Lead and participate in projects in accordance with agreed specifications.
* Ensure effective and efficient achievement of project objectives.
What We're Looking For:
* Degree in chemical engineering or equivalent qualification in a relevant field
* 3 years' experience in manufacturing or similar field
* Knowledge of TPM Standards
* Confident communicator with excellent verbal and written skills
* Pro-active with organisation and planning skills
* Strong decision-making skills
* Strong problem-solving abilities
* Innovative and creative thinker
Why Apply?
* Join a growing and sustainability-focused company
* Lead in a role with real responsibility and autonomy
* Opportunities for personal and professional development
* 33 days annual leave per year bank holidays)
* Employee assistance programme
* Bonus scheme.