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Job Title:
Senior Process Engineer
Salary:
circa £55,869 depending on skills and experience
Location:
Glascoed- on site
What you’ll be doing:
Directing an engineering team to develop new manufacturing processes, in line with engineering plans and budgets. Ensuring technical solutions and processes are robust, timely, cost-effective and meet customer expectations
Ensure that manufacturing processes comply with industry standard
controls
that ensure long term process stability, including Lean
Principles, Process
Control
Plans, PFMEAs; plus awareness of Programmable
Logic
Controls
and Visual
Management
Systems on automated process lines
Approve technical specifications and
lead
the qualification of
complex
equipment, work with suppliers to meet tight deadlines. Ensure all process equipment meets regulatory and safety standards
Coordinating development activities to establish supporting data that ensures the manufacturing processes are based on a sound understanding of the materials which are being processed and the technology adopted for the plant and equipment
Reviewing and approving critical to safety manufacturing documentation sets i.e. Process
Control
Plans, Product and Process Risk Assessments
Support project activities, to include process reviews, capability studies, and Safe System of Work
Present to line
management
and other stakeholders (verbal and written) on topics relating to process status and process capability,
e.g.
KPIs
Responsible for process safety within process engineering team
Leading
new Process introduction including capital acquisition
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
Minimum Degree Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Chemical, Engineering or equivalent
Have a technical and manufacturing base, show
initiative
and be able to work
under pressure
Prioritising a constantly varying workload, in parallel with maintaining high quality standards and meeting deadlines
IOSH
Managing
Safety / NEBOSH Certificate
Desirable:
Experience and demonstrated knowledge of materials processing
Experience of COMAH site
Benefits:
As well as a
competitive
pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The Team:
Our Team is responsible for
leading
and delivering the development of manufacturing processes from initial concept through to commissioning and qualification. The team brings
strong
expertise
in process development and system integration, ensuring robust, efficient, and compliant manufacturing solutions.
Key responsibilities include defining,
managing, and approving process technical requirements; contributing
expert
input to risk
management
activities; and providing engineering support throughout the tendering process. The team is also accountable for implementing Safe Systems of Work in line with company policies and statutory requirements, as well as technically
managing
the commissioning and qualification of new and existing processes.
A solid understanding of statistical techniques for assessing process capability and maintaining process
control
is highly valued. Experience with Six Sigma
principles
and the ability to develop, establish, and sustain capable production processes are considered
strong
advantages.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder
etc .) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please
speak
to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export
control
restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict
the roles
you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All
applicants
must
as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where
applicants
must
typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for
the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date :20th March 2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for
the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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