Process Engineer
£35,000 - £45,000
Yolk Recruitment is supporting a leading advanced manufacturer in hiring a Process Engineer. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys improving complex production processes, reducing waste, and driving continuous improvement. If you want a role with real ownership, impact and technical challenge, this could be the ideal next step.
As a Process Engineer, you'll take responsibility for ensuring that key manufacturing processes are controlled, capable and optimised for quality and output. You'll lead process improvements across several production areas, support teams on the shop floor, and help introduce new technologies and equipment as part of the site's ongoing development.
Key responsibilities:
1. Act as the process owner for a key stage within the manufacturing flow.
2. Work closely with production teams to identify and reduce scrap and rework.
3. Lead Kaizen events and lean manufacturing improvement activities.
4. Carry out structured reviews of process capability and performance.
5. Create and maintain PFMEA documentation.
6. Research, develop and support implementation of new or automated processes.
7. Prepare technical project proposals and cost justifications.
8. Provide technical support for internal teams on process engineering issues.
9. Lead structured prob...