Process Development Engineer (Home Care Liquids)
Location: Port Sunlight Research Lab, Bebington, England, United Kingdom
Business Function: R&D
Job Purpose
Unilever’s Home Care Global Design Centre in Port Sunlight designs novel product innovations and renovations. As a Global Process Development Engineer in the 1HC Business Group Process Development Team, you will develop manufacturing processes that enable the launch and production of superior Home Care products at targeted cost, quality, and efficiency.
Key responsibilities include understanding scale‑up principles, manufacturing technology, and material‑process‑product interactions, and applying this knowledge to deliver decisions, actions, and initiatives that support business strategy.
Responsibilities
* Lead independent programmes, driving product superiority and savings through technology insights and domain expertise.
* Develop technology insights via Design of Experiments and trial programs.
* Create data and use digital models to demonstrate reliability of technology insights.
* Identify, own, and drive ideas for superior products and improved manufacturing.
* Support innovation projects through Process Development workstreams.
* Scale up bench‑scale processes to pilot and manufacturing scale with international interdisciplinary teams.
* Develop process specifications and implement at manufacturing facilities.
* Lead problem‑solving and troubleshooting in manufacturing around quality, cost, and efficiency.
* Identify inefficiencies, develop, and implement process improvements.
* Lead capability development workstreams focused on new technologies and digital tools.
* Hands‑on pilot plant and laboratory scale‑up activities, working safely and disciplined.
All About You (Qualifications)
* MSc/MEng in Chemical or Process Engineering.
* Experience with data science and statistical modelling highly desirable.
* In‑depth knowledge of relevant processing equipment principles and practices.
* Computer‑literate and digitally savvy.
* Experience in data mining, capture, and analytics for problem solving.
* Strong communication and presentation skills.
* Experience with laboratory analysis techniques advantageous.
* Experience in process safety.
What We Offer
Competitive salary and pension scheme, annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, discounted staff shop, and shares. Flexible and hybrid working environment, wellbeing support, inclusive workplace.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Unilever is committed to inclusivity and provides reasonable adjustments during the application process.
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