Process Engineer Roles
Senior Extrusion Process Engineer Full Time
Job Overview: Working alongside our client, we are seeking an Extrusion Senior Process Engineer join their bespoke manufacturing facility
Benefits:
- Auto enrolled into the companies Stakeholder Pension Scheme (10% company contribution)
- Holiday entitlement increases dependent on length of service
- Life assurance covering 2x annual salary
- Private medical cover
- Subsidised canteen offering freshly cooked meals and sandwiches daily
- Free car parking
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme offering counselling support, legal guidance and medical advice for you and immediate family
- Mental Health First Aiders available to provide support and guidance
- Discounted gym memberships
- Discounted company products upon successful completion of probationary period
- Peer to Peer recognition programme
- Free Flu Jab voucher
- Christmas Savings scheme
- NHS Health checks
Remit:
- As an Extrusion Senior Process Engineer, you will help support the company through the next period of development and growth. Playing a key role in developing, optimising and maintaining extrusion processes to ensure consistent product quality, high operational efficiency and safe manufacturing performance.
- This role combines hands-on technical expertise with analytical problem-solving to support production, improvement throughput and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, refine, and document extrusion processes to improve product quality, reduce waste and increase efficiency
- Analyse process data to identify trends, root causes and improvement opportunities
- Lead trials, experiments and validation activities for new materials, tooling and equipment
- Provide day-to-day technical support to extrusion operators and shift teams
- Troubleshoot process deviations, equipment issues and quality concerns
- Establish and maintain process parameters and standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Ensure all extrusion processes meet product specifications, regulatory requirements and internal quality standards
- Collaborate with Quality teams to resolve non-conformance and implement corrective actions
- Support customer audits and documentation or industry-specific standards
- Work with maintenance and engineering teams to improve equipment reliability and uptime
- Specify, test and implement new dies, screws, tooling and auxiliary equipment
- Participate in capital projects, equipment upgrades and commissioning activities
- Lead Lean, Six Sigma or Kaizen initiatives to reduce scrap, improve cycle times and enhance process stability
- Develop training materials and coach operators on best practices and process understanding
- Drive innovation in materials, technology and automation
Experience Requirements:
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science or Polymer Science
- Understanding of Rheology (material flow, viscosity, sheer thinning temperatures and speed)
- Strong understanding of extrusion principles (single screw, twin-screw, profile or relevant type)
- Experience with process troubleshooting, data analysis and root-cause investigation
- Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications and material data sheets
- Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally
Desirable Requirements:
- Experience in plastics, rubber or metal extrusion
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma or similar methodologies
- Familiarity with all aspects of extrusion production equipment and material feed systems
- Hands-on experience with die-design, screw-design and rheology
