Process Engineer

Job Title: Process Engineer

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Crewkerne

Hours: Flexible 37hr a week Mon-Fri

Pay: £50,000 - £55,000 DOE

To optimise manufacturing process capabilities for all manufacturing processes associated with both legacy and new product introduction within the Crewkerne location. Responsible for the management, implementation, and approval of key production projects aligned with Safety, Quality and Productivity.

• Ensure that any health and safety guidelines are followed in accordance with the EHS organisational arrangements roles and responsibilities, including maintaining (and improving were possible) 5S standards.
• Continuously improve the manufacturing process capability control infrastructure including RA’s. Ergo Assessments, PUWER assessments, PFMEAs, routings, work instructions and control plans.
• Continuously improve manufacturing process capability delivery including cost, productivity, quality, safety.
• Execute lean process. Work with operation leadership and lean facilitation to implement best practice process improvement e.g., time observation, waste elimination, motion kaizen, standard work, Takt time, material movement and flow, machine shop optimisation (tooling and machine optimisation (EPEI, C\O, SMED)) etc
• Provide Process Engineering expertise to New Product Introduction projects, localisation initiatives from Business case development to production sign-off to maximise customer satisfaction and return on investment through the deployment of lean and design for six-sigma principles.
• Project management of new product introduction projects from design freeze through to project sign-off.
• Maintain awareness of emerging manufacturing technologies and methodologies that can advantageously be incorporated into the Process Engineering domain.
• Ensure the optimisation of capital plant acquisition and utilization to maximize return on asset in line with the ACIP.

• General level EHS & Risk Assessment - IOSH accreditation (or similar)
• Degree level in an Engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
• 5 Years minimum engineering experience in a professional role with proven results
• Experienced in operating within a certified manufacturing environment e.g., ISO9001, AS9100.
• Qualified in continuous improvement e.g., Lean-Sigma Green Belt

• 10% bonus paid twice per year for 25-26 Financial year and then we will move to once per year
• 25 days holiday + stats
• Pension
• Hybrid working (following probation)

• Do you have the experience? The company welcome a site visit to ensure you are happy with the role, the environment and the people you will work with!
• If you would like to speak to someone regarding being booking an interview then please contact Tom Edney on 07823 402 034 for more information or send an email to
• Immediate starts are available!