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Process Engineer - Chesterfield

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4 days ago
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At Northwood Tissue in Chesterfield, we’re a key part of the Northwood Group – a leading manufacturer and converter of paper products in the UK. Here at our recycling paper mill, we produce around 30,000 tonnes of high-quality tissue and towel products every year, helping us keep sustainability at the heart of what we do.

We’re proud of our friendly, supportive team culture — you’ll be joining a great set of people who genuinely care about what they do, and each other.

We are looking for an experienced process engineer to join our team to provide the mill with managerial and technical support in order to develop the organization, equipment, technology and site standards to maintain product consistency, equipment reliability and maximize mill asset capability, in compliance with group policies.

This is a full time, days based permanent role.

About the RoleWhat You’ll Be Doing

Supporting the planning and execution of day-to-day operations across the mill.
Developing risk assessments, operating procedures, and ensuring compliance with safety, environmental and quality standards.
Carrying out gap analyses, mass balances, and troubleshooting to drive process improvements.
Delivering CAPEX projects on time and within budget.
Developing and maintaining our process standards and systems (including R2S and SharePoint).
Taking an active role in team meetings, housekeeping, and site-wide morale — we’re all in this together.
Working collaboratively with an experienced, multi-skilled team to reach SQCDM targets (Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Morale).
Benefits
Company pension
Life assurance
Free company products
Free on-site parking
Food, retail, holidays, cinema, and gyms discounts
Wellness programmes, including Employee Assistance Program and OnDemand GP service
Free early access to pay scheme
Salary sacrifice schemes
Employee referral scheme

Requirements

Essential:

Degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering (or similar).
Strong analytical skills — you enjoy digging into data to find practical solutions.
Excellent troubleshooting skills and the ability to do accurate mass balances.
Confident IT user, with working knowledge of SharePoint.
Proactive, independent, and able to work as part of an experienced team.
Safety-first mindset — zero harm by choice.

Desirable:

Experience in papermaking, recycling, or FMCG manufacturing.
Familiarity with ISO management systems and continuous improvement methodologies.
Knowledge of Valmet QCS systems would be a plus

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