Process Engineer

Elevation Recruitment Group are recruiting for an exciting opportunity with a leading environmental manufacturer, who are looking for an ambitious and innovative Process Engineer to join the team. This a new role for the business and a great opportunity for someone who is analytically minded and able to identify and drive continuous improvement strategies. As the Process Engineer you will need: • Drive and support a culture of safety excellence • Coordinating and collaborating with operational colleagues to oversee the day to day running of the residual waste treatment plant • Setting control limits for all key performance parameters and ensuring these are met • Ensuring the quality of plant outputs are achieved • Providing solutions to technical variances • Daily analysis of plant data to determine optimal operational set up. (For example, overall throughput, AD feed rates, suspension thickness, water blowdown, equipment set points etc.) • Developing, owning and managing a 'process management system' for the plant to become the 'one way of working' • Developing training and induction material for new and existing colleagues to ensure that high operational standards are met • Train, coach and develop site staff in all aspects of plant performance • Regular reporting of plant performance • Identification and implementation of process improvement opportunities • Assessment of all process changes made to the plant To be considered for the Process Engineer role you will need: • You have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to lead, guide and mentor the onsite team • You are great communicator with the ability to clearly express technical and engineering matters in a way that enables good decision making • You enjoy being around people and are comfortable communicating with colleagues at all levels within an organisation • You have a proactive approach to problem solving • You are a well organised and logical thinker • You are numerate and appreciate the importance of accurate operational data collection and analysis • You are honest, reliable, and always behave with integrity • You are degree educated in chemical or process engineering and working towards chartered status • You have 3-5 years of experience in a front-line operational role as a process or chemical engineer • You have knowledge of Lean methodologies and experience with their application within a process/operational plant environment For more details on this role, please contact Katy Emmott.