Senior Process Engineer

<p><strong>Senior Process Engineer </strong></p><p><strong>Location:</strong> Plymouth<strong>Salary:</strong> £44,000 - £49,000 (depending on experience)<strong>Contract:</strong> Permanent Full-time (39 hours, Monday-Friday)</p><p>Butler Rose is proud to be partnering with an established and highly respected manufacturing business based in Plymouth, recruiting an experienced <strong>Senior Process Engineer</strong> to support continued growth and operational excellence within its sheet metal manufacturing operations.</p><p>This is a key engineering role offering real influence across new product introduction, process optimisation, and day-to-day production support within a technically advanced, high-volume manufacturing environment.</p><p><strong>The Role</strong></p><p>As Senior Process Engineer, you will take ownership of critical manufacturing processes within the sheet metal area, ensuring new products, equipment and improvements are delivered to world-class standards.</p><p>You'll work across NPI, continuous improvement initiatives and live production support, playing a central role in driving performance, capability and efficiency while helping to embed a strong continuous improvement culture across the factory.</p><p>This role would suit a proactive, technically strong engineer who enjoys solving problems, leading improvement projects and influencing stakeholders at all levels.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><p><strong>Process Ownership & Performance</strong></p><ul><li>Take full ownership of defined manufacturing processes within the sheet metal department</li><li>Lead successful introduction of new products and equipment, ensuring capability and quality targets are met</li><li>Deliver engineering projects on time, within budget and in line with health & safety and quality standards</li><li>Provide hands-on production support to optimise tooling, equipment utilisation and material flow</li></ul><p><strong>Leadership & Coaching</strong></p><ul><li>Act as a role model, demonstrating professionalism, accountability and high engineering standards</li><li>Support and coach junior engineers and team members</li><li>Promote a strong culture of safety, quality and continuous improvement</li></ul><p><strong>Continuous Improvement & Technical Delivery</strong></p><ul><li>Drive process optimisation using lean principles and structured problem-solving techniques</li><li>Troubleshoot technical issues to reduce waste and improve quality and throughput</li><li>Maintain high standards across standard work, PFMEAs, layouts, line balancing and process capability</li></ul><p><strong>Cross-Functional Working</strong></p><ul><li>Collaborate closely with Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Production and Supply Chain teams</li><li>Contribute technical insight during NPI and design review activities</li><li>Participate in root cause analysis, improvement workshops and problem-solving activities</li></ul><p><strong>About You</strong></p><p>We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds. To be successful, you are likely to demonstrate:</p><ul><li>HNC Level 4 or above in Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering</li><li>Degree in Industrial Engineering and/or Lean Six Sigma certification (desirable)</li><li>At least 5 years' experience in a senior or lead engineering role within manufacturing</li><li>Strong experience of sheet metal processes, including jig design and welding/weld jigs</li><li>Proven track record in delivering manufacturing projects, layout redesigns and process improvements</li><li>Experience working with contractors, supplier negotiation and equipment procurement</li></ul><p><strong>Technical & Professional Skills</strong></p><ul><li>Manufacturing systems, process engineering and project management</li><li>CAD and planning software</li><li>Lean manufacturing, TPM, OEE, automation and smart manufacturing</li><li>Equipment validation and machine safety standards</li><li>Root cause analysis and data-driven decision making</li><li>Strong communication, stakeholder management and leadership skills</li><li>Strategic planning, budgeting and change management</li></ul><p><strong>What's on Offer</strong></p><ul><li>Salary of <strong>£44,000 - £49,000</strong>, depending on experience</li><li>Company-wide bonus</li><li><strong>33 days annual leave</strong> including bank holidays, plus holiday purchase scheme</li><li>Life assurance (3x salary)</li><li>Pension contributions matched up to 5%</li><li>Health and wellbeing benefits</li><li>Access to employee savings and discount platforms</li></ul><p></p><p>Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.</p><p></p><img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?NNcQ65VzYn2gjJP8axixjw4I0CoeVaBxz" width="0" height="0" />