Process Engineer (Blyth)

As JDR’s exciting expansion into Cambois, Blyth continues to gain momentum, we are looking to recruit an additional Process Engineer. The Process Engineer will innovate, optimise, and troubleshoot new product introductions and manufacturing processes throughout the lifecycle to ensure they are safe, effective, and efficient. In this role you will represent the voice of manufacturing in the project teams for the company’s operations.

As a Process Engineer at our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Blyth, main responsibilities will include:

• Promoting a Safety-First culture adhering to the JDR safety rules and procedures.
• Following and supporting JDR operating principles using core and technical competencies to optimise manufacturing.
• Monitoring and improving Manufacturing KPI’s including overall equipment efficiencies, throughput, and unplanned stops during shift operation, supporting the daily execution of standard works, cleaning, inspection, start-ups and shutdowns, as well as changeovers ensuring minimal downtime across the plant.
• Developing of technical and operating standards, including standard operating procedures, care points, and troubleshooting guides to support future training and enhance ongoing development.
• Designing, modifying, and implementing manufacturing processes to reduce production defects as well as suggesting continuous improvements and opportunities.
• Supporting Value Analysis and Value Engineering activities and material standardization across the plant ensuring alignment to JDR’s corporate strategy.
• Supporting the start-up of serial tools and processes including run at rate and production / project launch ensuring the completion of projects that flow through the plant.
• Developing a continuous improvement mind-set within production, identifying productivity enhancements and cost-saving opportunities to benefit the plant and wider organisation.
• Supporting Engineering changes with a focus on customer requirements, feasibility and profitability ensuring the completion of projects aligned to the project schedule.

As an experienced Process Engineer, you will have an engineering degree or equivalent technical field. In addition, you will have a working knowledge of Quality Core Tools alongside Lean Manufacturing and Lean Tools. The successful candidate will ideally have practical experience in the use of problem-solving tools such as 8D reporting and Six Sigma. It is also critical that you demonstrate a growth mind-set, possess curiosity, and see failure as a learning opportunity.