Process Engineer

Job description

Process Engineer

Rate: £41.81 per hour

Location: Grangemouth Manufacturing Site

Contract Length: 1 year

About the Role

Join the manufacturing team at Grangemouth, where we produce and formulate agrochemicals that help farmers feed the world. We are seeking a focused Process Engineer with strong technical grounding in chemical engineering principles to drive operational excellence and continuous improvement across our facility.

Key Responsibilities

Process Design & Optimisation

• Design and deliver process improvement programs for Active Ingredients / Formulation Fill & Pack capital projects.
• Maximise capital and operating cost efficiencies while maintaining HSE excellence.
• Support plant operations with technical troubleshooting.

Technical Leadership

• Provide specialist process engineering expertise to project teams and production managers.
• Act as process owner for assigned manufacturing areas.

Continuous Improvement

• Challenge established processes and identify improvement opportunities.
• Take part in cross-functional manufacturing support teams.
• Deliver scientific work programs safely and efficiently across Syngenta sites.

Collaboration

• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams including Operations, Maintenance, HSE, and Quality.
• Engage with global Syngenta functions to share and adopt best practices.

Essential Requirements

Education

• Degree in Chemical or Process Engineering.
• Working towards or holding Chartered Engineering status (CEng).

Experience

• 2+ years of practical process engineering experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment.
• Experience in capital project or change execution.

Technical Skills

• Strong theoretical and practical chemical engineering knowledge.
• Competence with process simulation and design tools.
• Experience with HSE risk assessment methodologies (HAZOP, LOPA, etc.).

Desirable Skills

• Experience in agrochemical or specialty chemical manufacturing.
• Familiarity with batch processing operations.
• Project management experience.
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks (DSEAR, COMAH, PER, etc.).

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Grangemouth

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

05-03-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English