Senior Process Engineer

E3 Recruitment · Knottingley (Commutable from Wakefield, Leeds

Senior Process Engineer at E3 Recruitment, based in Knottingley (Commutable from Wakefield, Leeds, paying £60,000 per annum. This is a permanent role.

Salary
£60,000 per annum
Location
Knottingley (Commutable from Wakefield, Leeds
Contract
Permanent
Posted
1 week ago
Closes
17 Nov 2026
Sector
Engineering & Manufacturing

About 19% above the going rate for engineering & manufacturing

Reference jobs/senior-process-engineer

About the role

This Senior Process Engineer role is working on a site investing into upgrades across the operation. Taking this opportunity as Senior Process Engineer would mean working for a market leading Manufacturing firm. This is a key manufacturing company relied on by many industries and this Senior Process Engineer role is critical to the ongoing operation.

What’s in it for you as a Senior Process Engineer?

  • A Salary of circa £60,000
  • 5% Annual KPI Driven Bonus
  • Location – Knottingley (Commutable from Wakefield, Leeds, Normanton or Eggborough)
  • 3 x Life assurance policy
  • Enhanced company pension
  • 33 days holiday (Inclusive of bank holidays)
  • Genuine Career Progression and accredited training programs available

Responsibilities of the Senior Process Engineer;

  • Overseeing CI initiatives to drive ops excellence.
  • Primary focus will be on ops efficiency and driving OEE.
  • Create and lead teams based on ops improvement.
  • Identification, development of strategy and implementation of CI initiatives across site.
  • Developing the UK standard for CI initiatives and progressing the scope to include region (Europe).

Qualifications and Experience for a Senior Process Engineer;

  • Previous experience within a senior production/ manufacturing leadership position, e.g Senior Process Engineer, Process Engineer, Plant Process Manager, Process Engineer, Chemical Engineer
  • Leadership and people management skills and the ability to build, motivate, develop and improve teams of quality of products
  • Experience within Project Management, manufacturing Processes and Industrial Engineering
  • Six Sigma – Ideally Green belt along with IOSH or NEBOSH
  • Experience within a fast-paced manufacturing / engineering environment, practically implementing continuous improvement tools and techniques – Lean and Six Sigma.

Reference: jobs/senior-process-engineer · Posted 1 week ago · Closes 17 Nov 2026 · Listed via E3 Recruitment

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