Process Engineer

Location: Barnsley, - on-site when not travelling

Travel: Approximately 20%-25% European travel, including Italy

Compensation: A package reflecting your experience and the scope of the role

What’s in it for you?

Put your engineering knowledge into practice, solving production challenges and developing specialist polymer expertise. Open to recent graduates and early-career engineers, this role offers practical manufacturing experience and the opportunity to learn from technical colleagues in Italy.

Package & Benefits

• Opportunity to develop specialist process knowledge on the job

• International exposure through collaboration with European technical teams

• A package reflecting your experience and the scope of the role

Why this business?

Join an established industrial business serving recycling and waste management customers. As it expands its polymer product portfolio, you’ll help strengthen local engineering capability and improve production performance on site.

What you’ll be doing

• Investigate technical issues on polymer production lines and implement practical solutions.

• Improve process efficiency and reliability, helping reduce recurring problems and downtime.

• Collaborate with production colleagues and European specialists to build technical knowledge.

• Report to the Operations Manager, sharing findings and supporting safe process improvements.

Experience needed

• An engineering background in chemical, polymer, mechanical or industrial engineering; other relevant specialisms will be considered.

• A practical approach to problem-solving, with initiative and a willingness to learn.

• Clear communication skills and the ability to work with production and technical colleagues.

• Willingness to work on-site and undertake approximately 20%-25% European travel.

Recent graduates are welcome. One or two years’ relevant experience would be useful but is not essential, and specialist process knowledge can be developed on the job.