Technician, Process Development – Engineering

Company: Jobtailor
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Location: Birmingham
Job Description:

  • Lead execution of experiments and trials required for process design and deployment across innovation, growth and productivity projects
  • Implement process trials in pilot plants, factories and with suppliers
  • Provide operational expertise in specific process unit operations
  • Help plan effective use of resources, including external agencies
  • Create technical reports by analyzing and interpreting results, drawing conclusions and making recommendations
  • Create and maintain accurate process specifications
  • Create intellectual property that drives competitive advantage
  • Support trial activities, weighing, material additions and other manual activities
  • Operate low-complexity equipment and perform hand moulding activities
  • Dispose of non-conforming materials and ensure accurate labelling
  • Support environmental monitoring and compliance programs
  • Complete assigned actions supporting improvement programs, 5S and continuous improvement

Requirements

  • Process development experience, ideally in a fast-moving consumer goods environment
  • Ability to work with teams and independently with guidance from more senior team members
  • Proactively identify problems and assist in creating and implementing solutions
  • Technical understanding of equipment and ingredients in support of process development
  • Labs/plant equipment operation and maintenance experience is a distinct advantage
  • Consumer-centric mindset
  • Technical rigor, curiosity and collaboration
  • Hands-on, proactive approach
  • Manual handling of materials
  • Ability to work in a busy Pilot Plant facility, primarily in production areas
  • Adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices
  • Ability to support Food Safety & Quality, Environmental Monitoring, Health & Safety, compliance and continuous improvement programs

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in process development and execution within fast-moving consumer goods environments, emphasizing technical understanding of equipment and ingredients, adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices, and a consumer-centric mindset. Capable of supporting Food Safety & Quality, Environmental Monitoring, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Highest-signal resume keywords

  • Process Development Experience
  • Good Manufacturing Practices
  • Food Safety & Quality Compliance
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Lab/Plant Equipment Operation

Hard Skills

  • Process Design
  • Technical Report Creation
  • Process Specifications Maintenance
  • Manual Handling of Materials
  • Equipment Operation
  • Trial Execution
  • Data Analysis
  • Problem Identification
  • Resource Planning
  • Continuous Improvement

Soft Skills

  • Team Collaboration
  • Proactive Problem Solving
  • Curiosity
  • Hands-On Approach
  • Independent Work

Industry Keywords

  • Fast-Moving Consumer Goods
  • Pilot Plant
  • 5S
  • Health & Safety
  • Compliance Programs

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Posted: September 19th, 2026