Process Engineer

Overview

In this Process Engineer role at Elanco’s Speke site, you will provide technical and process engineering support to manufacturing operations, helping ensure safe, compliant, and efficient processes. You will work closely with Operations, Quality, and Engineering to drive safety, quality, yield, and throughput improvements. The role involves leading deviation investigations, process optimisation, and contributing to process safety and capital projects. This is a chance to shape manufacturing outcomes in a global animal-health leader and develop cross-functional expertise.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day technical support to manufacturing, partnering with Operations, Quality, Engineering and Scheduling
• Develop a strong technical understanding of manufacturing processes, equipment, unit operations and control strategies
• Lead and support deviation investigations and root cause analysis, identifying and implementing effective solutions
• Drive process improvement and optimisation, reducing waste and variability while improving efficiency, yield and throughput
• Support Process Safety Management (PSM) activities, including COMAH, DSEAR, process hazard reviews (PHRs) and safety/environmental investigations
• Act as a technical SME during internal, external and customer audits
• Develop technical documentation, including PFDs and technical reports, and maintain relevant process safety information
• Support capital projects, including user requirements, equipment selection, commissioning and qualification activities
• Coordinate and execute plant trials and implement process changes through site change-management processes
• Share technical knowledge and coach colleagues across Technical Operations and Process Teams

Key requirements

• Degree in Chemical Engineering or an equivalent technical discipline
• Strong understanding of chemical/process engineering principles and manufacturing processes
• Ability to analyse technical problems and apply structured problem-solving and root cause analysis
• Ability to work effectively across Operations, Quality and Engineering teams

• Cross-functional collaboration
• Structured problem-solving
• Coaching and knowledge sharing
• Chemical/process engineering principles
• GMP
• Process safety knowledge (COMAH, DSEAR)

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