Process Engineer
Process Engineer
As a Process Engineer, you’ll play a key role in developing, optimising, validating and maintaining pharmaceutical manufacturing processes to ensure safe, efficient and compliant production. You’ll monitor process performance, identify opportunities to improve yield, quality and efficiency, troubleshoot manufacturing issues and support continuous improvement initiatives.
Working collaboratively with Manufacturing, Engineering, QA/QC, Regulatory Affairs and Supply Chain, you’ll help ensure processes meet GMP, health, safety, environmental and regulatory requirements.
You’ll also support process design and project delivery, including new product introductions, technology transfer, process scale-up, equipment and system design, commissioning, qualification and process validation. You’ll contribute to process safety reviews such as HAZOP, LOPA and FMEA, support change controls and CAPA, and provide engineering expertise to resolve deviations and implement sustainable improvements.
What we require
- We’re looking for a Chemical or Process Engineering graduate with 3+ years’ experience in a regulated manufacturing environment, ideally within pharmaceuticals.
- You’ll have knowledge of cGMP and regulatory requirements, process validation and process safety, with experience in troubleshooting, root cause analysis and continuous improvement.
- Experience with pMDI or aerosolised drug delivery, Lean/Six Sigma or Kaizen would be advantageous.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, together with a proactive approach to safety, quality and continuous improvement, are essential.
Our Benefits Package
- Holiday: 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays.
- Pension: Generous 10% employer contribution
- Healthcare & Wellbeing: Private medical insurance, private dental insurance, permanent health insurance, and wellbeing programme.
- Financial Protection: Group life assurance and free will-writing service.
- Perks: Free on-site parking, employee retail discount platform, and recognition awards, subsidised canteen.
Core Values
Our core values are Customer Focussed, Respectful, Collaborative, and Agile these are woven into the fabric of our business and the values we measure ourselves by.
Diversity, Inclusivity & Adjustments
We support a healthy work-life balance and agree flexible working arrangements where possible. We are a disability-positive employer committed to diversity and inclusion. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let our recruitment team know.
Sustainability & Privacy
- We are dedicated to our BZero sustainability roadmap (targeting SBTi net-zero) and hold ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and ISO 13485 certifications.
- By applying to this role, you are giving consent to Bespak Limited to process your personal data for employment/recruitment purposes only.
- A full job description is available for download on the application page or please apply via the link below.
- Process Engineer in Holmes Chapel - Bespak
