Process Support Specialist

Junior Process Engineer / CI Coordinator High Peak £31,000 Are you a STEM or Engineering graduate with a placement year or 6-12 months of hands-on manufacturing experience under your belt? We are partnering with an established manufacturing site in High Peak to find a data driven Junior Process Engineer to work directly alongside the Site Manager. This is not a role where you will be stuck in a back office doing data entry, you will actively map processes, eliminate line bottlenecks and help drive efficiency across the factory floor. What you will be doing: Data & Analytics: Collecting and visualising manufacturing performance data (OEE, downtime, line throughput) using MS Excel to pinpoint operational gaps. Process Standardisation: Creating, updating and the roll out of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Single Point Lessons across engineering teams. Line Auditing: Conducting real time floor audits on machinery settings against quality and safety standards. Root Cause Analysis: Participating in active problem solving sessions to tackle quality, hygiene and efficiency bottlenecks. What we are looking for: A degree (or equivalent qualification/experience) in a STEM subject. A little bit of industry exposure: A university placement year, a manufacturing internship, or a few months in a post-grad factory or quality role is highly preferred. Strong numerical skills: You should be highly comfortable using MS Exc...