£50000 - £60000 per annum + Matched Pension, Bonus + Further Wirral, Merseyside

Process Development Lead

PROCESS DEVELOPMENT LEAD

DEVELOPING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

Commutable from Wirral Areas, Chester, Deeside, Flint, Warrington and Liverpool

Days

£50,000 – £60,000

This role offers the opportunity to work for a true market leader and established global brand. With progressive training and development this role allows potential promotion in the longer term. With a long established presence on a UK wide scale and a consistent order book this opportunity will appeal to a candidate looking for job security and a technical challenge.

Role Description

To support the Division in building strength in three core capabilities: Materials Science, Application Engineering and Customer Focus
Manage a team to introduce new strategic process technologies to the division
Manage and be responsible for a budget for new technologies and innovations.
Show and report supporting evidence of work packages
Work with a project management methodology and stage gate approach
Be a technical consultant to the operations group
Assist the group in realizing the future needs of the product management group
Identify new technologies to assist with the manufacture of products
Establish the need for technology change and participate in technology roadmap activities
Form links with external suppliers to conduct proving trials with their products, bringing in house to conduct first trials
Develop product design specifications so that external technologies can link with standard divisional equipment
Develop new downstream processing to enable penetration into new markets, establishing the need for technology change

Skills and Qualifications

Engineering Degree, Masters or MBA educated
Extensive knowledge and experience in product development
Extensive experience in process development
Working knowledge of Stage Gate methodology and other PMO tools.
Experience writing Capex proposals and a strong understanding the financial and business administration inputs.
Strong people management skills and cultural awareness

Company Information

As a business our client is a market leading manufacturing company with a strong presence on both a UK and global scale. With a growing portfolio of clients and plans to expand even further this role provides a stable and secure opportunity in the present economic market.

To apply please email your CV / resume to ryana@hunterselection.co.uk. Alternatively, call 01785 450167.

Hunter Selection recruit Engineering professionals in Design, Manufacturing, Field Service, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Production, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Mechanical Engineering