Manufacturing Development Team Leader

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Manufacturing Development Team Leader to join the technical team of a global packaging / recycling manufacturing business during a major site expansion programme. Permanent position. Monday to Friday. Excellent company benefits. Reporting to the Manufacturing Development Manager, the Manufacturing Development Team Leader will manage a team of Process Technicians and Process Technologists. The role covers water and effluent treatment, process chemistry, chemical management, product quality, environmental compliance and continuous improvement across a large process manufacturing site.

This is a varied, hands-on leadership position with responsibility for delivering safe, efficient and compliant manufacturing processes.

Key responsibilities:

Lead, manage and develop the Manufacturing Development team. Promote a strong departmental safety culture and drive HSE improvements. Monitor and optimise chemical usage, process efficiency and manufacturing costs. Oversee fresh-water and effluent treatment processes, including dissolved air flotation and anaerobic and aerobic treatment. Maintain environmental permit compliance and coordinate water-reduction and Legionella-control programmes. Lead product development, feasibility studies and process improvement projects.

Use process modelling, quality data and production data to improve performance, material usage and plant reliability. Oversee quality standards, testing equipment and customer complaint investigations. Support ISO management systems, COSHH, food-contact, hygiene and environmental compliance. Lead and support risk assessments and FMEA studies to reduce operational risk and plant downtime. Work closely with Operations, Engineering and Projects teams to deliver improvement and capital projects.

Deputise for the Manufacturing Development Manager when required. Participate in the site duty-management and on-call rota. Manufacturing Development Team Leader requirements:
Degree or Masters degree in Chemical Engineering. Technical or process experience within manufacturing, chemicals, paper, packaging, water treatment or another process industry. Previous people-management or team-leadership experience. Practical knowledge of chemicals and COSHH requirements. Strong analytical and hands-on problem-solving skills. Ability to interpret process, production and quality data.

Experience of environmental, quality and health and safety compliance within an industrial setting. Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with technical, operational and engineering teams. Six Sigma Green Belt qualification would be advantageous. Paper or packaging manufacturing experience would also be advantageous. The Package:
Permanent position 40 hours per week Monday to Friday, 8:00am4:30pm Daily 30-minute unpaid meal break Company pension: 6% employer contribution and minimum 3% employee contribution Participation in the on-call rota Opportunity to join a leading international manufacturer during a major period of investment and expansion This is an excellent opportunity to lead a technically important department and make a measurable contribution to the safety, compliance, quality and performance of a major manufacturing operation.

For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Tim Hill at Technical Placements .