Process Engineer
| Posting date: | 20 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £40.81 to £41.81 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 February 2026 |
| Location: | Grangemouth, Falkirk, FK3 8UU |
| Company: | SRG |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | BBBH174813_1771599224 |
Summary
Process Engineer
Rate: £41.81 per hour
Location: Grangemouth Manufacturing Site
Contract Length: 1 year
About the Role
Join the manufacturing team at Grangemouth, where we produce and formulate agrochemicals that help farmers feed the world. We are seeking a focused Process Engineer with strong technical grounding in chemical engineering principles to drive operational excellence and continuous improvement across our facility.
Key Responsibilities
Process Design & Optimisation
- Design and deliver process improvement programs for Active Ingredients / Formulation Fill & Pack capital projects.
- Maximise capital and operating cost efficiencies while maintaining HSE excellence.
- Support plant operations with technical troubleshooting.
Technical Leadership
- Provide specialist process engineering expertise to project teams and production managers.
- Act as process owner for assigned manufacturing areas.
Continuous Improvement
- Challenge established processes and identify improvement opportunities.
- Take part in cross-functional manufacturing support teams.
- Deliver scientific work programs safely and efficiently across Syngenta sites.
Collaboration
- Work closely with multidisciplinary teams including Operations, Maintenance, HSE, and Quality.
- Engage with global Syngenta functions to share and adopt best practices.
Essential Requirements
Education
- Degree in Chemical or Process Engineering.
- Working towards or holding Chartered Engineering status (CEng).
Experience
- 2+ years of practical process engineering experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment.
- Experience in capital project or change execution.
Technical Skills
- Strong theoretical and practical chemical engineering knowledge.
- Competence with process simulation and design tools.
- Experience with HSE risk assessment methodologies (HAZOP, LOPA, etc.).
Desirable Skills
- Experience in agrochemical or specialty chemical manufacturing.
- Familiarity with batch processing operations.
- Project management experience.
- Knowledge of regulatory frameworks (DSEAR, COMAH, PER, etc.).
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.