Process Engineer

Role: Process Engineer

Location: Bridgend (South Wales)

Salary: £45,000

Employment: Full Time (Permanent)Monday Friday (8am 4pm)

Our client:

Our client is a specialist manufacturer of glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) storage tanks and bespoke composite engineering solutions. With decades of experience, the company designs and manufactures corrosion-resistant tanks, vessels, and environmental systems for demanding industries including water and wastewater, chemical processing, agriculture, and infrastructure.

Using advanced composite manufacturing techniques, including filament winding technology, the company has established a strong reputation for delivering durable, high-quality products tailored to specific industrial requirements.

The role:

We are seeking an experienced process engineer to join the manufacturing team and play a key role in optimising and developing production processes across the business.

This is a hands-on engineering position, working closely with production, quality, and engineering teams to improve manufacturing performance, resolve technical issues, and implement practical solutions. The successful candidate must have a strong manufacturing background, a HNC or HND engineering qualification (or equivalent), and a proactive approach to continuous improvement. Experience within GRP, composites, plastics, or a similar manufacturing environment would be highly advantageous.

Key responsibilities:

Optimise and develop GRP, composite, and filament winding manufacturing processes, while supporting tooling, fixtures, equipment, production methods, process trials, new product introduction (NPI), and engineering changes

Investigate production issues and non-conformances, using root-cause analysis and structured problem-solving to improve quality, process consistency, productivit...