Chemical Process Engineer - Manufacturing
Posted 23 days 9 hours ago by Biotage
Biotage is looking for a talented Chemical Process Engineer to join our manufacturing site near Cardiff. This is a hands on, highly impactful role within our Engineering team, where you'll play a key part in ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient production of chemistry products, including sorbents and resins, while supporting utilities and effluent systems.
You will have the opportunity to work across multiple projects, from process scale up and optimisation to equipment commissioning and capital projects - helping drive operational excellence and continuous improvement at our site. This is a chance to take ownership, contribute to high value projects, and grow your career in a global, innovative organisation.
What You'll Do- Provide technical support and oversight for chemistry production processes
- Troubleshoot production, utility, and effluent systems to ensure safe and efficient operation
- Lead or support investigations into process, quality, or equipment issues and implement solutions
- Contribute to process safety management, including HAZOPs, risk assessments, and process calculations
- Participate in equipment and process modifications through Management of Change (MoC) procedures
- Design, optimise, scale up, and implement new or existing processes and products, including equipment selection and operator training
- Support commissioning and qualification activities (IQ/OQ/PQ) for new equipment or processes
- Manage or support CapEx projects, including planning, budgeting, and contractor coordination
- Maintain process documentation, P&IDs, drawings, and specifications
- Identify and implement process improvements and new technologies
- Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Chemical Engineering or a related discipline
- Relevant experience in process or production engineering within chemical manufacturing
- Understanding of chemical process systems (reactors, mixing, filtration, batch distillation)
- Experience with engineering drawings, P&IDs, and process safety techniques (HAZOP, FMEA, ATEX, DSEAR)
- Hands on, practical, problem solving mindset with strong ownership
We welcome candidates at various stages of their career with the qualifications and relevant experience to succeed in a hands on, impactful engineering role.
Why Join Us- Work on hands on, impactful projects that directly influence site operations and product quality
- Collaborate with skilled engineers, operators, and scientists in a supportive, high performing team
- Gain exposure to diverse technical challenges and opportunities for career growth
- Be part of a global company at the forefront of separation and purification technologies, supporting innovation across drug discovery, development, and analytical testing
Biotage is the Global Go To Separations Company, providing intelligent and sustainable workflow solutions to support customers from drug discovery and development through diagnostics and analytical testing. With expertise in separation and purification technologies, we help streamline workflows and improve outcomes worldwide. Headquartered in Sweden, Biotage operates globally with approximately 700 employees serving over 80 countries.