Production and Process Engineers

Overview

£26,604 Entry Level Salary

£44,220 Average Salary

£68,646 Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Designs, controls and constructs process plants to manufacture products.
Undertakes research and develops processes to achieve physical and/or chemical change for oil, pharmaceutical, synthetic, plastic, food and other products.
Liaises with materials buying, storing and controlling departments to ensure a steady flow of supplies.
Advises management on and ensures effective implementation of new production methods, techniques and equipment.
Investigates and eliminates potential hazards and bottlenecks in production.
Devises and implements production control methods to monitor operational efficiency.
Recommends optimum equipment and layout and prepares drawings and specifications.
Studies existing and alternative production methods, regarding work flow, plant layout, types of machinery and cost.

Education Requirements

Required Level	Percentage achieved
Level 0	0%
Level 1	5%
Level 2	6%
Level 3	16%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education)	12%
Level 6 (Bachelors)	33%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent)	22%
Level 8 (Doctorate)	4%

3 Annual Openings

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.

Engineering Operative Apprenticeship Level 2

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