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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%

2 Annual Openings

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

Skills & Knowledge Employers Are Asking For

Over the past year, employers in Lincolnshire have asked for the following skills & Knowledge in their job postings for Marketing and Commercial Managers.

Skills

Knowledge

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