Process Development Engineer

🕒 4 days ago

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👷🏻‍♀️ Engineer

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DS Smith

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1940

🍽️ Food & Beverage

📦 Logistics

💼 Consulting

Food & Beverage • Logistics • Consulting

DS Smith is a provider of sustainable packaging solutions, paper products, and recycling services. The company focuses on innovation in packaging to support a circular economy, aiming to use recyclable materials and reduce plastic waste. DS Smith operates internationally, offering packaging for various industries, including consumer goods, industrial solutions, and retail. It emphasizes environmental sustainability and community engagement through strategic initiatives and partnerships. Additionally, DS Smith provides end-to-end retail services and advanced packaging systems.

📋 Description

• Optimize process chemistry at scale — lead audits, process mapping, data analysis, and trials (lab and mill) to enhance charge balance, drainage/retention, zeta potential control, and water system performance • Model to improve — build or adapt process models, interpret results, and translate insights into on-site changes and measured benefits • Run the Process Chemistry Working Group — schedule and facilitate sessions, document actions, track benefits, and share best practices across mills • Partner with suppliers — benchmark chemistries, evaluate samples, define test methods, and co-develop world-class applications with Procurement and R&D colleagues • Enable capability — deliver training and hands-on coaching for mill teams on process understanding, modeling, and best available practices • Drive change — help shape the strategy for process chemistry within Group R&D alongside the Materials Performance Lead

🎯 Requirements

• Degree in Chemistry, Papermaking, Chemical Engineering, or related field • Previous experience in technical applications within the paper industry or a paper chemicals supplier • Experience in a paper mill production environment • Hands ‑ on know ‑ how in charge balance, drainage & retention, zeta potential, fibre/water measurements, and lab ‑ to ‑ mill method transfer • Data ‑ driven problem solving, structured experimentation, clear communication, strong stakeholder management, and a practical “get it done” mindset

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Retirement plans • Paid time off • Flexible work arrangements • Professional development