Extrusion Process Engineer

About the role

The Extrusion Process Engineer will ensure production readiness by developing and maintaining process documentation, tooling requirements, equipment specifications, quality controls and manufacturing standards. The role works closely with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Product Development and Maintenance to drive capability, productivity, quality and cost improvements while upholding HSEQ performance.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, implement, optimise and sustain extrusion manufacturing processes.
• Lead process validation activities including trials, capability studies, first‑off approvals and process qualification.
• Define and maintain process parameters, control plans, setup standards and manufacturing specifications.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) and ensure successful transfer from development to production.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, work instructions, risk assessments and process FMEAs.
• Monitor and improve key metrics such as yield, scrap, throughput, OEE, cycle times, energy use and quality performance.
• Investigate process deviations, non‑conformances and customer complaints using structured problem‑solving methods.
• Identify and implement continuous‑improvement projects to enhance safety, quality, delivery, productivity and cost.
• Drive root‑cause analysis and corrective actions using Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality, Maintenance and Engineering to resolve technical issues and improve reliability.

Required profile

• Minimum HNC in a technical discipline.
• Demonstrable experience in extrusion manufacturing or a related continuous‑process environment.
• Experience developing and optimising manufacturing processes.
• Strong understanding of process capability, statistical analysis and manufacturing quality systems.
• Experience with root‑cause analysis and continuous‑improvement techniques.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and manufacturing data analysis tools.

Required skills

• Extrusion manufacturing
• Process capability analysis
• Statistical analysis
• Lean Manufacturing
• Six Sigma
• Root‑cause analysis
• Microsoft Office
• Manufacturing data analysis tools