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Omega Resource Group
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10 months ago
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Job Title: Process Engineer - Injection Moulding

Location: Greater London

Salary: £40K - £50K (DOE)

About the Role - Process Engineer

Omega is recruiting for a Process Engineer to join a leading manufacturing business operating within the medical injection moulding sector. This is a technically focused role, offering the opportunity to take projects from concept through to validated production. You'll play a key role in tooling development, process optimisation, and validation, with strong involvement across design, production, and quality functions.

Key Responsibilities - Process Engineer

 Process and optimise mould tooling using G&A workbook and weight study methods

Investigate and troubleshoot process issues across production tooling

Provide detailed sample and validation reports in line with company standards

Manage tooling and automation projects through key validation stages (F, SAT, IQ, OQ, PQ)

Interface with customers to support design reviews and technical discussions

Collaborate closely with tooling, quality, and production departments

Assist in developing new manufacturing machinery and production cells

Ensure compliance with documentation and protocols for regulated medical markets

Use component drawings and statistical tools (e.g., Minitab) for process analysis

Requirements - Process Engineer

 Degree in a science or engineering discipline, or equivalent experience

Strong hands-on background in injection moulding and polymer processing

Experience in process engineering within a regulated environment

Understanding of validation protocols for tooling and manufacturing (IQ, OQ, PQ etc.)

Familiarity with ISO13485 and ISO9001 quality standards (preferred)

Excellent communication, organisational, and presentation skills

Confident in using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) for reporting

Experience of steel machining and tooling design/manufacture (beneficial)

Ability to interpret technical drawings and statistical process data

What's on Offer

 Competitive salary and benefits package

Long-term projects within the medical and precision moulding sectors

Exposure to full lifecycle development from design to production validation

25 Days Holiday

Contributory pension

For further details, please contact Kieren Provis - (phone number removed) or email your CV to

Omega Resource Group is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Oil & Gas, Construction and Manufacturing sectors.

We are always seeking Engineering Staff, Senior Managers, Skilled and Semi-Skilled Machinists, Mechanical Fitters, Electrical Fitters, Quality Engineers, Materials Science Engineers, Maintenance Engineers, Electronics Engineers, Test Technicians, Technical Authors, and Laboratory Technicians to name but a few. For details of other opportunities available within your chosen field, please visit our website: (url removed)

Omega is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Energy & Renewables and Tech sectors

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