Process Engineer

Process Engineer

Location: Milton Keynes

Salary: £38,000 - £45,000per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent - Full Time

Closing date: May 27, 2026

We are looking for a proactive and detail-driven Process Engineer to lead the development, optimisation, and standardisation of our metal sawing and associated manufacturing processes. In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring our operations are safe, efficient, and consistently deliver high-quality results.

You’ll focus on improving cutting performance, maximising material yield, and increasing throughput, while driving process reliability across the shop floor. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you’ll embed industrial best practices, reduce variation, and identify opportunities to enhance productivity and quality.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys solving problems, using data to drive decisions, and leading continuous improvement initiatives. You’ll also ensure all processes meet health and safety standards, contributing to a safe and compliant working environment.

If you’re motivated by making processes better, faster, and more efficient—and want to see the real impact of your work—this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference across our operations

Key Responsibilities

Develop, define, and optimise metal sawing and machining processes, including cutting parameters, tooling selection, and material performance 

Standardise processes by creating and maintaining clear work instructions and best practices to ensure consistent, compliant output 

Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce scrap, rework, cycle time, and consumable costs using data-led analysis 

Ensure full compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards, supporting risk assessments and safe systems of work 

Provide technical support for equipment and tooling selection, trials, commissioning, and ongoing reliability improvements 

Collaborate with production, maintenance, quality, and supply chain teams to align processes with operational needs 

Monitor performance metrics, analyse trends, and deliver clear reports with actionable recommendations 

Support wider business needs by undertaking additional responsibilities as required

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Essential Skills and Experience

Proven experience in a process engineering role within a manufacturing or industrial environment

Strong technical understanding of metal sawing or metals  processing and material behaviour

Strong understanding of industrial health and safety requirements

Ability to analyse process data and apply structured problem-solving techniques

Experience creating and maintaining standard operating procedures

Effective communication and collaboration skills

Values and Behaviours

Safety and Responsibility: Designs and improves processes with safety as a priority and proactively reduces risk exposure in all areas

Continuous Improvement: Actively identifies opportunities for improvement and applies structured problem-solving

Collaboration: Shares technical knowledge and works constructively with colleagues to achieve operational goals – aligning to TKUK One Team Values and offers support during busy periods, and works constructively with others to meet team deadlines

Commitment: Takes ownership of process decisions and follows actions and projects through to completion

Benefits

Your benefits with us

Annual Leave: 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays + your birthday

Health Cash Plan (after 6 months)

Company bonus scheme 

Advantageous pension scheme

Learning & Development opportunities

Advanced Family Friendly Policies

Employee high street vouchers & discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Occupational health & health surveillance

Length of Service Awards

Christmas savings scheme

Eye care vouchers

Cycle to Work Scheme

Wellbeing events

Recognition Portal

Rewards Portal

Company events

Company share schemes

Christmas Closedown

About thyssenkrupp Materials UK

thyssenkrupp Materials UK operates a network of 8 sites with just under 500 employees in England and Northern Ireland which are in;  Birmingham, Preston, Darton, Milton Keynes, and two sites in Belfast. We offer a vast range of metal material products such as stainless steel, aluminium and mild steel. We also provide a range of services, whether it be fully welded and fabricated finished parts or bespoke flat products cut to exact sizes. We have years of experience in the aerospace, construction and architecture, automotive and the general engineering industries.

To Apply

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