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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