Process Manager
hace 1 día
Baldock
Process Manager - Vacuum Heat Treatment Location: Baldock £40,000-£60,000 25 days holiday + bank holidays Healthcare plan Training & development (AMS 2750, Nadcap, metallurgy) Clear progression into Senior Process Manager / Technical Manager Stable, well‑invested site with modern technology Culture & Perks: Highly collaborative engineering & operations team Strong investment in people, training, and upskilling Autonomy to own and improve a critical special process A business that values continuous improvement and technical excellence Ready to take ownership of a critical special process and shape the future of the site? We're looking for a Process Manager who can lead, optimise, and elevate our vacuum heat‑treatment operations to world‑class standards. Roles & Responsibilities Own and manage all vacuum heat‑treatment processes, ensuring compliance with AMS 2750, Nadcap, and internal quality standards. Lead process optimisation, improving cycle performance, yield, throughput, and repeatability. Analyse furnace data, thermal cycles, and deviations to drive corrective actions and continuous improvement. Work closely with production, quality, and engineering teams to resolve technical issues and support daily operations. Maintain and develop process documentation, SOPs, load maps, recipes, and pyrometry records. Support audits, customer visits, and technical investigations relating to heat‑treatment performance. What We're Looking For Background in heat treatment, vacuum furnaces, brazing, or thermal processing Understanding of materials/metallurgy or thermal cycles Degree or qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Metallurgy (or similar) Strong problem‑solver who can analyse data and improve processes If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'. Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors. Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business