Production Engineer in Milton Keynes

We are looking for a proactive and detail-driven Production 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

Our company values are the fundamental principles that guide our organization’s actions, culture, and decision‑making processes. Our values were created by our employees across all departments in the business and with people at all levels, creating authentic values that make sense to us and demonstrate how we like to work with each other. They serve as the foundation for our company’s identity, shaping how our employees interact with one another, customers, and the broader community.