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