Job Description

Position:  Senior Metallurgical Engineer

Location:  Union, South Carolina

Duration: Full time, W2
***Must be a US Citizen***

Description:

The Senior Metallurgical Engineer ensures the metallurgical integrity of all products manufactured at the plant and provides technical expertise to the Heat Treat Department.  Also develops plant standards, technical instructions & procedures, and ensures plant metallurgical activities are aligned to corporate requirements.

 Essential Responsibilities:

• Supervise Metallurgical Laboratory activities and operative Technicians.
• Supervise Metrology Gauge Room activities and operative Quality Inspectors.
• Responsible for non-destructive testing: UT, XRF, Double Etch, MPI, & Thermo-electric testing.  Provide training and maintain certification of employees.
• Ensure plant metallurgical activities are compliant with corporate metallurgical standards.
• Analyze metallurgical data for steel, forgings, and heat treatment.
• Analyze product and process metallurgical non-conformities, and establish corrective actions.
• Provide oversight of process control plans for thermal treatment in correlation with process capability and corporate standards. Analyze results periodically and proactively establish preventive/corrective actions.
• Prepare/submit monthly reports on metallurgical activities for the plant.
• Prepare/submit quarterly samples for steel audits and coordinate activities related to the samples.
• Provide strategic direction in utilizing new heat treat technology and equipment.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute capital improvement projects designed to improve overall quality, performance, and costs.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree – Materials Science, Engineering
• 4 years of experience, in metallurgical engineering, with heat treatment in a metal working manufacturing operation.
• 1 year of supervisory experience in a lab environment.
• 4 years of experience with problem-solving in a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent computer skills with the ability to analyze data.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 or more years of metallurgical experience with heat treatment in a metal working manufacturing operation.
• 3 or more years of experience in project management.
• 3 or more years of experience in continuous improvement in a manufacturing environment.
• 4 or more years of experience in metrology using electronic and manual inspection gauging.
• 2 or more years of experience in metal working - including machining, heat treating, and grinding.
• American Society for Quality certification: Quality Engineer or Quality Manager.