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Tuesday, October 14, 2008 11:52 PM IDLE (GMT +12hrs)
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Metallurgist



  • Metallurgical Engineering or Materials Engineering preferred or BSME or Chemical Engineering with Metallurgy/Materials. 3+ years metallurgy experience in the chemical / petrochemical manufacturing industry
  • Experience with ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel and Piping Codes preferred
  • Must be able to work with standard Microsoft PC software (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point)
  • Need strong communication skills
  • Must show well-developed problem solving and decision making skills and be able to understand the implications and consequences of health, safety, and compliance issues
  • Must be able to make fast, accurate assessments and decisions, but know when to consult with other key experts to ensure quality decisions
  • Must be physically fit and able to climb, crawl, and enter industrial facilities and piping
  • Must be able to work and communicate comfortably and effectively with all individuals, from craftsmen and welders to managers.
  • Will provide technically accurate and timely materials, corrosion, fabrication, and inspection consulting to the Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance departments
  • Perform field evaluation and work closely with Regulatory Reliability and Inspection departments. Perform and oversee vendor-performed failure analysis to determine root cause of equipment problems or failures
  • Provide metallurgy, corrosion, fabrication, and inspection assistance on new project work and during turnarounds and equipment outages
  • Assesses materials, corrosion, fabrication, and inspection needs
  • Participate in initiatives to increase equipment reliability
  • Assist in identifying opportunities for improvement in equipment reliability
  • Work materials and inspection network on corporate-identified initiatives to improve long-term equipment reliability
  • Coordinates the completion of Corrosion Control Documents (CCD's) for all new construction projects and major modifications.

Job Purpose:

  • Ensures metal quality by conducting materials and structural component tests and evaluations for material characterization and failure analysis; maintaining standards; analyzing findings; preparing reports.

Duties:

  • Maintains quality standards by completing nondestructive tests, examinations, and inspections (NDT, NDE, NDI), including liquid penetrant inspection (PT), magnetic particle inspection (MT), radiographic inspection (RT), ultrasonic inspection (UT), and eddy current inspection (ET); applying accept/reject criteria.
  • Identifies and characterizes materials samples by investigating atomic scale structures, using x-ray diffraction (XRD); analyzing findings.
  • Determines materials macroproperties by examining materials microstructure, using scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), image analysis, thin film analysis, and failure analysis; analyzing findings. .
  • Determines materials durability by conducting failure tests; analyzing findings.
  • Improves materials, products, and processes by recommending changes based on analytical findings; investigating and resolving concerns; developing new tests.
  • Prepares metallurgical reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
  • Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements
  • Manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
  • Improves quality results by following QS9000 standards; studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes; implementing changes.
  • Helps customers by answering technical questions; responding to requests.
  • Maintains safe work environment by following organization standards and legal regulations.
  • Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, trade shows, and conferences; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
  • Enhances department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Skills/Qualifications:

  • Research Skills, Analyzing Information, Dealing with Complexity, Reporting Research Results, Scientific Curiosity, Documentation Skills, Verbal Communication, Written Communication, Lab Environment, Attention to Detail, Innovation

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