Metallurgist

SUMMARY

• Support Product Development and Product Maintenance activities.
• Develops methods of commercially manufacturing forgings from primarily Aluminum, Ferrous, Titanium and Nickel base alloys.
• Has approval for raw material and work instruction release, and for product release, including Customer delegation as appropriate. Is a principal contact with Suppliers and Customers.
• Supports quality improvement & cost reduction activity.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Duties and responsibilities include the following, other duties may be assigned.
• Liaises with internal functional groups to ensure Quality, Technical & Operational objectives are achieved.
• Have and develop a working knowledge of primarily Aluminum, Ferrous, Titanium and Nickel base alloy metallurgy and processing, and the associated impact on microstructure, mechanical and physical properties
• Develop knowledge of other alloys as applicable.
• Understand, implement and maintain the Quality requirements of our Customers, including National and Customer specification reviews, flowing down to internal process instructions as appropriate.
• Develop hot working, cold working, and heat treating processes to obtain desired characteristics of Customer specifications. Issues reports accordingly.
• Consults with Engineers and the Operational personnel to develop robust methods of manufacturing alloys at minimum costs, and to implement robust shop floor instructions.
• Responsible for raw material release, product approval and release, non-conformance reporting, and will liaise with Suppliers & Customers accordingly, and with Sister facilities as appropriate. Maintains Customer approved certification as appropriate.
• Support Continuous Improvement and Cost Reduction activities as directed, including the use of Quality and Finite Element Analysis tools as appropriate.
• Issues internal & external Technical reports.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• This job has no direct supervisory responsibilities but involves coordination of internal and/or external Laboratory personnel on specific projects as required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree (B. S.) from four-year college or university; or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Minimum three years Industrial experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred. Computing literacy is essential.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents.
• Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints
• Ability to write detailed technical reports
• Ability to make effective presentations on complex topics to employees, peers or management.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to apply advanced mathematical or statistical concepts.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. 

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Must posses valid drivers license, be a resident of the United States, or be legally permitted to work in the United States.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. 
• The employee frequently is required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. 
• The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. 
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

QUALITY POLICY

• The Company is totally committed to supply products and services meeting or exceeding the specifications and expectations of its customers.
• The Company recognizes Total Quality Management as an important tool to strive towards zero defects.  The Company will in that process apply any technique that promotes continuous improvement.
• All employees of the Company have the responsibility and authority to stop deviated products from further processing

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