Foundry Quality Supervisor

Primary Responsibilities

• Monitor iron chemistry, microstructure, mechanical properties, and heat treatment results to ensure conformance to ASTM and customer requirements.
• Evaluate raw materials for quality consistency and cost effectiveness.
• Serve as the foundry quality representative for customers, including defect resolution, corrective actions, and casting returns.
• Lead root cause analysis for casting defects, scrap, and customer issues; implement and verify corrective actions.
• Ensure adherence to ISO 9001 and applicable quality system requirements.
• Perform quality inspections and signoff for pattern changes, job changes, grinding operations, and process modifications.
• Provide technical and quality input for quoting activities and special customer requirements.
• Direct and oversee all foundry laboratory activities, including spectrographic analysis, tensile testing, hardness testing, metallography, and sand testing.
• Supervise and train lab personnel and foundry quality technicians.
• Serve as technical backup for lab operations during personnel absences.
• Develop, maintain, and update quality and process documentation covering molding, core making, melting, finishing, inspection, and lab operations.
• Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives to reduce scrap, improve yield, increase efficiency, and enhance process stability.
• Recommend and implement new testing methods, process controls, technologies, and equipment upgrades.
• Support safety, efficiency, and standardization initiatives across foundry operations.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, production, maintenance, and quality teams to support foundry objectives.
• Utilize Microsoft Office tools for analysis, reporting, and communication.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Foundry Engineering Manager.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of ductile iron metallurgy, alloys, solidification, heat treatment, and failure analysis.
• 3-5+ years of quality experience in a foundry or metals manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 quality systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.

Physical & Work Environment Requirements

• Frequent exposure to heat, dust, noise and industrial equipment.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
• Ability to lift 25-50lb castings occasionally.
• Required use of PPE (hard hat, safety glasses, steel toe boots).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in manufacturing-related field (relevant experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree).
• Mandatory: Manufacturing or foundry environment experience.
• Proficiency with lab testing equipment (spectrometer, tensile testing, hardness testing, metallography, sand testing, etc.).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Prior supervisory or team leadership experience required.