Plant Metallurgist

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead certification reviews for steel, forging and heat treatment; resolve metallurgical quality issues and report plant results per Global Materials Quality (GMQ).
• Oversee the in-plant metallurgical laboratory and ensure operational responsibility.
• Ensure and audit daily usage of the Material Certification Database (MCD); manage incoming inspection metallurgical results.
• Develop and maintain the Plant Metallurgical Process Manual.
• Submit samples for heat treat and steel cleanness audits; analyze data to prevent issues.
• Own plant metallurgical quality, including corrective actions for internal and external audit items.
• Document and escalate supplier steel concerns; create, modify, interpret and communicate material, forging, heat treatment and casting standards and specifications for plant, outsource service suppliers and customers.
• Ensure compliance with corporate standards and coordinate metallurgical/material deviation requests.
• Consulting and Problem Solving: Serve as technical consultant for customer and plant processing issues; analyze complex, multi-factor problems and develop optimal solutions.
• Utilize and advise on advanced metallurgical test equipment (mechanical testing, X-ray, ultrasonic, SEM, etc.).
• Aid technicians with complex equipment analysis and recommend test programs for customer/supplier issues.
• Plan and lead technical efforts for heat treat, forging, casting and bearing material development within plant operations.
• Conduct and coordinate periodic metallurgical/material internal audits with quality and PMM.
• Provide technical direction for evaluating and implementing new or modified heat treat processes.
• Support product metallurgical and material quality issues in-plant and at customer sites, secondary to the Chief Materials Engineer - ADPC.
• Lead laboratory personnel and engage in customer discussions related to metallurgical/material quality.
• Develop and deliver training for metallurgical associates and plant personnel covering corporate, customer, NADCAP and plant material science requirements.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Engineering or other technical field.
• Skilled in laboratory evaluation of material properties.
• Strong knowledge of heat treatment and metal forming processes.
• Detailed knowledge of special metallurgical tools.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills

• Master’s or PHD degree of Materials/Metallurgical Engineering.
• Experience in bearing heat treat processing.
• Project management skills and ability to lead large multi-discipline projects.
• Experience in industrial production areas.
• Experience with bearing failure analysis.