Salary
💰 $115,000 - $130,000 per year
About the role
- Lead metallurgical staff and prioritize workload based on business needs and available resources.
- Ensure compliance with safety policies and promote a strong safety culture.
- Initiate, develop, and implement process improvements to enhance product quality and consistency.
- Oversee manufacturing plans, processes, and procedures for new product development.
- Drive continuous improvement through lean tools, SPC, SQC, and other methodologies.
- Ensure compliance with established quality systems, standards, and procedures.
- Review and resolve customer claims and internal corrective action reports (CARs).
- Manage product development projects, ensuring timely and cost-effective implementation.
- Oversee contract reviews, material applications, and specific product design (SPD) processes.
- Support OEM qualification activities and compliance testing requirements.
- Define, track, and report technical performance metrics for timely communication and action.
- Lead root cause analysis of rejects and non-conformities, implementing corrective actions.
- Develop employee engagement, collaboration, and continuous improvement across technical teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy or Materials Science & Engineering required.
- 5+ years of process manufacturing experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
- Experience in AS9100/Nadcap-certified mill environments strongly preferred.
- Strong knowledge of specialty steels and processes such as AOD, VIM, ESR, VAR, hot working, heat treating, machining, and finishing.
- Experience with non-destructive and destructive testing methods.
- Proven success leading project teams and managing change.
- Strong communication, team leadership, and project management skills.
- High proficiency in statistical process control, analysis, and continuous improvement tools.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally to customer and vendor sites.
- Must meet ITAR requirements as a U.S. citizen or U.S. person (visa sponsorship may be considered for strong candidates).