Process & Quality Engineer
Norsk Hydro
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Ghlin • Belgium
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About the role
- You will be involved with process, quality and project tasks in the casthouse:
- Process Incoming scrap analysis and optimization.
- Analysis and improvement of the loading and melting process in order to reduce costs, energy consumption and melt loss.
- Improve the degassing, casting, ultrasonic inspection and homogenization processes by casting recipe creation and optimization.
- Analyze and map existing processes, analyze all parameters in order to detect anomalies, bottlenecks, yield, and quality losses.
- Quality Manage the QSSE system and product certifications.
- Manage the laboratory and control tools.
- Analysis and handling of customer complaints.
- Perform internal process and product audits, and perform statistical process control of all process steps.
- Strong involvement in future investments in furnaces and installations for treatment, sorting and inspection in order to reach maximum casthouse safety, flexibility and sustainability.
- Benchmark with other Hydro casthouses throughout Europe and work on specific developments with our European R&D Center.
Requirements
- A higher degree in engineering is a must, preferably with a metallurgy or materials science specialization.
- Some experience in a casthouse / foundry /… is useful, perhaps with knowledge of aluminium, but young graduates are encouraged to apply.
- You prefer a combination of hands-on work in an industrial environment and in-depth analysis of processes.
- You are passionate about your chosen field, and happy to share your knowledge with your team on the shop floor.
- Ability to work in an international and multicultural environment, fluent in French and English.
Benefits
- A pleasant team and an informal, results-oriented company culture.
- Extensive possibilities for personal development, training and international exchange within a world-wide industry leader.
- An attractive salary package with company car and benefits.
- The opportunity to contribute to a more sustainable future through innovative aluminium solutions.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
process analysisquality managementstatistical process controlcasting recipe optimizationmelting process improvementdegassing processultrasonic inspectionhomogenization processscrap analysisbottleneck detection
Soft Skills
team collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingadaptabilitypassion for fieldknowledge sharingmulticultural teamworkhands-on workattention to detail
Certifications
engineering degreemetallurgy specializationmaterials science specialization