Primary Objective

The position is responsible for providing order-to-cash metallurgical leadership and support related to the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of processes and products that safely and cost-effectively meet or exceed customer demands for quality, consistency, and on-time performance.

Position Reports to:

Director of Process Metallurgy

Essential Job Functions

· Ensure personal and staff compliance with safety policies and rules. Promote a safety culture.

· Cultivate effective employee relations based on mutual respect, a team-based culture, and employee engagement in safety, quality, continuous improvement, and all other business activities.

· Prioritize workload for the metallurgical staff based on business demands and available resources.

· Communicate performance expectations to assigned employees, including safety, quality, and all documentation.

· Initiate, develop, and implement plans that will improve existing process and product quality and consistency.

· Initiate, develop, and implement manufacturing plans, processes, and procedures related to new products.

· Measure and improve First Time Through (FTT) quality by unit.

· Ensure compliance with established quality systems and procedures.

· Lead and manage product development initiatives and projects, ensuring timely and effective results that support cost-effective implementation of customer demands.

· Develop capabilities regarding SPC, SQC, Lean, etc.

· Define and report meaningful metrics related to development and production to ensure timely and efficient communication.

· Provide support relative to OEM qualification activities.

· Review test results for compliance with product specifications/customer requirements

· Determine root cause and ensure implementation of corrective actions through analysis of rejects and non-conformities in order to resolve customer-generated complaints and ensure satisfaction.

· Other tasks or duties as assigned.

Skills

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills

· High interpersonal effectiveness to achieve inter- and intra-plant collaboration

· Strong team and project management skills

· Statistical process control and analysis

· Effective problem solving

· Results-focused and continuous improvement mentality

· High function computer literacy

· Ability to travel domestically and internationally on a periodic basis to customer, vendor, or other locations.

· Ability to manage and lead change

Experience

· Minimum four-year degree in Metallurgy or Material Science and Engineering

· Minimum 10 years process manufacturing in an AS9100 and Nadcap certified mill environment, with 3 years in a leadership role

· Stainless, low alloy, bearing steels and high temperature materials knowledge

· Specialty steel: VIM, VAR, hot working, heat treating, metal machining and /or finishing experience, non-destructive and destructive testing.

· Demonstrated results leading project teams.

Characteristics

· Team-based leader

· Self-starter

· Self-disciplined

· Meets commitments

· Proactive

Physical Requirements

· Speaking, hearing, near and far eyesight

· Ability to safely move around and work in both an industrial plant and office environment

Security Level:

· US citizen or US person meeting ITAR requirements

· Sponsorship of VISA will be considered for strong candidates

This position offers a competitive salary and benefits package. If you have the required technical skills and experience, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity as a Technical Manager.