Due to continued grown, our client is adding to their staff and are looking for a Technical Manager for each of the three plants in eastern Ohio, western NY state, and western PA. The Engineering Manager will be responsible to provide 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.

• 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.

Candidates must have :

• A degree in Metallurgy or Materials Science
• Work experience in the metals industry working with semi-finished and finished specialty steel long products and plate including stainless steel, tool steel, bearing steel, gear steel, and aircraft quality low alloy steels for use in the aerospace, defense and automotive industry.
• We are a ITAR facility and applicants must be a US citizen or green card holder
• Minimum 5 years process manufacturing, preferably in an AS9100/Nadcap certified mill environment, with 3 years in a leadership role
• Stainless, low alloy, bearing steels and high-temperature materials knowledge
• Specialty steel processing: AOD, VIM, ESR, VAR, hot working, heat treating, metal machining, and /or finishing experience non-destructive and destructive testing.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.