Direct Hire - Full Time position in Alcoa, TN
Position ID: 2603

An excellent position with a leading provider of aluminum sheet, plate, extrusions and architectural products for transportation, aerospace, industrial, and building markets

* Product Metallurgical Engineer *

Please apply ONLY if you have a BS in Material Science, Metallurgy, or similar

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

We can ONLY consider your application if you have:
1: Bachelor's degree in Material Science, Metallurgy, or related field
2: 2 years of experience as a Metallurgist in manufacturing environment
3: Experience with Statistical Methods, Engineering Calculations, Physical Metallurgy, Mechanical Metallurgy, Lubricants, and Material Processing
4: Must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
5: Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office, Statistical Data analysis packages such as Minitab, Spotfire)

We are looking for a Metallurgical Engineer to join a Rolled Products business unit
The Metallurgical Engineer will lead continuous improvement in the manufacture of automotive, packaging, and industrial sheet, driving excellence in manufacturing, evaluation, and performance of sheet products produced at TN operations in their area of responsibility.

DESIRED (not required) SKILLS:

:: Experience with rolling operations
:: Experience in aluminum manufacturing
:: Experience with quality systems (TS 16949, IATF, or ISO 9001)
:: Experience with lean manufacturing principles
:: Experience with heat treatable alloys
:: Excellent oral and written communication skills and strong interpersonal skills
:: Knowledge of and ability to apply quality systems, basic statistical techniques, metrology, inspection and test methods.
:: Capable and effective while communicating the principles of quality systems, process management and statistical tools in a user-friendly manner to manufacturing personnel.

Duties and Responsibilities

== Translate customer and industry standards into a process design, Control Plans, FMEA, and production work instructions, and ensure accurate execution.
== Measure initial success and monitor ongoing results in process management to continually improve our products and processes.
== Support involves using Metallurgy/Material Science experience and classroom knowledge to develop improvement plans for the process to ensure customer satisfaction and drive cost reduction.
== Troubleshoot, design, and execute of experiments to develop processes and products.
== Determine impact and process control for equipment and operations that affect product quality.
== Provide input to improve uptime and equipment reliability, and adherence to regulatory and EHS requirements.
== Perform duties in a "hands on" environment, including, but are not limited to, provide on-call response to implement reaction plans, restore flow, and develop and implement root cause solutions to prevent problem recurrence.
== Provide day-to-day technical advice, problem solving and support to operations and maintenance by applying quality systems and engineering principles, ABS and reliability tools to drive problems to root cause.
== Initiate and/or implement improvement projects to eliminate safety and quality concerns, reduce cost, and ensure customer satisfaction.
== Application, auditing, and compliance with ISO 90001/IATF 16949, and ISO 17025 standards, procedures and product/process control to comply with second and third-party audits in area of responsibility.

Please send resume to - Amarx Search, Inc. - (link removed)