Product Metallurgical Engineer (Manufacturing Environment, Aluminum Industry, casting, metal rolling, metal finishing) in Lancaster, PA

09 May 2024

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Product Metallurgical Engineer (

Manufacturing Environment, Aluminum Industry, casting, metal rolling, metal finishing) in Lancaster, PA

POSITION: Product Metallurgical Engineer (Manufacturing Environment, Aluminum Industry, casting, metal rolling, metal finishing)

LOCATION: Lancaster, PA (onsite position – no remote)

SALARY: Excellent Compensation with benefits + bonus + 401K + Retirement Contribution

DURATION: Full-Time Position

SKILLS: Degree in Chemical or Metallurgical or Materials Engineering, Manufacturing Environment, Aluminum Industry, casting, metal rolling, metal finishing, Minitab, statistical analysis software

DESCRIPTION:For one of our prestigious clients in manufacturing industry, we are aggressively searching for a Product Metallurgical Engineer to be based in Lancaster, PA.The

Product Metallurgical Engineer is responsible for reviewing customer specifications, online practice approval, and the investigation of claims and rejections, leading to practices that meet customer quality requirements while at the same time minimizing cost through assuring maximum operational availability. This position will require close customer contact, with the expectation that travel to a customer’s location will at times be required.
  • BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
    • Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science Engineering or Materials Science from an accredited university (at time of hire)
  • PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
    • 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment in a metallurgy or engineering capacity
    • 1 year working experience in the aluminum industry
    • Knowledge of casting, metal rolling or metal finishing technology
    • Knowledge of Aluminum Association Standards, alloys and tempers
    • Experience using Minitab or other statistical analysis software

Key Accountabilities:

Specifications & Availabilities:
  • Reviews customer specifications and prepares formal letters of acceptance or exception.
  • Advises Sales, Marketing or Customer Service of product availabilities, recommending full Trial &
  • Availabilities reviews for non-standard products.
  • Issues Special Practices Requirements documents per Departmental procedures.
  • Initiates PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) if required by the customer.

Practice Approval:
  • Reviews and approves / rejects practices, advising Customer Service and Production Planning of reasons for rejection.
  • Ensures that practices are designed and effectively deployed to meet customer requirements, while optimizing costs and profit potential.
  • Deploys effective change control to maintain product quality and manage and control risks to safety and process integrity.

Disposition of QMR:
  • Dispositions internal questionable material, determining if the material is usable by the customer.
  • Works with the production areas to investigate root cause and problem solve to root cause.

Disposition of Claims:
  • Dispositions customer claimed material
  • Works with Quality Systems to issue corrective action requests to responsible areas
  • Works with the area Operations Quality and Process Engineers to develop effective corrective actions.

Customer Awareness
  • Assigned as Single Point of Accountability (SPA) for customer accounts, with the expectation that travel to a customer’s location/and or host on-site visits to resolve claims and assist in new product development will at times be required.
  • Assists Technical Account Managers and Application Engineers in the development and qualification of products.

Process Management
  • Advises the Location of customer requirements resulting in the identification of new key processes requiring Process Management.
  • Monitors product characteristics for process capability to customer requirements and may act as Process Owner for assigned managed process(es).

Quality Systems
  • Expected to participate in activities supporting our Lancaster’s Quality Management System and maintenance of the facility’s ISO and IATF Quality Certifications. This may include but is not limited to:
  • Quality Audits, Procedure development and approval, reduction of internal and external rejections, change management
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  • ID: #49890909
  • State: Pennsylvania Lancaster 17573 Lancaster USA
  • City: Lancaster
  • Salary: Depends on Experience
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Showed: 2023-05-09
  • Deadline: 2023-07-07
  • Category: Et cetera