Iron / Steel Casting Engineering Manager
About The Position
Acts as the foundry’s primary technical problem solver, using metallurgical analysis and foundry experience to drive throughput and quality across molding, melting, and finishing. This role involves reviewing scrap and rework reports to identify root causes and drive sustained scrap reduction. The manager will work closely with molding and melting teams to improve casting quality and reduce downstream finishing, while also coaching these teams on practices that enhance as-cast quality. A key responsibility is driving pattern and method design (gating, risering, solidification) to boost yield and minimize finishing requirements. The position also entails identifying critical control points in the foundry process that lead to defects or quality loss, and implementing corrective actions. Additionally, the role focuses on reducing the consumption of foundry consumables without impacting casting quality, managing the foundry engineering staff, and applying statistical methods and engineering calculations for process analysis and standard establishment. Technical support to internal and external departments, new product development support, and recommendations for equipment and facility improvements are also part of the duties. Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- BS in Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering field.
- Minimum 5 years of foundry engineering experience, with direct hands-on experience in white iron and/or steel casting.
- Demonstrated experience with pattern and method design, including gating, risering, and solidification.
- Strong, metrics-driven root-cause problem-solving skills, including casting defect analysis and scrap reduction.
Nice To Haves
- Foundry metallurgy background preferred.
- Detailed knowledge of Lean Manufacturing a plus.
Responsibilities
- Acts as the foundry’s primary technical problem solver, using metallurgical analysis and foundry experience to drive throughput and quality across molding, melting, and finishing.
- Reviews scrap and rework reports to identify root cause and drive measurable, sustained scrap reduction.
- Works closely with the molding manager and melting manager to improve casting quality and reduce downstream finishing. Coaches molding and melting teams on practices that improve as-cast quality.
- Drives pattern and method design (gating, risering, solidification) to improve yield and reduce finishing requirements.
- Identifies critical control points in the foundry process that drive defects or quality loss, and implements corrective action.
- Reduces consumption of foundry consumables (chemicals, sleeves, filters, refractories, and similar) without compromising casting quality.
- Manages the foundry engineering staff.
- Applies statistical methods and engineering calculations to analyze processes and defects and to establish technically sound process standards.
- Provides technical support to departments both inside and outside the foundry.
- Supports new product development, including translating customer requirements into producible casting and method designs.
- Recommends improvements to foundry equipment and facilities.
- Other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
