Manager Materials & Heat Treatment, MPD

SKF•Flowery Branch, GA, GA

5d•$123,000 - $139,000•Onsite

About The Position

To lead and advance materials engineering, heat treatment, and special process capabilities by integrating scientific rigor, digitalization, maintenance excellence, and sustainable practices—enabling reliable, cost-competitive, and high-performance manufacturing operations that support business growth in alignment with regional strategy.

Requirements

Expert on manufacturing processes and process design.
Deep knowledge of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Failure Mode and Effect, Analysis (FMEA) ensuring product and process robustness.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with a track record of delivering short- and long-term business objectives.
Extensive experience in cross-functional teams across functions and global team’s.
Numerically astute with strong problem-solving skills and expertise to develop and execute objectives for self and others and the ability to effect short-term and some long-term business goals.
Demonstrated commercial and financial acumen in driving value-based decisions.
Proficient in engineering drawing interpretation (GD&T) for design and manufacturing alignment.
Good communication and interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

Certified Six Sigma Black Belt with DFSS and GPM2 training preferred.
ASNT Level III certification preferred.
Exposure to Machine Learning and AI is desirable.

Responsibilities

Define and execute heat treatment technology strategy aligned with business growth, cost competitiveness and sustainability objectives of operation.
Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for special processes including heat treatment, NDT, passivation, surface treatment, particle analysis and metallurgical testing’s.
Deliver strategic Capex, new heat treatment technology deployment from concept, validation, and scale-up through full industrialization.
Lead industrialization of advanced thermal processes, including induction hardening, vacuum hardening, annealing, and emerging heat treatment technologies, to deliver scalable and robust manufacturing capability.
Drive digitalization of heat treatment operations framework through real-time process monitoring, data-driven control, predictive analytics, traceability, and Industry 4.0 integration.
Establish and lead maintenance excellence programs through preventive, predictive, and condition-based strategies to ensure special process equipment reliability, process stability, and high asset uptime.
Validate materials and process capability using microstructural characterization, hardness evaluation, case depth analysis, retention austenite measurement, residual stress assessment, and mechanical property testing.
Ensure metallurgical control and process adherence across production by defining and sustaining robust process windows, transformation control, and quality assurance methods.
Creation & release of FMEA, control plan for new products or any process changes.
Ensure compliance with CQI-9, NADCAP, AS9100, and all applicable customer, regulatory, and global heat treatment quality requirements.
Maintain heat treatment equipment certification, pyrometry, calibration standards, and adherence to special process requirements.
Build and lead high-performing technical special process team across heat treatment, metallurgy laboratory, NDT; drive training, certification, and succession planning.
Drive cost optimization through material selection, process efficiency, waste reduction, and VAVE initiatives without compromising performance or compliance.
Lead energy efficiency and CO₂ reduction projects by advancing cleaner technologies, improving thermal efficiency, and supporting sustainable manufacturing targets.
Collaborate with global technology centers and cross-functional teams to standardize best practices, deploy engineering solutions, and accelerate innovation.
Provide technical leadership and decision support across engineering, operations, quality, and product development functions.
Conduct failure investigations and root cause analysis using fractography, metallography, hardness mapping, and process correlation to improve reliability and eliminate technical risk.

Benefits

Generous PTO policy
13 paid holidays
Comprehensive healthcare options
Company paid life insurance
STD
LTD
Supplemental benefits include critical illness coverage
Tuition reimbursement
Employee discount programs
STVS (Short Term Variable Salary) or Sales Incentive based on company performance
401K program with 10% employer contribution: 100% match up to 5% of your elected contribution (100% Vested) plus an additional 5% company contribution.