Metallurgical Lab Supervisor

EVRAZ North America•Pueblo, CO

About The Position

At CF&I Steel, L.P., our strength starts with our people! As a team we collaborate to solve problems, contribute ideas and challenge each other to ensure growth and ultimately success for the business and our employees. The Metallurgical Laboratory Supervisor provides laboratory testing and product certification support to the mill operating departments. This person is responsible for ensuring safe work practices are in place and continually effective, that personnel are effectively and efficiently performing test sample preparation, testing and certification processes, and that maintenance activities performed to ensure the reliability of the laboratory service. The lab supervisor is expected to be able to manage the lab environment effectively within the guidelines of an annual operating budget. Rocky Mountain Steel Mills is committed to maintaining and promoting a safe, healthy and injury-free environment. It is required for all jobs. Join a team that manufactures excellence, drives success and builds careers! Orion Steel Group, L.L.C is a leading producer of engineered steel products for rail, energy and industrial end markets with a legacy of operational success in the United States and Canada. We recycle nearly 1 million tons of scrap metal a year making steel to produce the materials vital to energy exploration, recovery and transmission, central to the movement of goods and people, and critical to building North America’s industrial infrastructure. From railroads to green energy, our engineered steel products strengthen our economy. Our team members come from diverse backgrounds, but all share a common set of core values. They work together to solve problems, contribute ideas and develop leading-edge products and processes that ensure success for our customers and our business. Strength in steel, strength in people.

Requirements

Technical degree preferred
Minimum 1 year experience in a supervisory role required.
Demonstrated experience of managing workforce in a material testing lab preferably in a unionized environment
Possess knowledge of machining methods/practices standard sample preparation techniques and various destructive testing such as tensile, impact, Rockwell, and Brinell hardness testing
Capable of using MS Office tools such as MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Strong leadership skills with proven ability in directing and motivating others, conflict management, and effective communication
All applicants must be eligible to work in the USA.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of mechanical testing standards such as ASTM A370 is a plus
Background in ISO 9001 based Quality Management Systems is a plus

Responsibilities

Leads a team of hourly lab technicians, metallographers and other technical staff, including scheduling, to achieve daily testing requirements and targets
Ensures the lab processes is efficient, safe, reliable and provide accurate and repeatable test results through daily audits and review of test results
Develop and routinely monitor key lab performance metrics related to testing rates, acceptance rates, sample backlog, delay rates, etc.
Communicates in a timely manner non-conforming and/or suspected non-conforming materials to the QA and operations teams in a timely manner
Manage/coordinate calibrations along with testing equipment and facility maintenance
Train lab technicians to understand the requirements of new/revised procedures
Identify opportunities for improvement and work with management on capital planning and execution of improvement projects
Maintain the Quality Management System documentation as it pertains to laboratory testing requirements
Perform weekly lab safety reviews and address any opportunities in a timely manner