Metallurgical Lab Supervisor

Caterpillar Inc.•Lafayette, IN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it. The Large Power Systems Division in Lafayette, IN has an opening for a Metallurgical Lab Supervisor. In this role you will supervise personnel responsible for preventing quality problems through the development and maintenance of laboratory measurement standards and laboratory analysis. Day to day management of quality inspection team includes priority setting and problem resolution to support production requirements. Primary responsibility is to provide support for quality initiatives in facility operations, supplier quality, and materials technology. Position will ensure conformity to global quality processes defined in the Caterpillar Quality Management System (QMS), day to day management of metallurgical resources, and ensure resources are trained and competent in all aspects of Metallurgical & NDT Analysis

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering / Materials Science
2 years of relevant experience OR 7 years of Metallurgical Lab Testing Experience / NDT Experience / Quality Engineering Experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience with: Bandsaw usage, Abrasive Cut-off Saw usage, Tensile Testing, Micro Mounting/Polishing, Grinder Burn Etching, Grain Flow Etching, Hardness, Microhardness Testing, SEM/EDS experience, In-situ metallography, Replica creation, strain gaging, microscope usage/calibration, strong with excel (data analysis, Macros, pivot tables, etc) and surface finish profilometer testing
Knowledge of Engines and Engine Components
Experience training others
Good interpersonal skills are required to develop a cooperative team relationship with others inside and outside the department
NDT Experience: Ultrasonic Inspection and Set-up, Magnetic Particle Inspection, Eddy Current Testing, Barkhausen, X-Ray

Responsibilities

Accountable for conformity to global quality processes and reporting to management on QMS process execution.
Responsible for setting priorities, establishing review schedules for product and equipment quality control, managing material inspection controls for the lab.
Overseeing the execution of laboratory processes, plans and tools that support global quality systems or related processes i.e. Cost of Poor Quality, PPAP, Lab quality certifications (CQMS), etc.
Ensure alignment to CPS (Caterpillar Production System) principles.
Contribute to the prevention of product defects by eliminating the cause and maintaining quality standards by providing proper inspection gaging tools, procedures and tests.
Ensure their customers investigations are conducted per the instructions created by the Metallurgical Engineers in the Lab.
Coordinating acceptance criteria used for conducting capability studies of new machine tools being purchased from suppliers or produced locally.
Defines method acceptance criteria priorities, alternative equipment and gage certification and recertification in conjunction with the gage lab.
Responsible for procedures such as machine capability studies and inspection practices in order to measure plant quality levels, to cause improvement and to reduce costs to the business, including preventing warranty expenses.
Assist in the proper dispositioning of non-conforming material through analysis of defects and identification of cause.
Takes necessary steps to isolate defective material and to ensure uninterrupted shipments to customers if possible. Considerations include scrap, rework or deviation.
Ensures proper procedures are adhered to in "fitness for use" decisions.
Support 3rd party sorts and 3rd party training of Metallurgical/NDT methods to ensure sorts are conducted to print specifications.
Responsible for assisting and providing resources to internal certification teams.
Interfaces with other facility and corporate coordinators and plant contacts for customer/corporate approval of certification.
Responsible for the training, motivation and development of agency lab employees.
Instructs personnel on how to determine the quality of work with the aids of inspection gauges, Metallurgical Testing tools, and blueprints.
Provides counsel and advice to employees concerning assigned work problems, writes commendations for outstanding for agency employees and delivers to agency leadership.
Directs a work unit of 15 agency hourly employees where planning, scheduling, training, monitoring, and reviewing work of subordinates is required, and is responsible for all personnel issues and performance evaluation of subordinates.