Primary Metallurgical QA Professional II

TimkenSteel•Canton, OH

28d

About The Position

Joining the Metallus team means becoming part of a legacy that dates back over a century. We are an industry leader, manufacturing the cleanest steel in the world for companies in the industrial, aerospace and defense, automotive, and energy markets. Relocation will not be offered for this position. Purpose This position exists to provide expert level metallurgical knowledge to direct the chemical and testing application aspects of primary steelmaking for bar products and piercing mill billets. In this position the Primary Metallurgical QA Professional has technical oversight for the metallurgical process defined on every product. This position is responsible to ensure that every heat has a process route that satisfies a customer order/requirement, process review is performed, and nonconformance testing is added as needed according to standard 6.02.10. Production scheduling is performed so the individual operations are optimized based on shop conditions. Required to work rotating shift, overtime, and weekends as per business needs.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent with at least 7 years of experience in steel manufacturing.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree in engineering, technology, mathematics, science, business, supply chain management, or related with at least 4 years of experience in steel manufacturing.
Bachelor degree in engineering, technology, mathematics, science, business, supply chain management, or related with at least 2 years of experience in steel manufacturing.

Responsibilities

Audit to ensure that hourly associates follow standard manufacturing processes, provide direction to melt shop supervision and hourly associates, answer questions, and offer guidance during unusual situations.
Evaluate final chemistry and determine if heats meet customer requirements.
Rate heats based on standards 42.09.01, 06.02.10, 06.01.03, work order requirements and Metallus mill order requirements.
Responsible to document manufacturing processes nonconformances (Class 9 events) and actions taken per standard 06.02.10.
Collect and report process data in the daily Heat Summary Report.
Apply both standard and nonconformance testing.
Responsible to adjust schedules to maintain productivity at the melt shop, bottom pour, caster, and rolling mill.
Determine the lowest cost heat divert solution for off chemistry or manufacturing problem heats while maintaining the Metallus brand.
Understand the cost of chemical elements added to steel and the differences between grades of steel.
Communicate schedule changes to all affected departments.
Participate in both internal and external customer audits.
Learn and maintain proficiency on computer systems at FSP melt shop location as well as bottom pour and strand casting processes.
Train new Turn Metallurgists.
Work on a rotating shift basis.