Quality Manager and Metallurgist

Aalberts Surface Technologies AA LLC•Canton, OH

4h•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Manager and Metallurgist is responsible for implementing and controlling all manufacturing quality systems, including employee training, analyzing, controlling and minimizing rejections, handling and following up on customer complaints, continuous improvement, and specifying processing parameters. This role involves leading the Quality department, which includes Lab Techs and Quality Engineers. The manager assists in developing and analyzing high volume heat treatment and phosphate coating processes for the treatment of steel and aluminum bar, castings and forgings, applying principles of deformation processes, thermodynamics of materials, kinetics and diffusion, and material selection. The individual will also serve as the auditee for the plant in ISO, NADCAP, and IATF audits.

Requirements

Good knowledge of the automotive industry and systems such as IS09001/IATF16949 and CQI-9, CQI-12, NADCAP
Ability to plan, determine, formulate, establish and manage complete quality assurance systems
Must maintain high quality standards, have a pleasant disposition and use tact in dealing with employees and customers
Must be able to supervise, communicate, use computer related quality programs and have good writing skills
Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point)
Must be able to use higher mathematics involving engineering principles
Requires a degree in Metallurgy or related field
A minimum of five years of manufacturing experience or equivalent
Extensive knowledge of heat treating principles including time, temperature, transformation relations, different Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) steels, hardness and microstructural analysis and quality control using SPC (Statistical Process Control) techniques
Required to be a US citizen or green card holder due to ITAR certification

Nice To Haves

Proficient in AS400

Responsibilities

Implement and control all manufacturing quality systems
Conduct employee training related to quality systems
Analyze, control, and minimize rejections
Handle and follow up on customer complaints
Drive continuous improvement initiatives
Specify processing parameters
Lead the Quality department, including Lab Techs and Quality Engineers
Assist in developing and analyzing high volume heat treatment and phosphate coating processes for steel and aluminum bar, castings, and forgings
Apply principles of deformation processes, thermodynamics of materials, kinetics and diffusion, and material selection
Serve as the auditee for the plant in ISO, NADCAP, and IATF audits