Senior Metallurgist

PCC Talent Acquisition Portal•Brighton, MI

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Wyman-Gordon, located in Brighton, MI provides Isothermal Forgings for military and commercial turbine applications using nickel based and titanium alloys. Full Heat Treating, Machining and Testing on site. This growing, $200 million profit center is part of a highly successful, multi-billion diversified manufacturer. Precision Castparts Corporation (PCC). Senior Product Metallurgist PURPOSE: Seeking Metallurgist to provide a diversified range of technical services to internal and external customers supporting the attainment of Company, Team, and Division goals. Experience in a lean manufacturing environment strongly preferred. Commitment to following and promoting zero-accident safety culture required. Position is responsible for providing Metallurgical Engineering support required to ensure that product conforms to customer requirements.

Requirements

Four-year college degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field-Associate degree and/or equivalent experience as determined by department management would also be considered
4-10 years of experience working in a metallurgical capacity, preferably in a metal manufacturing environment.
Must have experience providing support on a production floor.
Specialized knowledge of metallurgical principles, standards, methods, and practices
Specialized knowledge of metallurgical and production equipment
Understanding of the application of statistics and six sigma practices
Ability to provide mentorship to internal resources as requested within functional area
Ability to deliver results on-schedule
Ability to recognize and communicate technical risks
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio)
Strong technical background
Organizational and leadership skills
Good communication skills
Quality assurance process skills
US Citizenship or Perm Residency is required due to government military contracts.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a lean manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
Commitment to following and promoting zero-accident safety culture required.

Responsibilities

Internal/External technical contact for thermomechanical processing operations, primarily forge and heat treat
Provide technical support for all departments as deemed necessary.
Provide technical support and disposition of input raw materials for isothermal forge operations.
Identify, report, and provide technical substantiation for metallurgical deviations with corrective action to disposition affected product.
Identify the product within all necessary data/quality systems.
Develop and maintain operational and technical expertise with Nickel based Superalloy and Titanium product lines.
Maintain, revise, and develop internal hot working procedures for all product lines.
Primary technical support in resolving process-related customer complaints.
Ensuring that the requirements of the Quality Systems Manual are fully incorporated in area of responsibility.
Provides training and education to operations personnel and customers
Participate in product/process continuous improvement initiatives.
Apply statistical data analysis, six-sigma methodologies, and design of experiments as required to support initiatives.
Assists in the use of SPC to detect project inefficiencies
Participate in team-based, cross-functional activities including PFMEA, risk assessments, problem solving activities (8-D, 5-Why, cause/effect diagrams) and process audits
Collaborate with Product Engineering in the development, evaluation, and standardization of new products/alloys and processing methods.
Reviews customer inquiries and specifications for new products
Collaborate with Operations and Maintenance personnel to improve manufacturing processes and standards that enhance safety and product quality.
Performs all other duties, tasks, and special projects as assigned