Senior Product Metallurgist
About The Position
Wyman-Gordon, located in Brighton MI, provides Nickel-based Extruded Powder Alloy for Military and Commercial Turbine Applications. The Brighton MI facility offers Vacuum-Melt Atomizers, Lathes, and Equipment for Complete Billet Processing and Certification. This growing, profit center is part of a highly successful, multi-billion diversified manufacturer. Precision Castparts Corporation (PCP). Senior Product Metallurgist PURPOSE: The Sr. Metallurgical Engineer is responsible for all aspects of powder atomization process. This position is a cross-functional position that involves interaction with quality, operations, and sales. The Sr. Metallurgist provides a diversified range of technical services to internal and external customers supporting the attainment of Company, Team, and Division goals. Operational/Production environment experience is strongly preferred. 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
- 4-7 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.
Responsibilities
- Internal/External technical contact for processing operations, primarily powder atomization
- Provide technical support for all departments as deemed necessary.
- Provides leadership/mentorship to less-experienced staff.
- 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.
- 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
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
