Senior Metallurgist

Description

• •Analyze and optimize aluminum production processes to ensure efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness in casting, rolling, or heat treatment operations.
• •Develop and improve alloy compositions to meet specific mechanical and chemical property requirements for various industrial applications.
• •Monitor metallurgical quality and standards through materials testing ( e.g., tensile, hardness, microstructure analysis) and failure investigations.
• •Provide technical support to manufacturing, quality control, and R&D teams on metallurgical issues and process improvements.
• •Investigate product failures and non-conformances, conducting root cause analysis and recommending corrective actions.
• •Implement and oversee heat treatment processes such as annealing, aging, or quenching, ensuring proper metallurgical structure and performance.
• •Collaborate with suppliers and customers to address material specifications, certifications, and metallurgical concerns.
• •Prepare technical documentation and reports, including process qualifications, metallurgical reviews, and test results.
• •Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations, such as ASTM, ISO, or customer-specific requirements.
• •Support sustainability and recycling initiatives, improving processes for scrap handling and metal recovery.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in metallurgical engineering, material science engineering (or other engineering discipline) \*1

Preferred

• Training in aluminum process metallurgy
• Training in the sheet rolling technology
• Training in aluminum metallography

Experience

• > 5 years in Aluminum flat rolled manufacturing process
• \*1 > 10 years in Aluminum flat rolled manufacturing process
• Statistical process control
• Continuous improvement
• FMEA, RCCA, QMS