Our client is a $65 million steel company with an opening in their Dunkirk, NY plant for a Technical Manager of Metallurgy. 

Job Description:

Technical Manager- Metallurgy

Position is responsible for providing order-to-cash metallurgical leadership and support related to the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of processes and products that safely and cost-effectively meet or exceed customer demands for quality, consistency, and on-time performance. This position pays between $110,000-$135,000 per year with great benefits and it is located in a very inexpensive but beautiful area, Dunkirk, NY. Watch a video about Dunkirk. A full relocation package is being offered.  

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Essential Job Functions

• Ensure personal and staff compliance with safety policies and rules. Promote a safety culture.
• Cultivate effective employee relations based on mutual respect, a team-based culture, and employee engagement in safety, quality, continuous improvement, and all other business activities.
• Prioritize workload for the metallurgical staff based on business demands and available resources.
• Communicate performance expectations to assigned employees, including safety, quality, and all documentation.
• Initiate, develop, and implement plans that will improve existing process and product quality and consistency.
• Initiate, develop, and implement manufacturing plans, processes, and procedures related to new products.
• Measure and improve First Time Through (FTT) quality by unit.
• Ensure compliance with established quality systems and procedures.
• Review and investigate customer claims and internal CARs and prepare resolution reports.
• Lead and manage product development initiatives and projects, ensuring timely and effective results that support cost-effective implementation of customer demands.
• Develop capabilities regarding SPC, SQC, Lean, etc.
• Define and report meaningful metrics related to development and production to ensure timely and efficient communication.
• Oversee the Specific Product Design (SPD) process to provide direction and deliver timely and accurate results in line with customer expectations.
• Oversee contract review and material application to customer orders.
• Provide support relative to OEM qualification activities.
• Review test results for compliance with product specifications/customer requirements
• Determine root cause and ensure implementation of corrective actions through analysis of rejects and non-conformities in order to resolve customer-generated complaints and ensure satisfaction.

Job Requirements:

Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills High interpersonal effectiveness to achieve inter and intra-plant collaboration
• Strong team and project management skills
• Statistical process control and analysis
• Effective problem solving
• Results-focused and continuous improvement mentality
• High-function computer literacy
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally on a periodic basis to customers, vendors, or other locations.
• Ability to manage and lead change

 Experience

• Minimum four-year degree in Metallurgy or Material Science and Engineering
• Minimum 5 years process manufacturing, preferably in an AS9100/Nadcap certified mill environment, with 3 years in a leadership role
• Stainless, low alloy, bearing steels and high-temperature materials knowledge
• Specialty steel processing: AOD, VIM, ESR, VAR, hot working, heat treating, metal machining, and /or finishing experience non-destructive and destructive testing.
• Demonstrated results leading project teams.
• US citizen or US person meeting ITAR requirements
• Sponsorship of VISA will be considered for strong candidates

Benefits

• Health and Dental Insurance Day one
• 401k Company Match
• Paid Holidays
• Company-paid Life Insurance

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Contact Details:

Scott Passeser, Sr. VP

Executive Alliance

Commack, NY 11725

scott@execsallied.com