Metallurgical QA Engineer II

Timkensteel Corporation - Canton, OH

Full-time

Canton, OH

Primary Metal Manufacturing

About the position

Joining the Metallus team means becoming part of a legacy that dates back over a century. We are an industry leader, manufacturing the cleanest steel in the world for companies in the industrial, aerospace and defense, automotive, and energy markets. This position provides independent, technical support for order processing at the Gambrinus Steel Plant with the goals of first-time quality, on-time delivery, and cost control. The role is a key resource for data mining, independent analysis, and reporting for all activities within the Finish Metallurgical Quality Assurance group and the Gambrinus Metallurgical Laboratory. The successful candidate will be responsible for the independent assignment of at least 50% of thermal treat recipes for assigned furnaces. For associated orders that fail requirements, the candidate will review all pertinent process data and propose root cause issues and dispositions to correct the problem issues. Interaction with groups such as Supply Chain Engineering, Technology, and Demand Planning on special projects and trial orders is essential. The candidate will provide technical support for special order processing through real-time process witnessing, process documentation, and data reporting. Additionally, the candidate will develop special sample processing requirements and provide detailed written instructions for these activities. Participation in daily, weekly, and monthly quality and departmental meetings is expected, where the candidate will act as a technical expert for thermal treat operations and provide daily support to operations with frequent shop floor interaction with operators. The role also involves working with customer interfaces and the Finish Metallurgical Quality Assurance group to provide data for the resolution of claims related to orders processed through the Gambrinus Steel Plant. The candidate will identify key process and property data, effectively pull it from history databases, and complete appropriate analyses and reports to help obtain resolution. Moreover, the candidate will interact with the Gambrinus Metallurgical Laboratory to provide accurate analysis and reporting of all measurement system analysis data collected for the lab's operations. This includes daily verification checks of all hardness test machines and occasional optical standards ratings by metallographers. The candidate will also generate ideas for continuous improvement of processes and activities within Thermal Treat, Finish Metallurgical Quality Assurance, and the Gambrinus Metallurgical Laboratory, proposing ideas and leading small projects for improvement. Finally, the candidate will provide technical support for testing (metallography), final test results review, order release, and order certification as needed to maintain best performance for on-time delivery.

Responsibilities

• Independent assignment of at least 50% of thermal treat recipes for assigned furnaces.
• Review all pertinent process data for associated orders that fail requirements and propose root cause issues and dispositions to correct the problems.
• Interact with groups such as Supply Chain Engineering, Technology, and Demand Planning on special projects and trial orders.
• Provide technical support for special order processing through real-time process witnessing, process documentation, and data reporting.
• Develop special sample processing requirements and provide detailed written instructions for these activities.
• Participate in daily, weekly, and monthly quality and departmental meetings as a technical expert for thermal treat operations.
• Provide daily support to operations with frequent shop floor interaction with operators.
• Work with customer interfaces and the Finish Metallurgical Quality Assurance group to provide data for resolution of claims related to orders processed through the Gambrinus Steel Plant.
• Identify key process and property data, pull it from history databases, and complete analyses and reports for resolution.
• Interact with the Gambrinus Metallurgical Laboratory to provide accurate analysis and reporting of measurement system analysis data.
• Generate ideas for continuous improvement of processes and activities within Thermal Treat, Finish Metallurgical Quality Assurance, and the Gambrinus Metallurgical Laboratory.
• Propose ideas and lead small projects for improvement.
• Provide technical support for testing (metallography), final test results review, order release, and order certification.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering with 2 years of experience in engineering technology, data analysis, and/or metallography.
• Working knowledge and experience in Outlook, Word, Power Point, etc.
• Metallography of carbon and low alloy steels.
• Skilled in Access data queries.
• Skilled in data analysis using licensed JMP software.
• Strong communication skills.
• Analytical skills and creative thinking processes.

Nice-to-haves

• Masters Degree in Engineering with experience in engineering technology, data analysis, and/or metallography preferred.
• Bachelor Degree in Material Science with 2 years of experience in engineering technology, data analysis, and/or metallography.
• Masters Degree in Material Science with experience in engineering technology, data analysis, and/or metallography preferred.