Senior Metallurgist - Toronto, United States - Precision Castparts Corp

Description

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With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability - not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

Senior Metallurgist Summary:

The Senior Metallurgist is responsible for the maintenance of all technical and metallurgical quality aspects of the products manufactured by the TIMET Toronto production department in which the Senior Product Metallurgist operates. This job is a career progression step from a Product Metallurgist or an entry position for candidates with significant and relevant metals processing experience.

Principal Responsibilities:

1. Ensuring that product has been produced in accordance with the defined metallurgical processes of the applicable Toronto production department, including:

• Ensuring that the product meets the customer requirements.
• Ensuring that the customer approval and fixed practice requirements have been followed.
• Controlling product produced under DOE's and MPE's.
• Arranging for re-testing, rework and deviation of non-conforming product.
• Working with the Operations and Planning group to facilitate material movement through the department.
• Working with the OSC to ensure product has been processed in accordance with subcontractor approvals and agreed process routes.
• Assisting the Chief Metallurgist with the introduction of new products or processes into standard production and write detailed technical reports.

2. Compile data to help define product process capability and liaise with tech edit to ensure that the contract review process results in acknowledgement of orders that have proven capability.

• Review non-standard orders and consult with Chief Metallurgist on poor process capability orders.
• Review basis specifications and consult with tech edit on capabilities versus requirements.
• Define test requirements.
• Maintain FTP databases and highlight most frequent causes of non-conformance.
• Develop corrective actions or improvement projects aimed at non-conformance reduction.

3. Manage the customer relationships

• Review specification technical requirements.
• Assist Chief Metallurgist with resolution of customer technical questions/problems
• Investigate and respond to customer complaints of a technical nature.
• Handle customer process qualifications, approvals and metallurgical offers.
• Develop working relationships with counterparts at customers and end users.
• Assist with customer visits and audits and prepare responses to resultant actions.

4. Provide technical guidance within the department:

• Communicate with production personnel on metallurgical and quality assurance requirements.
• Provide guidance and training to the department Product Metallurgist.
• Liaise with peers in research, sales and applications development team(s) on new product/process development.
• Provide technical contribution to achievement of company and plant goals and objectives.

Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Working knowledge of titanium metallurgy, and metal working operations

Working knowledge of aerospace and industrial material and quality specifications

Awareness of laboratory and nondestructive testing methods

Ability to apply basic statistical techniques and analysis tools (e.g. Minitab)

Competencies:

Basic interpersonal skills, negotiation and influential ability, sound personal integrity

Strong verbal and writing skills, particularly technical reports.

Analytical and creative thinking

Participative in team building across functional boundaries

Courteous and professional in dealing with difficult problems or opportunities.

Ability to deal with customers on complex issues without aid or supervision of the Chief Metallurgist.

Education/Experience Requirements:

Four year Bachelors degree (required) in a metals or materials discipline (preferred).

Three to four years experience as a Product metallurgist or other metals processing industry with titanium processing experience preferred.

Physical Requirements: Standard office environment. Ability to sit at a computer terminal for extended periods. Sufficient mobility and dexterity for shop floor observation and interactions.

Environment: Office and shop floor environment

TIMET is equal opportunity employer.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Relocation is authorized for this position.