Product Engineer - Spokane, United States - Kaiser Aluminum

Description

High deductible medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, including spouse and children (modest payroll deductions)
10 paid holidays per year
Vacation (2-4 weeks depending on experience)
Supplemental leave (used in conjunction with Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave)
401K with matching company funds
Quarterly bonus structure

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Product Engineer

serves as the primary technical and quality conduit between outside customers and internal sales, marketing, and production functions

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The Product Engineer's essential functions include:
Provide

technical/metallurgical support to plant, inside sales, outside sales, and customer (direct and end user) personnel as required.
Act as principal liaison between customer and plant on quality and technical issues.
Develop

and implement metallurgical practices as necessary to support efforts in product development, quality, recovery, etc.
Provide

quality assurance support.

Disposition quarantined metal, claims, discrepant shipments, etc., as necessary in order to sustain "Best in Class" levels of quality and promote customer satisfaction.

Perform manufacturing investigations on suspect product.
Maintain customer and industry specifications. Ensure correct practices, sampling, testing, etc. are associated with each specification. Review incoming specifications for acceptability and communicate any exceptions to customers.
Initiate and execute qualification programs where appropriate, as determined by plant capabilities, customer requirements, and market justification.
Review and authorize requests for recertification.
Monitor and audit (as required) vendor activities.
Requirements


EDUCATION
An undergraduate degree in metallurgy or materials science is required. Advanced Degree preferred

EXPERIENCE

This individual will possess:
5 years relevant experience in the aluminum or related (e.g., aerospace) industry (10+ years preferred)
Excellent problem solving, investigative, experimental, and statistical analysis skills
Strong PC skills, including Windows, Word, Excel, and various data collection and analysis packages to be self sufficient in analysis and report writing
Clear understanding of specification and industry requirements
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal; as well as organizational skills
Proven ability to work in teams
Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

This individual will:
Be energetic, disciplined and focused on a team building operational organization
Have well developed interpersonal and business partnering skills, with the ability to quickly adapt to, be accepted by, and interrelate with the organization at all levels
Be willing to work flexible hours

PERFORMANCE FACTORS

Attendance and Dependability:

The employee can be depended on to report to work at the scheduled time and is seldom absent from work.

Employee can be depended upon to complete work in a timely, accurate, and thorough manner; and is conscientious about assignments

Communication and Contact:
The employee communicates effectively both verbally and in writing with superiors, colleagues, and individuals inside and outside the company

Relationships with Others:

The employee works effectively and relates well with others including superiors, colleagues, and individuals inside and outside the company.

The employee exhibits a professional manner in dealing with others and works to maintain constructive working relationships

WORK ENVIRONMENT
Approximately 90% of the job function is performed in an office setting requiring normal safety precautions. 10% of the job function is required in the plant. There is exposure to operating machinery and a manufacturing environment

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