The 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.

Position Reports To

Director of Process Metallurgy

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Other tasks or duties as assigned.
  
  

Skills

• 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 customer, vendor, 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 in an AS9100 and Nadcap certified mill environment, with 2 years in a leadership role
• Stainless, low alloy, bearing steels and high temperature materials knowledge
• Specialty steel: VIM, VAR, hot working, heat treating, metal machining and /or finishing experience, non-destructive and destructive testing.
• Demonstrated results leading project teams.
  
  

Characteristics

• Team-based leader
• Self-starter
• Self-disciplined
• Meets commitments
• Proactive
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Speaking, hearing, near and far eyesight
• Ability to safely move around and work in both an industrial plant and office environment
  
  

Security Level

• US citizen or US person meeting ITAR requirements
• Sponsorship of VISA will be considered for strong candidates
  
  

This position offers a competitive salary and benefits package. If you have the required technical skills and experience, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity as a Technical Manager.

Universal Stainless is an 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 veteran status.