Job Description

Subsidiary

Aluminum Dynamics

Overview

Work with Auto customers and Departmental Metallurgists to ensure Auto product specifications are met while optimizing production processes for new products


Responsibilities

• Lead New Product Launches and qualification trials from initial contract award to final quality documentation completion including development & refinement of operating procedures, manufacturing flowpath management and qualifications for mill
• Apply metallurgical principles to assess new products and requirements for performance, improve productivity & quality, approve equipment performance and vendor guarantee
• Identify and implement Auto product improvement opportunities for production advancements based on customer needs and feedback
• Work with Auto customers to provide solutions to the requirements, implement corrective action procedures, track new product or part trials at Customers' site
• Lead cross-functional teams across the plant to analyze the rolled product to identify surface & metallurgical criteria and support root cause discovery and elimination with data driven and structured problem solving methods
• Contribute to product & process knowledge management system by sharing expertise and data in Auto Sheet Metallurgy, Products & Processes, provide feedback to mill and report the analysis and solutions back to the customer with key results and improvements
• Work with Auto customers, Melt Shop, Rolling and Finishing metallurgists and process engineers on cost savings and quality initiatives
• Provide internal trainings on Metallurgical Testing & Characterization of Auto sheet, and contribute to best-practices and knowledge management
• Support all ISO/TS, IATF, APQP, PFME, etc. requirements..

Qualifications

Required

• S. degree in Metallurgy, Materials Science, or Mechanical Engineering
• 5+ years of experience in Automotive aluminum sheet production
• Product development experience based on customer requirements
• Thorough knowledge of Auto industry material standards - SAE, ASTM, ISO, etc.
• Proficiency in: Office programs, and statistical data analysis tools
• Working knowledge of Quality Systems IATF 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 17025, etc.
• Lean manufacturing experience with continuous improvement for business impact and innovation
• Agile project implementation, good communication skills, and experience in matrix organization
• Strong leadership, verbal & written communications, and presentation skills

Steel Dynamics, Inc., and all affiliated entities are equal opportunity employers.

Job Tags

Contract work, Work at office

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