Chief Metallurgist

Country

United States of America

State / County

Ohio

City

Toronto

Division

Metals

Company

Toronto

Function

Engineering

Workplace Type

On-Site

Position type

Full Time

Opportunity ID

24212

Job Description

Chief Metallurgist, TIMET Toronto OH

Summary

This position is responsible for all technical and metallurgical quality aspects of the products manufactured by the TIMET Toronto production department in which the Chief Metallurgist operates.

Essential Functions

The oversight and planning of the metallurgical processes of the applicable Toronto production department, including:

Ensuring that the product is capable of meeting the customer requirements.

Ensuring that the customer approval and fixed practice requirements are followed.

Ensuring that the processes are optimized for cost and operational efficiency.

Planning DOE's and MPE's to improve process capability.

Working with the Operations and Planning group to facilitate material movement through the department.

Working with the OSC to develop subcontractor approvals and agree process routes.

Working with the ADT to Coordinate the introduction of new products or processes into standard production.

Define product process capability and ensure that contract review process results in acknowledgement of orders

that have proven capability, or that appropriate exceptions or risks (in case of developmental products or

process) are communicated:

Review non-standard orders and poor process capability orders.

Review basis specifications and consult with tech edit on capabilities versus requirements.

Define test requirements.

Maintain FTP databases and address causes of non-conformance.

Manage the customer relationships

Comment and negotiate on specification technical requirements.

Provide resolution to customer technical questions/problems

Answer customer complaints of a technical nature.

Manage customer process qualifications, approvals and metallurgical offers.

Develop strong relationships with counterparts at customers and end users.

Participate in customer visits and audits and appropriately address resultant actions.

Provide technical leadership within the department:

Supervise, train and develop product metallurgists.

Educate production personnel in metallurgical and quality assurance requirements.

Liaise with research group, sales and applications development team(s) on new product/process development.

Facilitate communication and achievement of company and plant goals and objectives

Education and Experience

Four year Bachelors degree in a metals or materials discipline

Five years experience in a metals processing industry, with titanium processing experience preferred

Relocation

Relocation is authorized for this position.

This position requires use of information or access to production processes subject to national security controls under U.S. export control laws and regulations (including, but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)). To comply with those regulations, this position may require applicants to be U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.