The Timken Company

Senior Metallurgical Engineer

The Timken Company • $95K — $115K *
Lincolnton, NC 28092In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in metallurgy, materials, or engineering required.
  • Experience in metallurgical analysis.
  • Experience in managing large improvement projects.
  • Experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Supervisory experience preferred.
  • Master's degree in a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze metallurgical quality issues and establish resolutions.
  • Develop plant standards and technical procedures in alignment with corporate requirements.
  • Administer metallurgical integrity and provide technical expertise in problem resolution.
  • Identify maintenance needs related to a $30M asset investment of heat treat processes.
  • Identify predictive maintenance opportunities and develop critical equipment data systems.
  • Provide strategic direction on new technology and heat-treating processes applications.
  • Oversee control plans for thermal treatment and establish preventive or corrective actions.
  • Develop solutions to complex projects related to bearing or steel processing.
  • Plan and execute multiple large projects to enhance quality, performance, or cost efficiency.
  • Lead and direct Metallurgical Laboratory associates.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for technical development and advanced training.
  • Involvement in innovative projects with potential for significant impact.
  • Collaborative work with multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Leadership opportunity in a key technical area.
  • Access to state-of-the-art metallurgical technology and equipment.
Full Job Description
Position Summary:

Act as subject matter expert lead activities of multi-disciplined teams in accomplishing Business Plan objectives as related to Heat Treat processing of Wheel End hubs, Tapered Bearing Races, and Roller products representing $7M in annual value generation. Provide input and ownership for all plant metallurgical issues for the Lincolnton Bearing Plant including supplied components. Provide expertise in heat treating for materials inside and outside heat treat. Serve as plant materials representative for corporate material changes, notifications, and process specification updates as follows.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Analyses metallurgical quality issues for steel, forging and heat treatment and establishes appropriate resolution.


  • Responsible for development of plant standards, technical instructions, and procedures in order to ensure that all metallurgical activities are in alignment with corporate requirements.


  • Administer efforts to ensure metallurgical integrity of all plan product and to provide technical expertise and assistance in the resolution of all problems associated with the manufacture of existing, new and prototype product.


  • Responsible for identifying maintenance requirements and Heat Treat process compliance as it relates to the $30M asset investment including 54 high temperature furnaces for case carburizing process.


  • Identify opportunities for predictive maintenance activities and develop/modify systems for collection of critical equipment data.


  • Provide Strategic technical direction on application and use of new technology and heat-treating processes.


  • Oversees control plans for thermal treatment in correlation with process capability and corporate standards; analyzes the results periodically and proactively establishes preventive actions and/or corrective actions.


  • Develops solutions to complex problems or projects concerning bearing or steel processing or performance. These projects could be of an innovative nature, customer application situation, plant processing project or new product development.


  • Plans, coordinates, and executes multiple large projects, which may be standalone projects or be of a multi-disciplinary group of projects designed to improve overall quality, performance, or cost of Timken products.


  • Leads Metallurgical Laboratory associates and provide day to day direction.


Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree in metallurgy, materials or engineering required.


Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

  • Experience in metallurgical analysis.


  • Experience in large improvement projects.


  • Experience in manufacturing environment.


  • Supervisory experience.


  • Masters degree in related field preferred.

About The Timken Company

The Timken Company is a global manufacturer of bearings and power transmission products. It operates through two segments: Mobile Industries and Process Industries. The Mobile Industries segment offers bearings, seals, lubrication systems, and related products and services for truck, rail, and other mobile applications. The Process Industries segment provides bearings, power transmission components, and related services for industrial markets, including heavy and general industrial, energy, and food and beverage. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in North Canton, Ohio.
Learn more about The Timken Company
Size
18,029 employees
Market Cap
$5.1 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$284.5 million
Founded
1899
5 Year Trend
+9.1%
Revenue
$3.5 billion
NASDAQ
TKR
* Ladders Estimates

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