Tooling Materials Engineer: Cermet & Ceramics Expert

CR_79 CROWN Packaging Manufacturing UK Limited; Wantage; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Crown Holdings, Inc. in the UK seeks a Tooling Materials Specialist to lead material selection, specification and supplier qualification for contact tooling used in can-making.

You will drive material development, support design with global equivalents and coordinate standardisation across corporate tech and purchasing groups. Travel may be required to support tooling qualification, failure analysis and training across sites; you will mentor CT staff and provide expert metallurgical guidance to

Qualifications

• Degree or Master’s in science, engineering or material science.
• Significant professional experience in materials tooling qualifications.
• Relevant experience with cermet’s (hard metals) and technical ceramics.
• Good written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal/verbal communication skills.
• Teamwork.
• Strong ability to work under pressure & tight schedules.
• Rigorousness and attention to detail.
• Problem-solving skills & Continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively within a diverse cultural environment.
• Effective Time management.
• Adaptability to the business needs.

Responsibilities

• Specification & Supplier Qualification of materials and coatings used in contact tooling, particularly cermet’s (e.g. tungsten carbides), tool steels and technical ceramics
• Material selection support for design including identification of global equivalents
• Coordination of material approval processes & tooling standardisation between Corporate Technologies and Crown’s Purchasing Groups & Business sectors
• Tooling materials development, including a strategic role to identify opportunities with existing & new suppliers, to identify materials solutions for new applications and to implement these with the relevant business.
• Service support for failure investigation of tooling and machine components
• Metallurgy preparation laboratory wardenship & training
• Provide topic expertise to Business regional manufacturing and quality leads, plant management and line personnel.
• Coordinate with experts and technologists in other CT teams to complete both routine tasks and to tackle complex problems.
• Identify and escalateg significant manufacturing or customer issues to technical experts and line management.
• Provide training on equipment and methods to CT staff in support of projects and support work.

Skills

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Problem solving

Time management

Adaptability

Continuous improvement

Education

Master’s in science/engineering/material science

Post graduate degree (desirable)

Job description

Crown Holdings, Inc. in the UK seeks a Tooling Materials Specialist to lead material selection, specification and supplier qualification for contact tooling used in can-making.

You will drive material development, support design with global equivalents and coordinate standardisation across corporate tech and purchasing groups. Travel may be required to support tooling qualification, failure analysis and training across sites; you will mentor CT staff and provide expert metallurgical guidance to