Product Technologist

New Zealand Steel; Canterbury; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

New Zealand Steel - Glenbrook, North Island, is seeking a Product Technologist to join our Quality Assurance team on a permanent basis. You will provide technical metallurgy expertise, support production and process development, investigate failures, and drive continuous improvement to meet high quality and safety standards.

Reporting to the Quality Assurance Manager, you will mentor graduates and engineers, contribute to audits, test certificates, and cross-functional projects, while

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in Materials, Metallurgy, Chemical, or related Engineering discipline.
• At least 2 years’ experience in a metallurgical or similar technical role.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and improve product mechanical properties and capability.
• Manage slabs with out of specification chemistry.
• Investigate product failures and customer complaints, driving root cause solutions.
• Maintain and support quality documentation, standards, and accreditation requirements (IANZ, ACRS).
• Support product governance activities, including test certificate validation and internal audits.
• Coach and guide graduates, support engineers, and KAMs on metallurgical parameters.
• Contribute to cross-functional projects, business improvements and product development.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Materials/Metallurgy/Chemical/Engineering degree

Job description

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New Zealand Steel - Glenbrook, North Island

New Zealand Steel, a wholly owned subsidiary of BlueScope, manufactures and markets a range of flat rolled steel products for the building, construction, manufacturing and agricultural sectors. You may know us for our flagship COLORSTEEL® brand.

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated Product Technologist to join our Quality Assurance team on a permanent basis.

Reporting to Quality Assurance Manager, this role is central to ensuring our products and processes continue to meet high standards of quality, governance, safety, and performance. You’ll provide technical expertise in metallurgy, support production and process development, investigate product failures, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the business.

Key responsibilities include:

• Monitoring and improving product mechanical properties and capability
• Managing slabs with out of specification chemistry
• Investigating product failures and customer complaints, driving root cause solutions
• Maintaining and supporting quality documentation, standards, and accreditation requirements (IANZ, ACRS)
• Supporting product governance activities, including test certificate validation and internal audits
• Coaching and guiding graduates, supporting engineers, and KAMs on metallurgical parameters to fulfil customers inquiries
• Contributing to cross-functional projects , business improvements and product development.

What we’re looking for:

• A tertiary qualification in Materials, Metallurgy, Chemical, or related Engineering discipline
• At least 2 years’ experience in a metallurgical or similar technical role
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• A meticulous approach to detail, with a commitment to quality and safety
• Experience with quality systems or the steel industry is an advantage

This is a fantastic chance to make a long-term impact while developing your expertise in metallurgy and product quality within the business.

If you’re looking to deepen your technical expertise and play a key role in maintaining and improving our product quality, we’d love to hear from you.

What we can offer

Being part of the BlueScope brand makes us a strong and successful global company offering connections throughout the world and providing access to resources and tools from the wider business. We believe our people are our strength and embrace diversity and inclusion as we aim to have the right people in the right roles to move us into the future.

We have opportunities for learning and development, unique work location, onsite medical centre, free parking, an excellent remuneration package and a supportive team environment.