Foundry Engineering Lead: Improve Throughput & Quality

Zohorecruit; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit in Spokane, WA seeks a Foundry Engineering Manager to serve as the foundry’s primary technical problem solver. This hands-on leadership role focuses on reducing scrap, improving casting quality, and increasing throughput across molding, melting, and finishing, while leading pattern shop and engineering function.

You will work on root-cause analysis, develop process standards, coach teams, and translate customer requirements into producible casting designs.

Qualifications

• BS in Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering field.
• Minimum 5 years of foundry engineering experience, with hands-on experience in white iron and/or steel casting.
• Experience with pattern and method design (gating, risering, solidification).
• Strong metrics-driven problem-solving, including defect analysis and scrap reduction.
• Lean Manufacturing knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Acts as the foundry's primary technical problem solver, using metallurgical analysis to drive throughput and quality across molding, melting, and finishing.
• Reviews scrap and rework reports to identify root cause and drive measurable scrap reduction.
• Works closely with the molding and melting managers to improve casting quality and reduce downstream finishing; coaches teams on improving as-cast quality.
• Drives pattern and method design (gating, risering, solidification) to improve yield and reduce finishing requirements.
• Identifies critical control points in the foundry process that drive defects or quality loss, and implements corrective action.
• Reduces consumption of foundry consumables without compromising casting quality.
• Manages the foundry engineering staff.
• Applies statistical methods and engineering calculations to analyze processes and defects and to establish technically sound process standards.
• Provides technical support to departments inside and outside the foundry.
• Supports new product development, including translating customer requirements into producible casting and method designs.
• Recommends improvements to foundry equipment and facilities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Root-cause problem solving

Metallurgical analysis

Foundry engineering

Lean Manufacturing

Education

BS in Metallurgical Eng / Materials Science / Mechanical Eng

Job description

Zohorecruit in Spokane, WA seeks a Foundry Engineering Manager to serve as the foundry’s primary technical problem solver. This hands-on leadership role focuses on reducing scrap, improving casting quality, and increasing throughput across molding, melting, and finishing, while leading pattern shop and engineering function.

You will work on root-cause analysis, develop process standards, coach teams, and translate customer requirements into producible casting designs.