Foundry Engineering Manager: Throughput & Quality Lead

J&T; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

J&T is seeking a Foundry Engineering Manager to serve as the foundry's primary technical problem solver. This hands-on role focuses on reducing scrap, improving casting quality, and increasing throughput across molding, melting, and finishing.

It leads the pattern shop and foundry engineering function and provides technical recommendations to department managers and senior leadership. This is a technical, root-cause oriented role, not a quality-systems administration position.

Qualifications

• BS in Metallurgical/Materials/Mechanical Engineering required.
• Minimum 5 years of foundry engineering experience, with hands-on white iron and/or steel casting.
• Demonstrated experience with pattern and method design (gating, risering, solidification).
• Strong root-cause problem-solving and scrap-reduction skills.
• Lean Manufacturing knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Acts as the foundry's primary technical problem solver across molding, melting, and finishing.
• Reviews scrap and rework data to identify root causes and drive scrap reduction.
• Leads pattern shop and foundry engineering to improve yield and quality; provides recommendations to leadership.
• Drives design of gating, risering and solidification to improve throughput and reduce finishing.
• Mentors teams on best practices and supports new product development and process upgrades.

Skills

Root-cause analysis

Pattern design

Lean manufacturing

Quality improvement

Data-driven decisions

Education

BS in Metallurgical Engineering

BS in Materials Science or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

J&T is seeking a Foundry Engineering Manager to serve as the foundry's primary technical problem solver. This hands-on role focuses on reducing scrap, improving casting quality, and increasing throughput across molding, melting, and finishing.

It leads the pattern shop and foundry engineering function and provides technical recommendations to department managers and senior leadership. This is a technical, root-cause oriented role, not a quality-systems administration position.