Foundry Quality Lead: Metallurgy & Process Improvement

Farrar Corporation; Norwich (KS); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Farrar Corporation in Norwich, KS (on-site) is seeking a Foundry Quality Supervisor to oversee metallurgical integrity, process control, and quality assurance within a green sand, ductile iron foundry. You will lead defect analysis, drive continuous improvement, and act as the quality representative for customers.

The role provides hands-on technical leadership across sand and molding processes, alloy/chemistry control, inspection systems, and documentation, supervising 2-3 quality technicians

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a manufacturing-related field; relevant experience may substitute.
• Experience in a manufacturing or foundry environment is required.
• Proficiency with lab testing equipment (spectrometer, tensile, hardness, metallography, sand testing).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Prior supervisory or team leadership experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor iron chemistry, microstructure and mechanical properties to ASTM and customer specs.
• Evaluate raw materials for quality and cost effectiveness.
• Serve as the foundry quality representative for customers; handle defect resolution and corrective actions.
• Lead root cause analysis for casting defects and scrap; verify corrective actions.

Skills

Team leadership

Quality analysis

Root cause analysis

Communication

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in manufacturing-related field

Tools

Spectrometer

Tensile testing

Hardness testing

Metallography

Sand testing

Job description

Farrar Corporation in Norwich, KS (on-site) is seeking a Foundry Quality Supervisor to oversee metallurgical integrity, process control, and quality assurance within a green sand, ductile iron foundry. You will lead defect analysis, drive continuous improvement, and act as the quality representative for customers.

The role provides hands-on technical leadership across sand and molding processes, alloy/chemistry control, inspection systems, and documentation, supervising 2-3 quality technicians