Quality Manager and Metallurgist

Aalberts Surface Technologies AA LLC; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Aalberts Surface Technologies AA LLC in Michigan seeks a Quality Manager and Metallurgist to lead quality systems across manufacturing of steel and aluminum bar, castings and forgings. You will oversee Lab Techs and Quality Engineers, drive continuous improvement and ensure compliance with ISO, NADCAP and IATF audits.

You will develop processing parameters, apply thermodynamics and diffusion principles, and coordinate with production to minimize rejections and improve processes.

Qualifications

• Requires a degree in Metallurgy or related field.
• Minimum of five years of manufacturing experience or equivalent.
• Extensive knowledge of heat treating principles including time, temperature, transformation relations, different SAE steels, hardness and microstructural analysis and quality control using SPC techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead Quality department including Lab Techs and Quality Engineers.
• Develop and analyze high-volume heat treatment and phosphate coating processes for steel and aluminum bars, castings and forgings.
• Implement and control all manufacturing quality systems including employee training, analyzing rejections and customer complaints.
• Ensure auditee readiness for ISO, NADCAP and IATF audits.
• Maintain high quality standards and effective communication with employees and customers.

Skills

Quality systems

ISO/IATF

NADCAP

CQI-9

CQI-12

Education

Metallurgy degree

Tools

AS400

MS Office

Job description

Description

The Quality Manager and Metallurgist is responsible for implementing and controlling all manufacturing quality systems to include employee training, analyzing, controlling and minimizing rejections, handling and following up on customer complaints, continuous improvement, and specifying processing parameters. Lead Quality department including Lab Techs and Quality Engineers. Assists in developing and analyzing high volume heat treatment and phosphate coating processes for the treatment of steel and aluminum bar, castings and forgings, which entails applying the principles of deformation processes, thermodynamics of materials, kinetics and diffusion and material selection. Be the auditee for the plant in ISO, NADCAP and IATF audits.

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS / ABILITIES:

• Good knowledge of the automotive industry and systems such as IS09001/IATF16949 and CQI-9, CQI-12, NADCAP.
• Ability to plan, determine, formulate, establish and manage complete quality assurance systems.
• Must maintain high quality standards, have a pleasant disposition and use tact in dealing with employees and customers.
• Must be able to supervise, communicate, use computer related quality programs and have good writing skills.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point) and AS400 preferred.
• Must be able to us higher mathematics involving engineering principles

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Requires a degree in Metallurgy or related field
• A minimum of five years of manufacturing experience or equivalent
• Extensive knowledge of heat treating principles including time, temperature, transformation relations, different Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) steels, hardness and microstructural analysis and quality control using SPC (Statistical Process Control) techniques.