Solidification QA Engineering Manager | Lead Quality & Ops

Metallus Inc.; Canton (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Metallus is seeking a Primary Met QA Engineering Manager in Canton, OH to establish and sustain process metrics that improve solidified product quality and reduce defects. You will partner with operations, maintenance, and engineering to investigate defects, optimize practices, and implement data-driven improvements across shifts and teams.

This role requires leadership of Quality Professionals, deep analytics, and the ability to communicate risks and results to all levels, including during

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in metallurgical engineering, materials science, or related field with 12+ years of experience in engineering, technical, or operations management.
• Preferred: Master’s degree in metallurgical engineering, materials science, or related field with 10+ years of experience in engineering, technical, or operations management.

Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor, and develop Primary Quality Professionals; ensure full-time on-shift coverage.
• Monitor and analyze process conditions, operating data, quality results, and defect trends to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
• Establish, document, and maintain operating standards, process metrics, and best practices for solidification quality.
• Lead investigations into quality failures, solidification defects, and process variation; complete root cause analysis and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
• Support and champion defect reduction through the effective use of QMOS tools, driving systematic identification, investigation, and resolution of quality issues.
• Partner with supervisors and hourly employees to ensure safe, consistent execution of operating practices across shifts and crews.
• Collaborate with downstream operations, quality and technical teams to connect solidification conditions with product performance and customer requirements.
• Plan, execute, and evaluate process trials. Define success criteria, review results, document learning, and standardize proven improvements.
• Develop and deliver training on solidification fundamentals, defect prevention, process controls, new practices, and equipment changes.
• Communicate quality risks, operating expectations, investigation findings, action plans, and performance results clearly to hourly employees, supervisors, maintenance, engineering, and leadership.
• Monitor and analyze important hand-off points of product between different departments.

Skills

Project leadership

Statistics knowledge

Cost analysis

Root cause analysis

Modeling software

SQL/database queries

Professional communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering, materials science, or related field

Master’s degree in metallurgical engineering or materials science (preferred)

Tools

SQL queries

Job description

Metallus is seeking a Primary Met QA Engineering Manager in Canton, OH to establish and sustain process metrics that improve solidified product quality and reduce defects. You will partner with operations, maintenance, and engineering to investigate defects, optimize practices, and implement data-driven improvements across shifts and teams.

This role requires leadership of Quality Professionals, deep analytics, and the ability to communicate risks and results to all levels, including during