Supervisor Quality

Kennametal; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kennametal Huntsville site is seeking a Lab Supervisor to manage daily lab operations and promote a strong safety culture. The role involves performing analysis on tungsten and tungsten carbide products using a range of testing equipment, ensuring data integrity and testing method validity.

The ideal candidate holds a B.S. in Chemistry or Engineering, with supervisory experience in a powder processing environment, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry or Engineering preferred.
• Previous supervisory experience in a powder processing environment preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Detail-oriented and able to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Assign tasks and duties to Lab personnel as needed.
• Trains and coaches Lab technicians and personnel.
• Develops, tests, and documents testing methods for instrument upgrades/new instrumentation.
• Assures proper care of instrumentation; maintains and repairs as needed.
• Completes internal ISO 9001 quality audits.
• May lead process improvement, cost reduction, and lean manufacturing initiatives.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Supervisory leadership

Measuring & testing techniques

Advanced mathematics

ISO 900

Inorganic chemistry/metallurgy

Written & verbal communication

MS Office / MS programs

Detail-oriented

Manufacturing processes basics

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry or Engineering

Tools

Analytical balances

Light & electron microscopy systems

Metallography & metallurgical testing

AA, XRF, ICP spectrometers

Malvern particle size analyzers

Sintering furnace operation

Ro-Tap sieve analysis

Microwave digestion system

Instrumentation maintenance tools

Job description

About Kennametal

With over 85 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Learn more at kenametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Job Title: Supervisor Quality

Location: Huntsville, AL

The Lab Supervisor is responsible for managing the daily operations of the Lab. This person will promote Kennametal's management-based safety culture within the lab. This person should be able to perform analysis on Tungsten and Tungsten Carbide products using a variety of testing equipment and instrumentation as needed. This individual maintains the integrity of testing methods for finished, in-process, and raw materials, as well as, maintaining the testing results for the environmental concern of the facility.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assigns tasks and duties to Lab personnel as needed.
• Trains and coaches Lab technicians and personnel.
• Responsible for procedure development as assigned by the Quality Manager.
• Evaluates all types of test data as required, make decisions for re-testing, and evaluate unexpected or questionable data.
• Responsible for incorporating new instrumentation or instrument upgrades as assigned by the Quality Manager.
• Develops, tests, and documents testing methods for instrument upgrades/new instrumentation. Trains lab personnel on new instrument operations.
• Assures proper care of instrumentation. Monitors instrument maintenance, responsible for instrument repair and preventative maintenance.
• Is responsible for revising departmental ISO documentation as assigned by the Quality Manager.
• Completes internal ISO 9001 quality audits as assigned by the Quality Manager.
• May serve as a team leader or facilitator for process improvement, cost reduction, and lean manufacturing programs.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Equipment Used: A wide variety of testing equipment and instrumentation including:

• Analytical balances
• Light and electron microscope imaging systems.
• Metallography sample preparation. Metallurgical testing.
• AA, XRF, and ICP spectrometers
• Malvern Particle distribution analyzers
• Physical testing apparatus: FSSS, Ro-Tap (Sieve analysis), Hall Flow, Powder Density.
• Carbon, Sulfur, Oxygen, and Nitrogen analysis instrumentation.
• Microwave Digestion system
• Sintering furnace operation

Skills/Knowledge Required:

• Supervisory and Leadership skills
• Knowledge of measuring and testing techniques.
• Advanced mathematical skills
• ISO 900
• Knowledge of inorganic chemistry, knowledge of metallurgy is preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Highly competent in using Microsoft programs. Able to analyze network programs supporting lab and manufacturing processes to improve efficiency and test data distribution.
• Must be detail-oriented and able to work under pressure in a demanding fast-paced environment.
• Basic knowledge of manufacturing processes

Experience Guidelines:

Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry or Engineering preferred. Preference will be given to candidates with previous supervisory experience in a powder processing environment.

Kennametal Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.