Metallurgical Lab Technician - Steel & Alloy Evaluation

Express Employment Professionals; Middelburg; On-site; ZAR 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals in Middelburg, South Africa is seeking a Metallurgical Technician to provide metallurgical support for engineers in handling customer complaints and product development.

The successful candidate will have a National Diploma in Metallurgy and at least 2 years of experience. Responsibilities include sample preparation and testing, along with operating relevant mechanical equipment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a metallurgical position.
• Knowledge of steel/stainless steel and smelting/refining processes.
• Experience with heavy manufacturing processes related to steel.

Responsibilities

• Provide metallurgical support for engineers in customer complaints and product development.
• Prepare and evaluate metallurgical samples under supervision.
• Operate mechanical and laboratory equipment for sample preparation.

Skills

Metallurgical testing

Sample preparation

Steel product knowledge

Laboratory systems knowledge

Education

National Diploma in Metallurgy

Job description

The key function of this role is to provide basic metallurgical support for metallurgical engineers and TCS engineers in customer complaints, product development and plant engineers.

Job Specification:

• Receipt, preparation and metallurgical testing and evaluation of samples as required under the supervision of the senior engineer, metallurgical services and development.
• Liaise with the originators requiring the work, liaison with mechanical testing laboratory workshop and analytical laboratory personnel on a daily basis.
• Operation of mechanical saws, guillotines, shears, grinding and polishing equipment for preparation of samples.
• Adhere to set standards when preparing etching solutions and examination.
• Ensure correct sample preparation techniques and microscope set-up to enable accurate metallurgical evaluation of samples to enable correct conclusions.
• Operation of laboratory heat treatment furnaces, laboratory hot and cold rolling mills, building and operating a 20kg charge induction melting furnaces for making experimental alloys.
• Calculate alloy additions to the melting furnace to result in the correct chemical composition of experimental alloys requested by the senior engineer.

Person Specification

• National Diploma in Metallurgy with minimum of 2 years’ experience in relevant position.
• Knowledge of steel/stainless steel product and/or Smelting/Refining of other materials.
• Working experience in heavy/large manufacturing processes related to Steel manufacturing, quality assurance and control.
• Working knowledge of laboratory systems and basic equipment is required.