Melt Supervisor

Melt Supervisor

Department:
Manufacturing - Melt

Employment Type:

Full Time

Location:

Columbia, PA - Plant

Reporting To:
Darrin Steadman

Description

The Melt Supervisor will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of our manufacturing processes. We are looking for someone with exceptional management skills, a strong focus on safety, and a passion for driving operational excellence through continuous improvement methodologies like Kaizen.

Key Responsibilities

* Prepare and monitor daily and weekly shift work plans and staffing in conjunction with Production Control; monitor and assure proper staffing of trained personnel in all key operational areas of Melt department; immediately appraise the Manager of any significant quality or productivity problems to assure immediate corrective action.

* In coordination with Production Control, Quality Control and Materials personnel, achieve perform-to-schedule goals. Work with Maintenance and Human Resources personnel, within specific directions by the Melt Manager, to achieve maximum production and staffing "up-time" consistent with trained manpower and equipment availability.

* Participate in quality and safety reviews and audits to maintain and improve the ISO-9001:2015 implementation of work procedures and policies.

* Advise Manager of challenges, problems, improvements, ideas and opportunities that are fostered by salaried and hourly workers.

* Must perform furnace re-lines, deal with refractory issues, melt temperatures and assure furnace life

* Responsibilities include preparing chemistry samples and operating the spectrometer and Carbon/Sulfur analyzer;
Preparing tensile specimens and operating Universal testing machine;
Preparing microstructures and analysis;
Operating sand testing equipment including Methylene Blue titration test;
Directing Ductile Iron treatment process and testing. Assuring iron integrity and verifying results using microscopic and chemical analysis.

* Specifically responsible for the work safety and product quality environment of Melt Department

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

* High School Diploma required. BS in Metallurgy, Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or similar technical discipline preferred. Professional certifications would be beneficial.

* Basic understanding of the principals of electric induction furnaces would be beneficial.

* Minimum of 2+ years of actual Melt operations experience in a high-volume foundry.

* Work in an ISO-9001:2015 environment would be a plus.

* Experience with a union preferred.

* Must have strong work ethic, outgoing and assertive personality and must have excellent team-building skills with subordinates as well as with peers.

* Professional PC literacy skills in MS Word and Excel are required.

* Personal hands-on experience with specific foundry operations.