Senior Metallurgical Engineer, Aluminum Casting & Rolling

Overview

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We currently have an opportunity for a Senior Metallurgical Engineer, Aluminum Casting & Rolling at our Manufacturing Facility in Malvern, AK
. We have relocation assistance available!

Responsibilities

The Senior Metallurgical Engineer, Aluminum Casting & Rolling provides metallurgical expertise across foil manufacturing operations in the Reynolds Cooking & Kitchen Essentials BU, partnering with quality and plant teams to improve metal quality, alloy performance, casting, rolling, annealing, scrap utilization, process capability, and product consistency. The role develops and maintains technical standards, leads trials and process improvements, and resolves material and downstream rolling issues to support safe, efficient, and reliable production.

You Will Have the Opportunity to Make Great Things Happen!

Metallurgical Quality & Technical Standards

• Partner with facility Quality Managers to evaluate metal and rolling oil quality and resolve issues affecting product performance.
• Create, maintain, and ensure compliance with internal and external metal specifications.
• Assist with the development of quality standards and test methods at the Hot Springs and Louisville facilities.
• Evaluate and recommend qualified external firms for tests beyond the foil group’s internal equipment capabilities.

Alloy, Casting, Rolling & Annealing Development

• Lead the development of new alloys and the associated casting, rolling, and annealing practices required to achieve desired end-product properties.
• Review, modify, and develop annealing practices at the Louisville facility to reduce cycle time, improve product properties, and increase furnace throughput.
• Assist plant teams in evaluating defects encountered during downstream rolling processes.

Process Excellence & Cost Optimization

• Develop and monitor scrap-blending practices that maximize the use of lower-cost scrap while maintaining required end-product properties.
• Work with plant teams to develop and improve Process Management techniques.
• Maintain accurate records of foil trials, alloy specifications, and other process-related activities.

Food Safety & Compliance

• In applicable locations, comply with SQF and GMP practices and programs to support safe food-packaging products and report food-safety concerns to individuals with authority to act.

You Will Love It Here If…

• You listen, learn, and evolve
• You thrive in a fast-paced environment
• You put safety first, always
• You are passionate about collaboration, teamwork, and achieving shared goals
• You believe in treating all people with respect, operating ethically, and growing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace
• You are committed to improving our impact on local communities and creating positive experiences

Qualifications Education/Experience

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering or Materials Science.
• 8+ years of related, progressively responsible experience in foil casting and rolling.

Preferred

• MBA or other advanced degree.
• Continuous casting experience.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and SAP.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and influencing skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at all organizational levels.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with high attention to detail.
• Solid project-management capability, including organizing and managing multiple projects from initiation through execution.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment with multiple accountabilities and internal customers.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule during key business deadlines and to travel as required.
• Team-oriented approach with the ability to contribute effectively in…