Chief Metallurgist Job Milford area,New Hampshire USA,Engineering

MCT Division - Main Campus, 594 Elm Street, Milford, New Hampshire, United States of America

Job Description

Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Milford, New Hampshire (USA), Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc. is the premier supplier of complete-to-print, high-volume, complex thin-wall investment castings and fully-finished casting-based subassemblies and components to industry. The company leads the industry in volume production, reduced lead-times and just-in-time manufacturing. Hitchiner produces castings in hundreds of different alloys for a broad spectrum of global markets and customers that include the leaders in the automotive, aerospace, and other industries.

We offer an enriching environment where learning and growing become part of your career. Hitchiner is dedicated to fostering the professional growth and development of our employees. We offer upward mobility and internal promotions.

Hitchiner offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including:

Onsite state of the art Gym/Fitness Center, open 24/7 for all employees
Medical and Dental Insurance
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Basic and Accidental Life Insurance (company paid)
Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurance (company paid)
401K (pre-tax and ROTH) with Excellent Company Match and Immediate Vesting
Company Profit Sharing Plan
3 weeks’ Vacation to start; 4 weeks’ Vacation at 5 Years; 5 weeks’ Vacation at 10 years seniority
We set you up for success with our “Center for Excellence” onsite training center for new hires and existing employees to improve new learning and continuous growth
Training and Educational Assistance Programs

Prime Responsibilities and Major Factors in Evaluating Performance

Develops and implements metallurgical processes, controls and improvements in support of product development and product maintenance activities, working with quality and engineering teams to ensure customer specifications are met, as well as generating technical reports.

Managerial responsibility for metallography laboratory(ies) personnel and its operations.

Provided technical support to metallography laboratory.

Responsible for providing support to Operations in the areas of: new parts qualification, periodic cutup evaluation, review of customer technical and quality specifications and creating manufacturing procedures, failure investigations and other technical activities undertaken by product metallurgy lab, interacting with die engineering and sales in cost reduction projects.

Recommends and implements improvements, modifications and additions that will solve problems and standardize processes.

Integrates customer and product requirements with product development activities to identify robust, cost effective solutions that satisfy customer needs.

Transition new products and process developments into manufacturing environment.

Identifies and investigates new manufacturing technologies, implements new or improved manufacturing methodologies and implements process changes.

Acts as single point of contact and technical expert for material science information in support of customer and production needs.

Interfaces as necessary with customers, suppliers, production employees, production supervisors, engineers, and management.

Technical spokesman on issues which include: casting, alloy, heat treatment, resonant inspection, NDT, customer part failure analysis, and negotiating technical material conflicts and specifications.

Monitor internal and external technology to determine both threats and opportunities for Hitchiner products and processes.

Keeps correct record keeping to validate actions Hitchiner has taken and for intellectual property to justify actions in the past.

Additional Responsibilities

Perform other duties as assigned.

Ensure that all activities and operations are performed in compliance with the Company’s Code of Conduct.

Assist with problem solving that involve a technical solution.

Coordinate as needed component testing with customers to define failure mode and effect.

Minimum Acceptable Qualifications

BS or MS in Metallurgical Engineering or Materials…


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