Metallurgist

Position: Metallurgist (Permanent)
REED Engineering & Manufacturing are working with a leading Engineering & Manufacturing company.

Technical resource focused on product activities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Lead projects to improve product quality and/or decrease cost (eg. Yield, Right First Time).
Interface with customers on defining technical requirements and resolving customer problems.
Work closely with operations to resolve internal technical problems.
Working with Operations to ensure all relevant documentation for current products are updated to the required standard.
Establish and monitor KPIs for key process operations.
Development and introduction of new products.
Operate in line with the company's culture of quality and safety every day.
Mentor technical graduates and placements students as applicable.
Travelling at home and abroad may be required to support customers and witness sub-contract activities.

Skills, Experience & Qualification

Minimum Requirements:

Batchelor's Degree in Metallurgy, Materials Science or equivalent.
A minimum of 2-3 years' experience in a relevant industrial environment with demonstrable experience within the aerospace, oil and gas or power generation sector.
A solid understanding of the physical metallurgy of steel and nickel-based alloys.
Demonstrable experience of OEM customer quality systems.
Knowledge and application of improvement tools and techniques - RCCA, problem solving, error proofing, RAA, SPC.
A flexible approach to working hours is occasionally required to support onsite customer visits and quality audits.

Desirable Requirements :

Experience of vacuum induction melting would be advantageous

Experience of consumable electrode remelting would be advantageous

Experience of NADCAP controlled heating furnaces would be advantageous

Experience of hot working processes would be advantageous
Driving license.

The role also includes a bonus of up to 10% of the annual salary paid quarterly