Pyrometry and Furnace Manager

Job Description

Position Summary:

Leads and coordinates a team for Furnace metrology, pyrometry, heat treat conformity, and heat treat process control for over 25 furnaces. This person is knowledgeable on furnace design, refractory, combustion systems, controls, combustion safety, and industry regulations. Subject matter expert for the mechanical and electrical application and knowledge to prepare furnaces for survey and coordinates refractory repairs.

Primary

Duties & Responsibilities:

Other duties may be assigned. In performing functions, duties or tasks, employees are required to know and follow safe work practices, and to be aware of Company policies and procedures related to job safety, including safety rules and regulations. All functions, duties or tasks are to be carried out in an honest, ethical and professional manner, and to be performed in conformance with applicable Company policies and procedures.

In the event of uncertainty or lack of knowledge of Company policies and procedures, employees are required to request clarification or explanations from superiors or authorized company representatives.

* Leads a team of Maintenance Technicians, Metrology Lead, and Heat Treat Process Engineer

* Ownership of comprehensive plan for all Shultz furnaces including the Capex budgeting and execution

* Audits to ensure all required training is completed for any participants of calibration, System Accuracy Tests (SAT), Alt SATs, and Temperature Uniformity Surveys (TUS)

* Audits 100% review of all instrument calibrations, system accuracy tests, and temperature uniformity surveys. May review and approve furnace calibration and survey data to ensure accuracy, traceability, and alignment with applicable thermal processing standards.

* Maintain a schedule for SAT, Alt SAT, and TUS for all furnaces and ensure compliance.

* Maintain a schedule of calibration of pyrometric instruments and equipment.

* Maintain compliance tracking and test management through the software platform, C3 Data.

* Involvement in all refractory and control repair decisions to determine testing requirements.

* Involvement in trouble shooting and determining proper repair procedures for furnaces.

* Involvement in any upgrade to equipment or purchase of new equipment to ensure compliance with specifications.

* Involvement in all audits, NCR reviews, corrective actions and product risk assessments involving furnaces.

* Works on special projects to improve the metrology department

* Audits and retains all documents submitted by technicians for surveys and tests for compliance with industry and company regulations. Manages and oversees program for writing of calibration, survey, other similar pyrometry and metrology reports per Shultz Work Instructions, submittal to Plant Engineering and Quality departments for final approval

* Leads and partners cross functionally all new and ongoing projects for the department

* Supports with revision of new forms and procedures required for the department

* Participates and prepare for all audits internally and externally including customer audits

* Works closely with Maintenance and Production Departments to evaluate problems encountered with the equipment and to assist with the solutions required to resolve the problems.

* Assists in implementation of controls for new equipment and the upgrade of controls for existing equipment; also, in the implementation of data collection projects.

* Oversees and assigns resources to interfaces with vendors to determine the best equipment to use to keep the company's equipment at the forefront of technology.

* Conduct routine audits and maintain documentation to ensure compliance with NFPA
86, and applicable pyrometry specifications (AMS
2750)

* Other duties as assigned

Required Skills:

* Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers, and general public.

* Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry including calculus. Ability to