Metallurgical Engineer
2 months ago
Kaiser Aluminum is known around the world for its superior quality. Our secret is what we put into it—innovative thinking, industry-leading reliability, and a world-class commitment to customer service. In short, the same qualities we look for in our people. We are looking for a Product Engineer/Metallurgical Engineer to join Kaiser Aluminum Operations in Spokane Washington
The Product Engineer/Metallurgical Engineer serves as the primary technical and quality conduit between outside customers and internal sales, marketing, and production functions.
What’s in it for you
To support our teams and their families beyond the workplace, we provide an outstanding benefits package effective day one of employment
- Salary range $100,000 to $130,000 base
- High deductible medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, including spouse and children (modest payroll deductions)
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Vacation (2-4 weeks depending on experience)
- Supplemental leave (used in conjunction with Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave)
- 401K with matching company funds
- Quarterly bonus structure
- Tuition reimbursement
What you will work on:
- Provide technical/metallurgical support to plant, inside sales, outside sales, and customer (direct and end user) personnel as required.
- Act as principal liaison between customer and plant on quality and technical issues.
- Develop and implement metallurgical practices as necessary to support efforts in product development, quality, recovery, etc.
- Provide quality assurance support. Disposition quarantined metal, claims, discrepant shipments, etc., as necessary in order to sustain "Best in Class" levels of quality and promote customer satisfaction.
- Perform manufacturing investigations on suspect product.
- Maintain customer and industry specifications. Ensure correct practices, sampling, testing, etc. are associated with each specification. Review incoming specifications for acceptability and communicate any exceptions to customers.
- Initiate and execute qualification programs where appropriate, as determined by plant capabilities, customer requirements, and market justification.
- Review and authorize requests for recertification.
- Monitor and audit (as required) vendor activities.
- Comply with all safety, quality and environmental regulations.
What you will bring to the position:
- Five (5) years relevant experience in the aluminum or related (e.g., aerospace) industry (10+ years preferred)
- Excellent problem solving, investigative, experimental, and statistical analysis skills
- Project management experience
- Strong PC skills, including Windows, Word, Excel, and various data collection and analysis packages to be self sufficient in analysis and report writing
- Clear understanding of specification and industry requirements
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal; as well as organizational skills
- Proven ability to work in teams
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
No third-party candidate submissions are being accepted at this time for this opening.
About Kaiser Aluminum: Talented people join our team because we are a company passionate about environmental sustainability, employee growth, contributing back to our communities and championing a diverse and inclusive culture. We are strongly committed to expanding inclusion, equity, and diversity – how we hire, develop, and inspire our diverse team members that reflects and relates to the increasingly multicultural community.
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