Metallurgist

Join our team as a metallurgist and play a pivotal role in the largest capital investment in Mississippi state history - a $2.5 billion, 2,200-acre, state-of-the-art aluminum production site just outside the Mississippi State University campus

Overview
We are seeking a disciplined, detail-oriented metallurgist for the Hot Rolling and Cold Rolling divisions of our state-of-the-art Aluminum Flat Rolled Product facility, located in the Golden Triangle Region of Mississippi. The incumbent to this position will become the metallurgical subject matter expert in hot rolling or cold rolling within each business unit. The Rolling Metallurgist will interact with process and product engineers to identify opportunities to meet customer requirements with improved product performance and capability. Key responsibilities will include setting up the hot rolling and cold rolling operational parameters with process engineers, providing technical leadership, and acting as a subject matter expert during commissioning, acceptance testing, and ramp-up for Can, Auto, and General Industry product lines for successful product qualification and maintenance of product metallurgy for performance.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve Reverse Mill and Hot Finishing Mill or Cold Mill capabilities based on Auto OEMs, Beverage Packaging, and General Industry customer inquiries/orders to meet metallurgical and other product requirements.
• Collaborate with Process Metallurgists to set Hot or Cold rolling line parameters to meet product quality and metallurgical requirements with a focus on safety, volume, and cost parameters in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Provide technical leadership for coil-to-coil rolling of products during product trials in collaboration with Process Metallurgists, Engineers, and Supervisors.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams across the plant to analyze the rolled product to identify surface and metallurgical criteria and support root cause analysis for customer returns with data-driven and structured problem-solving methods.
• Develop best coil-to-coil rolling practices to improve production and productivity, monitor scrap rate and performance, minimize rework, manage disposition/hold material, and increase yield with on-time delivery.
• Serve as the Reverse Mill and Hot Finishing Mill or Cold Rolling Metallurgy subject matter expert, taking a lead role with other department Product Metallurgists to support product development and qualification through the mill.
• Utilize process data and appropriate problem-solving techniques to identify underlying causes and lead the implementation of practical production solutions with the Hot or Cold Rolling team.
• Develop corrective action plans along with the expected business impact, then execute and monitor to determine the effectiveness of the solution.
• Provide support during customer visits, mill tours, technical exchanges, and training in Reverse Mill and Hot Finishing Mill or Cold Rolling of products.
• Support departmental training, line audits, walkabouts, and mentor young technical team members on rolling practices.

• B.S. degree in Metallurgy, Materials Science, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering.
• 2+ years of experience in Hot Rolling or Cold Rolling of aluminum sheet/plate production.
• Quality system support and working knowledge of ISO, IATF, and other applicable standards.
• Direct experience with Aluminum reverse mill, hot finishing mill, or cold mill applications.
• Proficiency in Office programs and statistical data analysis tools.