Senior Metallurgical Engineer

Company: The Timken Company
Location: Union
Posted on: February 5, 2025

Job Description:

What Timken makes possible begins with you.
Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next. A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion. Location: Timken, Tyger River Plant - Union, South Carolina.Job Type: Full-time.Shift: Day Shift.Schedule: Monday to Friday, 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM. What We Offer:

• Competitive Pay.
• Climate controlled work environment.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental & vision coverage.
• Benefits start on first day of employment.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with generous company match.
• 10 paid holidays per year plus paid vacation.
• Paid parental leave at 1 year of service.
• Employee discounts on products and services.
• Education expense reimbursement at 1 year of service.Opportunities for professional development and career growth. Position Summary:The Senior Metallurgical Engineer ensures the metallurgical integrity of all products manufactured at the plant and provides technical expertise to the Heat Treat Department. Also develops plant standards, technical instructions & procedures, and ensures plant metallurgical activities are aligned to corporate requirements. Essential Responsibilities:
  • Supervise Metallurgical Laboratory activities and operative Technicians.
  • Supervise Metrology Gauge Room activities and operative Quality Inspectors.
  • Responsible for non-destructive testing: UT, XRF, Double Etch, MPI, & Thermo-electric testing. Provide training and maintain certification of employees.
  • Ensure plant metallurgical activities are in compliance with corporate metallurgical standards.
  • Analyze metallurgical data for steel, forgings, and heat treatment.
  • Analyze product and process metallurgical non-conformities, and establish corrective actions.
  • Provide oversight of process control plans for thermal treatment in correlation with process capability and corporate standards. Analyze results periodically and proactively establish preventive/corrective actions.
  • Prepare/submit monthly reports on metallurgical activities for the plant.
  • Prepare/submit quarterly samples for steel audits and coordinate activities related to the samples.
  • Provide strategic direction in utilizing new heat treat technology and equipment.
  • Plan, coordinate, and execute capital improvement projects designed to improve overall quality, performance, and costs. Basic Qualifications:
    • Bachelor's Degree - Materials Science, Engineering or a related technical field.
    • 4 years of experience, in metallurgical engineering, with heat treatment in a metal working manufacturing operation.
    • 1 year of supervisory experience in a lab environment.
    • 4 years of experience with problem-solving in a manufacturing environment.
    • Excellent computer skills with the ability to analyze data. Preferred Qualifications and Skills:
      • 5 or more years of metallurgical experience with heat treatment in a metal working manufacturing operation.
      • 3 or more years of experience in project management.
      • 3 or more years of experience in continous improvement in a manufacturing environment.
      • 4 or more years of experience in metrology using electronic and manual inspection gauging.
      • 2 or more years of experience in metal working - including machining, heat treating, and grinding.
      • American Society for Quality certification: Quality Engineer or Quality Manager. All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.
        
        
        

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