Process Metallurgist

1 week ago

Brantford, Ontario, Canada Patriot Forge Full time $63,061 - $70,000 per year

Patriot Forge Corporation supplies carbon, alloy and stainless steel forgings with heat treatment, machining and testing.

Through continual upgrades, Patriot Forge has been able to enhance our manufacturing capabilities to better serve the needs of our ever evolving customer base.

We are currently recruiting for a Process Metallurgist to join our team

This role provides technical support to custom oriented manufacturing in aspects of forging, heat treatment and testing processes of customized and diverse grades of steel, aluminum and Ni based materials at both Brantford and Paris plants. The individual will work with the Metallurgy team and provide support to QA, Process Engineering and Sales within the corporate office in Brantford. This role with involve significant shop floor interaction.

Metallurgy oversight is typically provided in the following areas:

Chemistries

  • Provide guidance on the purchasing of appropriate material both in optimized chemistries, inventory applicability along with quality
  • Supplier interaction in regards to material issues

Forge

  • Provide guidance for forge instructions
  • Clarify any preheat and post forge dispositions for manufacturing and adjust as necessary and within specification limits to accommodate manufacturing schedules
  • Participate in witnesses and investigations and help identify improvement opportunities

Heat Treatment

  • Develop and review heat treatment for process optimization and minimization of rework
  • Witness quenches and coach heat treaters on loading optimization
  • Review monthly rework and trend analysis with intention to improve processes and lower costs

Testing

  • Technical support to QA department in understanding results. Interact with testing labs as necessary for clarity
  • Provide support to manufacturing for positive recall assessments
  • Provide direction to the saw operators for clarification of test requirements
  • Liaison with NDE department as needed
  • Heat stability testing report review and over check

Technical Review of Processes

  • Update process instructions (MET templates) with identified improvements
  • Shop Order over check for technical and process content as assigned
  • Regular interaction with Process Engineering for metallurgical support
  • Generation of MITP's or MPP's for customer approvals

Customer Interaction

  • Development work with customers
  • Clarification of customer requirements
  • Resolution of shipped product technical issues

General

  • Non-conformance reports - metallurgical investigation support for NCRs
  • Look for cost opportunities and/or issues to be brought to PEG or Manufacturing's attention
  • Enforce all shop order requirements
  • Metallurgical or other projects as assigned
  • Update corporate process instructions, rules, and standards with identified improvements
  • Provide tactical assistance to department research and development projects
  • Administrative support with the Metallurgy department
  • Other duties as assigned by manager

Experience/Skills/Education

  • Previous industrial maintenance and/or manufacturing experience in a custom product environment would be beneficial
  • A high-energy, result-oriented team player
  • Engineering designation, Metallurgical or Materials.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Excellent organizational skills and capacity of managing multiple tasks simultaneously
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
  • Computer literate and familiar with contemporary software
  • Familiarity with nuclear and/or aerospace quality systems and paperwork would be an asset
  • Familiarity with ASTM, ASME and AMS specifications would be an asset

Should you possess the above credentials and are looking for an opportunity, we invite you to submit your resume to Patriot Forge Corporation via the Indeed submission application. We thank all that apply but will only contact those we wish to interview.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Patriot Forge Corporation is an equal opportunity employer who is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier free recruitment and selection process. Applicants should advise Patriot Forge Corporation if you require any type of accommodation during the recruitment process

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $63,061.13-$75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company events
  • Dental care
  • Disability insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Extended health care
  • Life insurance
  • RRSP match
  • Vision care

Work Location: In person