JOB SUMMARY:

The Process Specialist will provide technical support for operations on shift. The candidate will enforce procedures, enhance continuous improvement efforts, and enact necessary changes.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 4-year technical related degree from an accredited University required
• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Metallurgy, Metallurgical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• Engineering Degree with 3-5 years’ experience in plant technical role or technical degree with 7 years’ experience preferably in a heavy industry.
• Certification as an ASQ-CQE, CQA, or six-sigma preferred.
• Must be able to write technical reports.
• Must be able to transfer technical information into layman’s terms for complete communication.
• Ability to work with a broad cross section of people from top managers, hourly work force and internal and external customers.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and establish appropriate priorities.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be proficient with Microsoft Office software e.g. Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong problem solving, judgment, and critical thinking skills.
• Aptitude for detailed work requiring a high degree of accuracy.
• Good communication, high level of autonomy, collaboration and interpersonal skills are equally important.
• Perform, understand and communicate detailed information analysis and evaluation, and have a good track record working effectively within a team-based environment.
• Proven ability to coach/develop others while demonstrating the value for accountability and leading by example.
• Ability to work in extreme temperatures in plant environment often requiring extensive walking or moving about the plant or standing for long periods of time.

• Perform on shift procedural audits of both personnel and equipment
• Identify SOP gaps and work with operations management to strengthen procedures
• Act as an on-shift leader to support plant-wide safety initiatives
• Coach and support casting personnel w/re SOP’s
• Utilize process audit results to focus operator training in specific areas needing improvement
• Expedite disposition of non-conforming material, including all required systems movements
• Disposition key equipment as it is removed from active service
• Perform quality critical testing, including both PreFil and LiMCA
• Troubleshoot electro-magnetic casting (EMC) and direct chill (DC) casting issues
• Utilize extensive process data systems to monitor and improve cast shop processes
• Track and distribute long term SPC trends for the operation
• Collect quality critical samples to be analyzed within the Constellium laboratory network
• Lead Cross functional teams to investigate and resolve complex castability and process issues
• Perform daily process data reviews with a goal of reducing process variability.