Primary Objective
- Provide technical support for the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of products that safely and cost-effectively meet quality and delivery requirements, with a focus on melt shop operations, including AOD, EAF, and bottom pouring.
Position Reports To:
- Technical Manager
Responsibilities:
- Ensure compliance with quality and safety systems, policies, and procedures.
- Review and disposition heats produced in the air melt shop.
- Identify and implement improvements to melt shop practices related to product and process performance.
- Serve as an internal technical resource for management and functional groups across Universal Stainless plant locations.
- Perform statistical analyses and correlate process and product data to support decision-making and continuous improvement.
- Support nonconformance disposition, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
- Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives.
- Review customer claims and prepare technical reports.
- This position does not include supervisory responsibilities.
- No supervisory responsibilities
- Ability to safely move around and work in an office environment
- Ability to safely move around and work in an industrial plant environment
Security Level:
- US Citizen or US Person meeting ITAR requirements
- Sponsorship of visa will be considered for strong candidates
- Access to confidential business information
Universal Stainless is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
Skills Required
- Four-year degree in Metallurgy or Materials Science
- At least five years of experience as a process metallurgist in a melt shop environment
- US Citizen or US Person meeting ITAR requirements
- At least three years of experience in ferrous metallurgy of aerospace materials
- At least three years of experience in primary melting and remelting processing
- Graduate degree focused on steelmaking research or practical experience
- Experience operating SEM/EDS, including automated feature analysis
- Strong analytical and statistical analysis skills
- Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, or 8D problem-solving techniques
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational and computer skills
What We Do
Universal Stainless, headquartered in Bridgeville, PA, produces semi-finished and finished specialty steel long products and plate including nickel alloy, stainless steel, tool steel and aircraft quality low alloy steels. These can be manufactured into a wide variety of grades and product forms. Our products, which are sold to service centers, forgers, rerollers and original equipment manufacturers, are further processed by our customers for use in a variety of industries, including: Aerospace Power generation Oil & Gas Heavy equipment manufacturing Our specialty bar facilities have one of the broadest and diverse size range and product capabilities in the industry. We also offer conversion services on our Radial Forge and Universal Rolling Mill. Established in 1994, our experience, technical expertise, and dedicated workforce stand committed to providing the best quality, delivery, and service possible.
