King Steel Plant Metallurgist

Location: Norfolk, NE

Company Background

King Steel is a family owned company focused on growth while providing the highest quality and service to its customers. With locations in Michigan, Nebraska, South Carolina, and Mexico King Steel supports steel distribution and processing to a vast array of industries including automotive, construction, energy and firearms.

Why work for King Steel

Culture is of the utmost importance to King Steel. Being a family owned company, all employees are treated as such. The company prides itself on making deliberate decisions and acting quickly to support continuous growth. Being a high growth company, King Steel supports and encourages it’s employees’ career growth aspirations.

King Steel offers excellent benefits including medical, vision/dental, 401k match, and profit sharing.

Job Responsibilities

Support King Steel operations and sales with metallurgical and quality related guidance
Manage all lab activities and material certification in the facility
Supervise lab personnel
Assure plant stays compliant with ISO and AIAG CQI-9 requirements
Work with all employees to ensure customer requirements are met
Monitor, design, and continuously improve plant processes
Conduct metallurgical studies related to internal processes and finish products
Review customer inquiries for manufacturing feasibility
Participate in customer complaint resolution
Assist in management of raw material and external processing suppliers
Participate in plant 5S initiatives

Qualifications (Required)

BS or MS in Metallurgy, Materials Science, Mechanical, Chemical or related engineering discipline from an ABET accredited university
Minimum of 2 years experience as a Metallurgist, Metallurgical Engineer, Materials Engineer or related role
Practical experience with metallurgical testing and related equipment (tensile testing, hardness testing, metallography)
Be a self-starter and exhibit high motivation for continuous improvement
High level communication skills

Qualifications (Preferred)

Knowledge of steel heat treatment processes and process design
Understanding of steel manufacturing and related processes
Experience interpreting ASTM and other industry standards
Knowledge of automotive APQP and PPAP processes
Prior supervisory experience
Bilingual (Spanish)

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