Technical Manager

Dunkirk Specialty Steel, LLC, produces semi-finished and finished specialty steel long products and plate including nickel alloy, stainless steel, tool steel and aircraft quality low alloy steels. Our products, which are sold to service centers, forgers, re-rollers and original equipment manufacturers, are further processed by our customers for use in a variety of industries. Established in 1994, our experience, technical expertise, and dedicated workforce stand committed to providing the best quality, delivery, and service possible.

Benefits

• Health and Dental Insurance Day one
• 401k Company Match
• Paid Holidays
• Company-paid Life Insurance

Primary Objective

Position is responsible for providing order-to-cash metallurgical leadership and support related to the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of processes and products that safely and cost-effectively meet or exceed customer demands for quality, consistency, and on-time performance.

Position Reports to:

Director of Process Metallurgy

Essential Job Functions

• Ensure personal and staff compliance with safety policies and rules. Promote a safety culture.
• Cultivate effective employee relations based on mutual respect, a team-based culture, and employee engagement in safety, quality, continuous improvement, and all other business activities.
• Prioritize workload for the metallurgical staff based on business demands and available resources.
• Communicate performance expectations to assigned employees, including safety, quality, and all documentation.
• Initiate, develop, and implement plans that will improve existing process and product quality and consistency.
• Initiate, develop, and implement manufacturing plans, processes, and procedures related to new products.
• Measure and improve First Time Through (FTT) quality by unit.
• Ensure compliance with established quality systems and procedures.
• Review and investigate customer claims and internal CARs and prepare resolution reports.
• Lead and manage product development initiatives and projects, ensuring timely and effective results that support cost-effective implementation of customer demands.
• Develop capabilities regarding SPC, SQC, Lean, etc.
• Define and report meaningful metrics related to development and production to ensure timely and efficient communication.
• Oversee the Specific Product Design (SPD) process to provide direction and deliver timely and accurate results in line with customer expectations.
• Oversee contract review and material application to customer orders.
• Provide support relative to OEM qualification activities.
• Review test results for compliance with product specifications/customer requirements
• Determine root cause and ensure implementation of corrective actions through analysis of rejects and non-conformities in order to resolve customer-generated complaints and ensure satisfaction.
• Other tasks or duties as assigned.

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills High interpersonal effectiveness to achieve inter- and intra-plant collaboration
• Strong team and project management skills
• Statistical process control and analysis
• Effective problem solving
• Results-focused and continuous improvement mentality
• High-function computer literacy
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally on a periodic basis to customers, vendors, or other locations.
• Ability to manage and lead change

Experience

• Minimum four-year degree in Metallurgy or Material Science and Engineering
• Minimum 5 years process manufacturing, preferably in an AS9100/Nadcap certified mill environment, with 3 years in a leadership role
• Stainless, low alloy, bearing steels and high-temperature materials knowledge
• Specialty steel processing: AOD, VIM, ESR, VAR, hot working, heat treating, metal machining, and /or finishing experience non-destructive and destructive testing.
• Demonstrated results leading project teams.

Characteristics

• Team-based leader
• Self-starter
• Self-disciplined
• Meets commitments
• Proactive

Physical Requirements

• Speaking, hearing, near and far eyesight
• Ability to safely move around and work in both an industrial plant and office environment

Security Level:

• US citizen or US person meeting ITAR requirements
• Sponsorship of VISA will be considered for strong candidates

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.