Kaiser Aluminum is known around the world for its superior quality. Our secret is what we put into it-innovative thinking, industry-leading reliability, and a world-class commitment to customer service. In short, the same qualities we look for in our people.
We are looking for a Technical Manager, metallurgy-focused, to join Kaiser Aluminum in Chandler, Arizona.
The Technical Manager is an expert in the field of aluminum manufacturing. This position is critical for the overall development, design, implementation, and execution of manufacturing operations.
What you will work on:
• Oversee the Thermal and Mechanical processes needed to produce aluminum seamless tubing to meet applicable AMS and ASTM industry specifications. • Develop a deep understanding of applicable industry and customer specifications and maintain current revisions. • Oversee product testing and release through QA Lab, including mechanical testing, external testing, and the measurement tool calibration system to ensure that inspection tools are maintained and are in current calibration. • Troubleshoot and investigate test failures for resolution and disposition. • Ensure accuracy, validity, and record maintenance of all necessary product and process testing. • Determine product conformity or nonconformity and provide disposition. • Notify customers within one business day when a nonconformance is determined to exist or suspected to exist, including information in the notification as determined applicable. • Perform supplier audits, such as raw material outside testing and calibration labs and tooling vendors. • Review and disposition deviation requests from suppliers critical to product quality, such as raw material, tooling, and calibrated tools and products. • Support the site Quality Manager in development and implementation of corrective actions as necessary, including Vital Few investigations.
As a clause process owner, you will be responsible for ensuring corrections and corrective actions arising from audits are addressed in a timely manner. You will also support periodic reviews of process performance, including scrap complaints, RCCA, and audit findings, both internal and external.
Sign customer certifications as necessary. Instruct and train employees on processes critical to product quality and perform competency evaluations as necessary. Evaluate customer requirements, review, accept, reject, such as drawings, specifications, purchase orders, and supplier quality requirements.
Customer technical support and product complaint investigations, including on-site and off-site activities, will be part of your responsibilities. Identify potential nonconforming outputs, product, process, or service and risks to develop appropriate countermeasures.
Support production plan reviews, including draw plans, press recipes, thermal practices, and other manufacturing steps. Support the commercial organization with new product review of drawings and specifications to advise process capabilities and product-process risks.
Manage thermal process controls according to AMS 2772 and AMS 2750, including thermal uniformity survey (TUS) system accuracy test (SAT) and thermal instrument calibration (TIC).
Suggest documentation, process changes, and improvement opportunities. General floor support with QA functions in-process inspection, inspection equipment troubleshooting, product or process failures to find resolution, and review of new equipment, flare, age ovens, air gage implementation, and validation.
Follow applicable Environment Quality and Safety documents and notify your supervisor immediately if not correct. Communicate with internal and external personnel on any matter relevant to your job function to be able to perform your job successfully whenever necessary with anyone necessary in any manner necessary, phone, e-mail, in person, by mail, etc., as long as the communication does not violate Kaiser Aluminums Code of Conduct.