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Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc · 23 hours ago

Technical Manager

Dunkirk, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$115K/yr - $130K/yr

5+ years exp

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc is a producer of specialty steel products. The Technical Manager role is responsible for providing metallurgical leadership and support, ensuring quality and consistency in processes and products while fostering a safety culture and effective employee relations.

Industrial ManufacturingManufacturingPrecious Metals

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

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

Qualification

MetallurgyProcess manufacturingStatistical process controlContinuous improvementSpecialty steel processingProject managementComputer literacyCommunication skillsProblem solvingTeam leadership

Required

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

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

Team-based leader

Self-starter

Self-disciplined

Meets commitments

Proactive

Speaking, hearing, near and far eyesight

Ability to safely move around and work in both an industrial plant and office environment

US citizen or US person meeting ITAR requirements

Benefits

Health and Dental Insurance Day one

401k Company Match

Paid Holidays

Company-paid Life Insurance

Company

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc

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.

Founded in 1994

Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, USA

501-1000 employees