Senior Metallurgist

Are you a **Senior Metallurgist**with a background driving consistent standards and performance improvements within the Aerospace sector? If so, a Midlands based organisation who design, manufacture, and assemble precision forged and machinedcomponents are looking for you
**The Senior Metallurgist will have the following responsibilities**:

- Manage areas of the laboratory team of circa 20 heads and operating budget of £500k
- Update and control of the Laboratory Manual and Laboratory Instructions aligned to respective areas of delegated responsibility.
- Promote improvements to existing Laboratory processes and facilities.
- To uphold the responsibilities of and ensure conformance by all Metallurgists and Technicians to all specifications, manuals, procedures, and instructions related to the Laboratory function.
- Control of test non-conformances and carrying out investigations into test failures.
- Co-ordinate with other departments to ensure that the best quality of service is maintained
- Provide technical input to forging design and heat treatment of New and Repeat Product Introductions.
- Present technical information to senior technical and senior executive colleagues
- To act as a source of advice and training for technicians, junior members of the laboratory and engineering in order to grow and develop technical talents.
- Liaison with customers on technical and production matters.
- Assist with specification review and implementation in the laboratory and the wider business.
- Support laboratory and site audit schedule.
- Creation of heat treatment data cards and loading plans.
- Participate and progress personal objectives to aid continuous improvement throughout the business.
- Ensure personnel continue to meet the company's health and safety and environmental requirements.

**Skills required or the Senior Metallurgist**:

- Degree in materials science or metallurgy
- Knowledge of steel, titanium and/or aluminum alloy forging/heat treatment
- Good general IT skills and working knowledge of Word, Excel & Outlook
- Health and Safety awareness in a manufacturing environment
- Knowledge of aerospace quality requirements
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

**Beneficial but not essential**
- Experience using metal forming/forging simulation software (e.g. QForm)
- Knowledge of aerospace manufacturing
- Hardness, conductivity and/or NDT experience
- Working towards or achieved Chartered Engineer Status

The **Senior Metallurgist**role offers a strong benefits package combined with a highly competitive salary.
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