PHYSICAL METALLURGIST – INVESTMENT CASTING PRODUCTION

MARKET RELATED SALARY

Production Metallurgy

• Provide metallurgical support to the investment casting production process.
• Monitor and control melting, alloy composition, pouring and solidification parameters.
• Investigate and resolve metallurgical and process-related casting defects.
• Support process optimisation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical input into new product introduction and process development.
• Assist Production with the identification and elimination of recurring process problems.
• Monitor heat-treatment processes and ensure compliance with specified requirements.

Quality & Metallurgical Control

• Ensure castings comply with customer specifications, material standards and internal requirements.
• Conduct and/or coordinate metallurgical testing, including chemical analysis, hardness, mechanical testing and microstructural examination.
• Investigate NCRs, customer complaints and internal quality failures.
• Perform root-cause analysis and develop effective corrective and preventative actions.
• Evaluate casting defects including porosity, shrinkage, inclusions, cracking, cold shuts, misruns and dimensional/metallurgical abnormalities.
• Review and approve metallurgical test results and material certification.
• Support NDT activities and interpretation where required.
• Maintain accurate metallurgical records and technical documentation.

Technical Responsibilities

• Interpret customer material specifications, drawings and applicable standards.
• Provide technical support to Engineering, Quality, Production and Sales.
• Conduct metallurgical failure investigations and technical reports.
• Assist customers with technical and metallurgical queries.
• Support material qualification, process validation and product development.
• Identify opportunities to improve metallurgical quality, yield and process capability.

Minimum Requirements

• BSc/BTech/National Diploma in Metallurgy, Physical Metallurgy, Materials Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years' relevant experience in a foundry or metal casting environment.
• Investment casting experience will be highly advantageous.
• Practical knowledge of carbon steels, stainless steels and alloy steels.
• Sound understanding of:
• Metallurgical principles
• Solidification and microstructure
• Heat treatment
• Casting defects
• Alloy control
• Mechanical properties
• Metallurgical testing
• Root-cause analysis
• Experience with chemical analysis/spectrometry.
• Experience interpreting material specifications and standards.
• Knowledge of NDT methods will be advantageous.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 and quality management systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Good technical report-writing and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with Production, Quality, Engineering and customers.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

Pay: R70 000,00 - R90 000,00 per month

Work Location: In person