Foundry Metallurgist

Position Title: Foundry Metallurgist/Quality

Reports to: Foundry Engineering Manager

Job Location: Norwich, KS

Employment Type: Full-Time/Non-Exempt

Eligibility: Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

The Foundry Metallurgist/Quality position is responsible for overseeing all metallurgical processes within the Farrar green sand, ductile iron foundry, ensuring that materials, alloys, and heat treatments meet quality, safety, and customer specifications. This role provides technical expertise in process control, continuous improvement, and supports production with expertise in ductile iron chemistry to ASTM and customer supplied standards and specifications.

Position will supervise foundry lab personnel and any foundry quality technicians.

• Material Development & Control
  • Develop, test, and implement alloy specifications, heat treatments, and metallurgical processes.
  • Monitor chemical compositions, microstructures, and mechanical properties to ensure conformance with requirements.
  • Evaluate raw materials and scrap usage for cost-effectiveness and quality consistency.
• Quality & Process Support
  • Direct and oversee all laboratory testing (spectrographic analysis, tensile, hardness, microstructure, sand, etc.).
  • Lead root cause analysis for casting defects, failures, or customer returns, and recommend corrective actions.
• Technical Leadership
  • Develop and maintain process control documentation, specifications, and metallurgical standards.
  • Train operators, supervisors, and lab staff on metallurgical processes and defect prevention.
• Continuous Improvement
  • Lead process improvement projects to reduce scrap, improve yield, and increase efficiency.
  • Recommend and implement new technologies, testing methods, and equipment upgrades.
• Compliance & Reporting
  • Maintain detailed metallurgical reports, certifications, and records for audits and customer requirements.
  • Participate in internal and external audits related to quality and metallurgy.

• Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of alloys, solidification, heat treatment, and failure analysis.
• Proficiency with metallurgical lab equipment and software (spectrometer, SEM, metallography, etc.).

• 3–5+ years of metallurgical experience in a foundry, steel, or metals manufacturing environment.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• Leadership ability to direct lab personnel or technical teams.

• Ability to work in a foundry/manufacturing environment with exposure to heat, dust, and noise.
• Occasional lifting of materials up to 50 lbs.
• Use of PPE required in certain areas (hard hat, safety glasses, steel-toe boots, hearing protection, etc.).