Regional Metallurgist Engineer

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Position overview:

As Regional Metallurgist Engineer you’re a key member of the Global Supplier Quality Team, reporting to the EMEA Quality Director. You will contribute to the success of Ball by supporting and leading material – related projects and initiatives to improve product quality across the region. 
 
Key responsibilities include:

•    Manage the material change control and trials process ensuring all the relevant documentation is maintained and processes followed correctly ensuring lowest possible risk to customers.

•    To focus suppliers’ technical resources on development and improvement activities critical to the company’s business strategies. Lead metal-related projects to improve process and product quality.

•    Support the global and regional development engineering teams to optimum metal usage efficiency, metals conversion efficiency, finished container and line performances are obtained from all metals suppliers.

•    Work with suppliers, internal resources and external laboratories to ensure thorough investigations lead to improved performance.

•    Negotiate and manage regional supplier specifications including Ball plant and line requirements.

•    Provide technical support in the investigation of customer complaints and support supplier technical audits.

•    Participate in plant operations, troubleshooting, quality investigations (8d) and support to achieve the best possible output and high quality standards

•    Maintain close control on  product standardization. 

•    Liaising and leading cross functional teams, both internal and external to ensure favourable qualification outcomes, learnings and specification refinement. 
 
What are we looking for?

•    Degree in Metallurgy or Engineering with Metallurgy

•    Previous experience of working in the Aluminium and/or Steel manufacturing industry.

•    Understanding of metals and materials engineering.

•    Knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma principles. 

•    Demonstrated success in global projects or initiatives. 

•    Proficiently in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office .

•    Fluency in written and spoken English. 

•    Use of statistical tools as SPC, Six Sigma, Minitab

Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, faith, ability, or orientation.
When you join Ball you belong to a team of over 16,000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminium cans, cups to aerosol bottles solutions that enable our customers to contribute to a better world.
Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging. Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.

Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.
 

No agencies please.

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