Expert Casthouse (m/f/d) (Ingenieur/in - Materialwissenschaften)

-Challenges that will make you grow-

· Support plants for technical improvements and developments, particularly
on upstream processing (melting, scrap management, casting) and to optimize
the casting process and related operations from molten metal to final cast
product of Aluminium wrought alloys
· Focus is on maintaining the quality while increasing the recycling
content
· Coordinate and align with different production facilities, gather and
share best practices
· Cast house data analysis, interpretation of the results and proposals of
improved production schedules and practices
· Support integration of scrap into our processes by optimizing the scrap
performance, adapting loading practices, furnace setting, metal
cleanliness, scrap blending into furnaces, optimize production cycles and
melt quality
· Defining and conducting pilot and industrial scale trials and
implementation of improvement, and process optimization projects
· Support recycling friendly alloy development initiatives
· Working in interdisciplinary teams inside Speira as well as in the
international scientific community

-Qualifications that will get you ahead -

· Bachelor in Material Science or Metallurgy
· At least 5 years of relevant experiences in the industrial environment
in the Aluminium sector as well as in melting and casting processes
· Very good knowledge of liquid Aluminium processing, including scrap
management, melting, alloying, casting, metal cleanliness and metal quality
· Understanding cast houses processes (scrap blending, melting, casting,
melt cleaning, melt treatments) and knowledge on how to optimize them
· Knowledge of DC casting, rolling process or rolled Aluminium products as
well as understanding scrap sorting and pretreatments would be advantageous
· Strong coordination skills and proactivity working method
· High motivation to work in interdisciplinary teams
· Willingness for a certain amount of business travel
· Skills in project management
· Fluent in German and good level in English

-Our Benefits-

· Attractive compensation package
· Excellent further training opportunities
· Respectful and collegial corporate culture
· Sports & and health promotion (e.g. Urban Sports)
· Work-life balance
· Canteen
· Company pension plan and pension plan according to collective agreement
· Corporate Benefits portal with many discounts
· Subsidized Jobticket
· Access to the Handelshof in Düsseldorf and HH-Harburg
· Job Bike

We expressly emphasize that all people - regardless of gender/gender
identity, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief,
disability or equality, age, and sexual orientation - are equally welcome
at our company.

Applications from severely disabled persons and persons with equal
disabilities will be considered if they are equally qualified.

-Challenges that will make you grow-

· Disciplinary role leading a team of between 12-15 people, mainly
scientist and including also some technical experts.
· Main goals of the department are:

· to develop new aluminium alloy solutions, that allow for a high
recycling content. Need to align with the process optimization team to
design specific processes, for those alloys, and support widening the alloy
specification.
· developing and implementing melt purification techniques, to allow to
buy dirtier scraps.
· Scrap management within our production and advising plants on how to
evaluate and handle scrap to optimise recovery.
· Support the production process with technical advice in melting and
casting.
· Develop and support industrialization of technologies that use
alternative green energies.

· Assessing project feasibility and ensuring that the outcome aligns to
the main business needs and strategy. Managing interface and working in
alignment with the Business Unit Heads and management teams.
· Lead key projects that support business goals, prioritizing to deliver
on key projects that support the highest valued delivered to the company.
· Overseeing delivery of high quality research and ensuring the work makes
the expected impact in the organization.
· Connect the scientific work with the individual business areas and
production at Speira.
· Coaching and helping your team incl. develop the skills of the team.

-Qualifications that will get you ahead -

· Degree (preferably with a PHD) in the field of materials and materials
science, preferably with a focus on metallic materials.
· Minimum 3 years of experience in management or leading position ideally
related to the topic of alloy development.
· Ability to develop people, process and strategies and communicate
depending on the stakeholder.
· Project management and communication skills.
· Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills would be
valued knowledge in statistical data evaluation.
· Very good knowledge of the metallurgy of aluminum and aluminum alloys:
microstructure, alloying additions and mechanical properties and link
between them.
· Knowledge on processing and the process chain of aluminum rolled
products, mainly on casting and melting processes.
· Communicative and motivated and enjoy working in interdisciplinary
teams.

-Our Benefits-

· Attractive compensation package
· Excellent further training opportunities
· Respectful and collegial corporate culture
· Sports & and health promotion (e.g. Urban Sports)
· Work-life balance
· Canteen
· Company pension plan and pension plan according to collective agreement
· Corporate Benefits portal with many discounts
· Subsidized Jobticket
· Access to the Handelshof in Düsseldorf and HH-Harburg
· Job Bike