Foundry Metallurgist

D&L Foundry, a foundry located in Moses Lake, WA, is seeking a hands-on Metallurgist to own melt quality, heat treatment, and metallurgical process control in a high-volume iron foundry environment. This person will drive scrap reduction, stabilize processes, and turn data into decisions—grounded in standards and shop-floor realities.

What You’ll Do

- Melt & Alloy Control: Manage charge makeup, inoculation, nodularity, CE/CEV, and thermal analysis. Own spectrometer programs and daily chemistry verification.

- Standards & Compliance: Ensure castings meet ASTM/AASHTO/customer specs; maintain ISO 9001 evidence (control plans, MSA, calibration, lot traceability).

- Process Engineering: Control plans, and work instructions across molding, pouring, shakeout, heat treat, and post-processing.

- Quality Improvement: Lead RCCA for defects.

- Testing & Lab: Oversee metallography, microstructure (nodule count/shape), hardness, tensile/bend.

- Supplier & Material Control: Qualify scrap/ingot/alloy suppliers; create incoming criteria and dispositions.

- Training & Leadership: Mentor operators/techs on sampling, testing, and metallurgical fundamentals; drive a safety-first culture.

What You’ll Bring

Required

- BS in Metallurgical/Materials Engineering (or ME with metallurgy focus) or equivalent foundry experience.

- Comfortable on the floor—sampling hot metal, auditing processes, and coaching operators.

- Clear, concise technical writing for procedures and customer reports.

Preferred

- Experience with ductile iron nodularity control, magnesium treatment, and inoculation practice.

- Exposure to simulation (MAGMA, SolidCast), 3.5-OES spectrometry, thermal analysis, and metallography.

- ISO 9001(8D, A3, PDCA); Green Belt a plus.

Success Looks Like (First 6–12 Months)

- ≥25% reduction in metallurgical scrap on top 5 defect modes.

- Stable CE/nodularity/control chart performance with clear reaction plans.

- Up-to-date control plans, PFMEAs, and work instructions for all major part families.

- On-time, data-driven customer reports with zero spec escapes.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

- Foundry floor exposure (heat, dust, PPE)

- Ability to lift up to 40 lb samples/equipment occasionally

- Frequent walking/standing; fit testing for respirator as required

Benefits

- Medical/Dental/Vision Premiums Paid for by Company

- 401K w/30% match after 6 months

- Life Insurance Policy paid for by company

- Supplemental Insurance Policies available

- 2 weeks PTO per year

Pay Negotiable DOE

Day Shift: Monday-Friday

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- 401(k)

- 401(k) matching

- Dental insurance

- Employee assistance program

- Health insurance

- Life insurance

- Paid time off

- Relocation assistance

- Tuition reimbursement

- Vision insurance

Work Location: In person