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Head of Alloy development, recycling and casting (m/f/d)

Posted 15 days 13 hours ago by Speira GmbH

Permanent

Not Specified

Other

Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bonn, Germany, 53111

Job Description

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.
Very good knowledge of German and English rounds off your profile; any other language is advantageous.

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