METALLURGICAL LAB TECHNICIAN at Howmet Aerospace in LaPorte, Indiana

Job Description:

About Howmet Aerospace

Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE: HWM), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. Our primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems, titanium structural parts and forged wheels. With $6.6 billion in revenue in 2023, our products play a crucial role in enabling fuel efficiency and lightweighting, contributing to our customers' success and making a positive impact on the world. To learn more about the way Howmet Aerospace Inc. is advancing the sustainability of our customers, markets, and communities where we operate, review the 2023 Environmental Social and Governance report at www.howmet.com/esg-report .

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Howmet is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email TalentAcquisitionCoE_Howmet@howmet.comBasic Qualifications:
A minimum of a High School diploma or GED equivalency is required.

Two (2) year technical degree preferred.

Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Skills and Abilities:
Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Outlook

Experience:
Casting or metal fabrication experience preferredBasic Qualifications:
A minimum of a High School diploma or GED equivalency is required.

Two (2) year technical degree preferred.

Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Skills and Abilities:
Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Outlook

Experience:
Casting or metal fabrication experience preferredWe're a company of innovators and makers. Howmet Aerospace is transforming the aerospace and transportation industries. Join our team and help us engineer the next generation of sustainable travel.

Howmet Aerospace, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. The Company's primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems and titanium structural parts necessary for mission-critical performance and efficiency in aerospace and defense applications, as well as forged wheels for commercial transportation. Howmet Aerospace is transforming the next phase of more fuel-efficient, quieter aerospace engines and sustainable ground transportation. For more information, visit www.howmet.com . Follow @howmet: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , LinkedIn, and YouTube .

Our state-of-the-art investment casting facility in LaPorte, Indiana is seeking a Metallurgist Lab Technician to join our team. Nestled halfway between South Bend and Chicago, along the shores of Lake Michigan - our facility in LaPorte, Indiana supplies jet engine components to some of the most trusted names in the Aerospace industry.

JOB SUMMARY
Conduct all lab tests that are required by the Metallurgist. Responsible for assuring all lab tests are conducted to BU and location standards and specification.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Use various lab equipment and scientific techniques to ensure product and raw materials meet customer and location specifications

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Job responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Review raw material and coordinate required testing to the appropriate specification.
• Perform necessary in-situ production tests for materials/solutions.
• Perform metallurgical analysis and documentation for part substantiation.
• Document typical macrostructure and FPI photos.
• Serve as a backup to the scrap coordinator.
• Support the process owners in daily/weekly audits.
• Support investigations within; wax, shell, cast, alloy, heat treat, and etch.
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Employee is required to execute the following:
• Occasional bending, reaching, pushing and pulling when retrieving and moving various items
• Lifting intermittently of various items. Typically, assistance would be provided for weights exceeding 35 pounds
• Good manual dexterity to operate computer equipment and precision measuring instruments
• Oral communication via telephone or in person while interacting with customers, suppliers, and other employees
• Squatting / crouching when retrieving stored items from lower shelves and file cabinets, making equipment / product inspections, etc
• Standing intermittently while performing tasks. Standing will vary from periodically to extensively depending on the daily sequence of events
• Operating of a motor vehicle for travel purposes
• Visual monitoring of computer screens
• Visual viewing of processing equipment, precision measuring instruments, prints, reports, manuals, procedures and an assortment of printed items

Equipment Used:
• Computer and lab equipment will be utilized to complete a variety of tasks.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The duties of this position are performed throughout the entire floor space of HLC. Duties are performed primarily in an office setting but are occasionally performed in manufacturing areas where compliance with applicable safety rules is required.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be occasionally required to work near moving mechanical parts and exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level is moderate. During periods of travel, duties could be performed in conference centers, restaurants, places of public accommodation, modes of travel, etc.

EHS Requirements
• Expected to assist in the implementation of EHS Values and policy statements and accompanying principals.
• Comply with all department, facility, corporate and regulatory EHS regulations.
• Wear all required personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Report all job-related illness and injuries (Per Employee Handbook).
• Report all safety, health and environmental concerns to your supervisor in a timely manner.
• Attend all EHS training.

Quality Statement
The products we manufacture are used in important industries - transporting goods and people; the defense of our country; critical energy infrastructure for hospitals and public safety. Livelihoods and lives depend upon the products we manufacture. What we do as an organization
is important and the first, and best, "line of defense" against non-conforming products escaping to our customers is you. A simple message: don't take it, don't make it, and don't pass it.We're a company of innovators and makers. Howmet Aerospace is transforming the aerospace and transportation industries. Join our team and help us engineer the next generation of sustainable travel.

Howmet Aerospace, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. The Company's primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems and titanium structural parts necessary for mission-critical performance and efficiency in aerospace and defense applications, as well as forged wheels for commercial transportation. Howmet Aerospace is transforming the next phase of more fuel-efficient, quieter aerospace engines and sustainable ground transportation. For more information, visit www.howmet.com . Follow @howmet: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , LinkedIn, and YouTube .

Our state-of-the-art investment casting facility in LaPorte, Indiana is seeking a Metallurgist Lab Technician to join our team. Nestled halfway between South Bend and Chicago, along the shores of Lake Michigan - our facility in LaPorte, Indiana supplies jet engine components to some of the most trusted names in the Aerospace industry.

JOB SUMMARY
Conduct all lab tests that are required by the Metallurgist. Responsible for assuring all lab tests are conducted to BU and location standards and specification.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Use various lab equipment and scientific techniques to ensure product and raw materials meet customer and location specifications

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Job responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Review raw material and coordinate required testing to the appropriate specification.
• Perform necessary in-situ production tests for materials/solutions.
• Perform metallurgical analysis and documentation for part substantiation.
• Document typical macrostructure and FPI photos.
• Serve as a backup to the scrap coordinator.
• Support the process owners in daily/weekly audits.
• Support investigations within; wax, shell, cast, alloy, heat treat, and etch.
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Employee is required to execute the following:
• Occasional bending, reaching, pushing and pulling when retrieving and moving various items
• Lifting intermittently of various items. Typically, assistance would be provided for weights exceeding 35 pounds
• Good manual dexterity to operate computer equipment and precision measuring instruments
• Oral communication via telephone or in person while interacting with customers, suppliers, and other employees
• Squatting / crouching when retrieving stored items from lower shelves and file cabinets, making equipment / product inspections, etc
• Standing intermittently while performing tasks. Standing will vary from periodically to extensively depending on the daily sequence of events
• Operating of a motor vehicle for travel purposes
• Visual monitoring of computer screens
• Visual viewing of processing equipment, precision measuring instruments, prints, reports, manuals, procedures and an assortment of printed items

Equipment Used:
• Computer and lab equipment will be utilized to complete a variety of tasks.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The duties of this position are performed throughout the entire floor space of HLC. Duties are performed primarily in an office setting but are occasionally performed in manufacturing areas where compliance with applicable safety rules is required.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be occasionally required to work near moving mechanical parts and exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level is moderate. During periods of travel, duties could be performed in conference centers, restaurants, places of public accommodation, modes of travel, etc.

EHS Requirements
• Expected to assist in the implementation of EHS Values and policy statements and accompanying principals.
• Comply with all department, facility, corporate and regulatory EHS regulations.
• Wear all required personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Report all job-related illness and injuries (Per Employee Handbook).
• Report all safety, health and environmental concerns to your supervisor in a timely manner.
• Attend all EHS training.

Quality Statement
The products we manufacture are used in important industries - transporting goods and people; the defense of our country; critical energy infrastructure for hospitals and public safety. Livelihoods and lives depend upon the products we manufacture. What we do as an organization
is important and the first, and best, "line of defense" against non-conforming products escaping to our customers is you. A simple message: don't take it, don't make it, and don't pass it.