Technician Laboratory - Middelburg at Columbus Stainless

Description

• The key function of this role is to provide basic metallurgical support for metallurgical engineers and TCS engineers in customer complaints, product development and plant engineers.
• Receipt, preparation and metallurgical testing and evaluation of samples as required under the supervision of the senior engineer, metallurgical services and development.
• Liaise with the originators requiring the work, liaison with mechanical testing laboratory workshop and analytical laboratory personnel on a daily basis
• Operation of mechanical saws, guillotines, shears, grinding and polishing equipment for preparation of samples
• Adhere to set standards when preparing etching solutions and examination 
• Ensure correct sample preparation techniques and microscope set-up to enable accurate metallurgical evaluation of samples to enable correct conclusions.
• Operation of laboratory heat treatment furnaces, laboratory hot and cold rolling mills, building and operating a 20kg charge induction melting furnaces for making experimental alloys.
• Calculate alloy additions to the melting furnace to result in the correct chemical composition of experimental alloys requested by the senior engineer

Requirements

• National Diploma in Metallurgy with minimum of 2 years’ experience in relevant position.
• Knowledge of steel/stainless steel product and/or Smelting/Refining of other materials
• Working experience in heavy/large manufacturing processes related to Steel manufacturing, quality assurance and control
• Working knowledge of laboratory systems and basic equipment is required