Industrialization Metallurgist Project Coordinator

Aperam
is a global leader in stainless, electrical, and specialty steels, as well as recycling and renewables, serving customers in over 40 countries. Our business is structured into four segments: Stainless & Electrical Steel, Services & Solutions, Alloys & Specialties, and Recycling & Renewables.

We have a flat stainless and electrical steel production capacity of 2.5 million tonnes in Brazil and Europe, and we lead in alloys and high-value specialty products. Our industrial network includes 16 production facilities across Brazil, Belgium, France, the United States, India, and China. Aperam operates an integrated distribution, processing, and services network, with a unique ability to produce low-carbon stainless and specialty steels using biomass, stainless steel scrap, and high-performance alloys scrap.

Through BioEnergia, we produce charcoal from our own FSC-certified forests, and with ELG - Aperam Recycling, a global leader in stainless steel and high-performance alloys recycling, we place sustainability at the core of our business, enabling our customers to thrive in the circular economy.

Join us and be part of a dynamic team where technology and innovation meets industrial transformation. Your talent and energy will help drive smarter, more sustainable solutions for a global company committed to be a leading value creator in the circular economy of infinite, world-changing materials.

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Mission

Within the Metallurgy Quality Europe department, the Metallurgy Industrialisation Engineer is responsible for managing the industrialisation projects for new products.

Main Accountabilities

In close collaboration with Aperam Europe's upstream and downstream quality teams, R&D, Sales, Development, and Customer Services, the Metallurgy Industrialisation Engineer is responsible for:

• Setting up the metallurgical route (chemical analysis, choice of tools and processes) from the melting shops to the finishing lines, relying on the operating teams (Steel mills, hot strip mill, and cold rolling mill) and the R&D team
• Identifying and mitigating risks using the PFMEA/HAZOP methodology
• Assessing cost, manpower, and industrial resource requirements
• Preparing necessary deliverables and proposals for the validation of milestones in dedicated committees, including cost analyses, performance and industrial capacity analyses, and risk management
• Defining relevant KPIs and prerequisites to validate industrialisation
• Preparing, monitoring, and analyzing industrial test results
• Managing the projects and reporting to the community (operations, sales and marketing, innovation, and R&D)
• Improvement support and monitoring of the new products

Profile

• Master's degree in materials science engineering or a related applied science field
• Strong project management skills, with experience in product development being a plus
• Excellent team player and communicator
• Highly organized and autonomous
• Knowledge of upstream and downstream processes, or a willingness to learn them
• Knowledge of stainless steels and their defectology is a plus
• Proficient in data processing
• comfortable with IT/programming environments such as SQL, SAS, VBA, Gscript, Python, PowerBI, and Excel (or a willingness to learn)
• Strong analytical skills and knowledge of statistical analysis and tools
• Experience with problem-solving tools and their application in work
• Fluent in English: knowledge of French/Dutch is a plus