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JOB TITLE

II.

JOB LEVEL

MATERIALS ENGINEER/METALLURGIST

TECHNOLOGIST

III.

JOB

DESCRIPTION

IV.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Provides a specialist service to the design, quality assurance and the production functions by :-

(1) advising on choice of materials for use in products and processes,

(2) testing properties of materials,

both incoming and during production,

(3)

advising on production process specifications such as temperature, composition, pressure, time, quenching media etc. for processes such as rolling, heat treatment, foundry, die-casting and plastic processing,

(4) investigating production problems

and product defects.

Ability to :-

1. Apply original thought and judgement to

the analysis and solution of metallurgical and associated engineering problems.

2. Study and test the engineering properties of materials; develop and ensure com- pliance with prescribed standards for production functions.

3.

Coordinate recovery of samples from various stages of processing, for laboratory analysis.

Investigate methods of improving metallurgical processes, production

problems and product defects.

5. Oversee metal-manufacturing processes

for making finished products.

6.

Advise on choice of materials for use in products and process.

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