Company Description



We are SGS - the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.



Job Description



The Steel Quality Assurance Auditor will evaluate various quality characteristics of rail steel & Macro Etch of carbon steel and/or steel alloys in steel mills. They will conduct quality assurance audits which require the witnessing and supervision of laboratory tests performed on steel samples at the supplier's rolling mill. SGS will dispatch the Steel Quality Assurance Auditor to the rolling mill as required by the client (requires 30%-50% travel). When not auditing/traveling, this role will support the needs of the various departments of the Melrose Park Metallurgical Testing Laboratory.

• Supervise the preparation and testing methods used by the supplier's QC laboratory (50% of work)


• Assist with Health & Safety Activities as required (30% of work)


• Witness the testing of the selected samples as specified by the client


• Review all test data generated for compliance against specified industry specifications and/or client requirements


• Ensure that all equipment and devices used during testing are performing and calibrated correctly


• Compile and submit an audit report to the client


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  Requires 30% to 50% of travel and overnight stays. Audits will be conducted over a series of consecutive days onsite, typically 4 to 5 days, including travel


• Support the operational needs (technician level) of the various departments of the Melrose Park Metallurgical Testing Laboratory when not onsite auditing

• Associate degree or higher in a related field


• 3+ years of related experience and/or training in mechanical testing of metals: tensile, hardness, and impact testing


• Experience in metallographic and macro preparation of metals, microstructural and macro etch evaluations of carbon steel and/or steel alloys

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  Requires 30% to 50% of travel and overnight stays. Audits will be conducted over a series of consecutive days onsite, typically 4 to 5 days, including travel

• Valid driver's license due to travel requirements

• $27.00 - $30.00/hour (based on experience) paid bi-weekly


• Medical, dental, vision, 401k Retirement with company match


• Vacation, Sick and Company Holidays

• Language Skills: English / Intermediate level required, advanced preferred


• Mathematical Skills: Intermediate level required, advanced preferred


• Reasoning Skills/Abilities: Intermediate level required, advanced preferred


• Communication Skills: Intermediate verbal and written level required, advanced preferred


• Proficient in email, on the phone, in one-to-one and group situations

• Intermediate level required, advanced preferred. Need to be proficient in MS Software

• Onsite audits operate in an industrial manufacturing environment; steel mill and does not require the operation of any laboratory testing equipment at the supplier's rolling mill. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers and phones.


• When working in the Melrose Park Metallurgical Testing Laboratory, duties and tasks may involve the use of the following equipment and machines; bandsaw, lathes, mills, surface grinder, tensile tester, hardness tester, charpy impact tester, combustion analyzer, OES/ICP systems, metallographic polishers, microscopes and salt-spray/humidity chambers.

• Wet or humid (non-weather) conditions Occasional


• Work near moving mechanical pats Occasional


• Work in high, precarious places Never


• Fumes or airborne particles Occasional


• Toxic or caustic chemicals Occasional


• Outdoor weather conditions Occasional


• Extreme cold (non-weather) Never


• Extreme heat (non-weather) Occasional


• Risk of electrical shock Never


• Work with explosives Never


• Risk of radiation Never


• Vibration Never


• Bio-hazard Occasional

• Stand Frequently


• Move or traverse Frequently


• Sit Occasionally


• Use hands Frequently


• Reach with hands and arms Occasionally


• Climb or balance Occasionally


• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl Occasionally


• Talk/hear Constantly


• Taste/Smell None


• Lift/carry/push or pull Occasionally


• Lift/carry/push or pull 25 pounds
  

• Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches/50 centimeters or less)


• Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet/6 meters or more)


• Peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)


• Depth perception (three-dimension vision, ability to judge distance and three-dimensional relationships)


• Ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus)


• Ability to see color

• No special auditory requirements