Associate Metallurgist

SKF is the world leading supplier of products and solutions in the bearing business including technical support, maintenance services, condition monitoring and training.

The inherent skills and competence of our around 40,000 employees help us to fulfill our objective of creating more intelligent, sustainable and innovative customer solutions. SKF is a truly global company with presence in more than 130 countries, serving an extensive range of industries and customers worldwide. SKF started its operations in India in 1923.

SKF has hands-on experience in over 40 industries with knowledge and a vast product portfolio across the SKF technology platforms: bearings and units, seals, lubrication systems, condition monitoring equipment, and services.

We operate in four regions – the Americas, Europe, Middle East & Africa, India & Southeast Asia and China & Northeast Asia – to serve customers with speed and responsiveness.

SKF has been in India since more than 100 years and has a pan India footprint consisting of 6 manufacturing facilities, 12 offices, a supplier network of over 300 distributors and an employee base of more than 2600 dedicated professionals.

To know more, please visit: www.skf.com/in

Innovation is the key:

We make some of the world’s most innovative products and solutions to reduce friction. But we sell something bigger. Less friction means more energy saved. And it means that society can move forward to a more energy-efficient future where we can all do more with less.

Sustainability:

At SKF, we have a long history of working with industrial sustainability. It is an integral part of what we do every day. And we strive to create engagement throughout the business, not only by implementing sustainability on a strategic level, but also by encouraging the ideas and grass root projects initiated by our people around the world.

About Technology Development

The TD team for ISEA is focused on Customer Product development & Engineering, Innovation for the region, rollout of new technologies for the region, testing, Failure Investigation, scaleup from POC to series production, Portfolio Management etc.

TD Competencies

• Engineering & Research Centre
• Product Development & Engineering – This division brings out conceptual/detailed designs to support BOH/ETO activities based on customer specifications. Technology trends like digitization of workflows, e- Aviation, Sensorization, Product localization, Design automation, Agile, DFX and Model based designs, (MBDs) have increased the operational efficiency and application productivity. What our customer gain from this is efficient digital data exchange, traceability and flexibility in design changes, reduced carbon footprint and higher performance products.
• Testing : Group Testing Services is a trusted partner in design, process and supplier validation. The testing team ensures greater focus on customer requirements, quality and operational efficiency. This entails greater support for SKF’s processes in a faster manner by applying global test standards, adapted to local customer specific requirements.
• Global Metallurgy & Chemistry Laboratory (GMC)
• Future Factory (Manufacturing 4.0) – Working on World class manufacturing – Lean, Green, Digital.
• Manufacturing Process & Development - We support factories in the areas of process development (Heat treatment), machine building, Advanced Manufacturing – HT simulations, Additive Manufacturing, Vision Inspection etc. We are working on building innovative solutions on machines (measurement/ assembly/ clean manufacturing) and focusing on Scaling technologies like 3D printing and Camera based Inspection system with automation.
• Connected Technologies - develop new products for connectivity and sustain it. We work on sensor technology and data integration. This help customer for predictive maintenance of their assets
  
  

SKF Purpose Statement

Together, we re-imagine rotation for a better tomorrow.

By creating intelligent and clean solutions for people and the planet

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title : Associate Metallurgist

Reports To : Manager- Metallurgy Laboratory

Role Type : Individual Contribution

Location : Bangalor

Role Purpose :

• Preparation of metallographic samples.
• Operating Rockwell, Vickers & Micro Vickers hardness tester.
• Steel chemical analysis.
• Performing Ultrasonic Testing (NDT-UT)
• Laboratory heat treatment of test samples.
• Calibration of equipment.
• Monitoring environmental conditions.
• Adhering to Preventive maintenance scheduling.
• Material handling and tracking.
• Housekeeping.
• To endure cleanliness and orderliness.
• To ensure adherence to safety (PP), & EHS requirements.
• Participate and prepare for the Quality system and EHS audits.
• Raise Purchase requestions as per requirements
  
  

Competencies:

• Functional
• Should be capable of doing sample preparation independently
• Should be able to independently operate equipment’s like Hardness Tester, OES, CS Analyzer and Gas analyzer
• Should be able to perform Hardness testing and Mechanical testing independently
• Will be preferred if experienced in NDT (preferably Ultrasonic Testing)
• Managerial /Leadership
• Effective communication
• Commitment
  
  

Key Deliverables:

• Provide prepared samples to the metallographers on time
• Perform assigned tests on time
• Timely follow ups with the vendors
  
  

Stake Holder Interaction:

• Lab Technicians, Metallographers & Manager
• Professionals & Managers of other departments.
• Calibration agencies & Maintenance personnel
• Suppliers related to equipment’s and consumables
  
  

Candidate Profile :

• Experience in years: Minimum 3 years of experience
• Education: Diploma in Metallurgy/Mechanical
• Industry Type: Steel Industry, Metallurgical Laboratory
  
  

Certification:

• Mandatory
• Additional/Recommended / Preferred
• Level II in UT/RT/MPI
  
  

About SKF

SKF has been around for more than a century and today we are one of the world’s largest global suppliers of bearings and supporting solutions for rotating equipment. With more than 40,000 employees in around 130 countries, we are truly global. Our products are found everywhere in society. In fact, wherever there is movement, SKF’s solutions might be at work. This means that we are an important part of the everyday lives of people and companies around the world. See more, at www.skf.com.