Special Process Lead – Heat Treatment
Are you an experienced Heat Treatment Specialist looking for your next challenge? We are seeking a Special Process Lead to take ownership of heat treatment and dip brazing processes, ensuring compliance with NADCAP and aerospace industry standards. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a strong technical background in heat treatment operations, quality control, and process improvement.
Key Responsibilities of a Special Process Lead:
- Lead and oversee all heat treatment and dip brazing operations, ensuring compliance with industry, customer, and regulatory standards.
- Act as the heat treatment process expert, representing the company during external audits, including NADCAP assessments.
- Maintain and update process documentation, procedures, and data sheets to ensure consistency and compliance.
- Train and qualify heat treatment operators, ensuring they meet the required industry and company standards.
- Specify and oversee post-heat treatment inspection and validation processes, ensuring all treated components meet strict quality requirements.
- Work closely with engineering, quality, and production teams to align heat treatment processes with overall manufacturing objectives.
- Ensure health & safety compliance, maintaining a safe working environment in line with legislation.
What We’re Looking For in a Special Process Lead:
- Hands-on heat treatment operational experience within a manufacturing or aerospace environment.
- Formal training in heat treatment and pyrometry.
- Strong understanding of tensile, hardness, and conductivity testing.
- Experience working to NADCAP and aerospace quality requirements.
- Ability to lead a team, train others, and drive continuous improvement.
- Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently.
- Good IT and organisational skills.
Apply Now! If you have the experience and expertise in heat treatment and are looking for an opportunity to lead and develop processes within a high-performing team, we’d love to hear from you.
Click Apply Now or contact Ian at Holt Engineering on 07734406996 for more information