Job Description

Headquartered in Norway and with more than a century of experience in renewable energy, technology and innovation, Norsk Hydro, the only fully integrated company in the aluminum sector, has 32,000 employees on 140 sites across 40 countries. Hydro combines local expertise, global reach and unrivaled R&D capabilities to serve its more than 30,000 customers. Besides producing primary aluminum, rolled/extruded products and recycling, Norsk Hydro also mines bauxite, refines alumina and generates power to become the only 360° company in the global aluminum industry. Present across the entire value chain, Norsk Hydro is committed to improving the lives of its customers and communities by shaping a sustainable future through innovative aluminum solutions (www.hydro.com)

‘Hydro Extrusions’ is one of the 4 branches of activity of the Norsk Hydro group (besides ‘Hydro Bauxite Alumina’, ‘Hydro Aluminum Metal’, and ‘Hydro Energie’). ‘Hydro Extrusions’ serves customers across all industries, from automotive and mass transportation to building and construction, electronics, offshore and marine. Our experts help design and manufacture custom extrusions through to fully fabricated components.

'Hydro Extrusions' is present in the Benelux with 7 factories (4 BE, 3NL), with nearly 1,000 employees, thus offering a wide range of possibilities in extrusion, manufacturing and surface treatment solutions for our customers .

On the Ghlin site, near Mons, is an important foundry of the Extrusion Europe group (9 foundries). Equipped since 2019 with a 2nd state-of-the-art melting furnace, the Ghlin site aims to become the benchmark in green and sustainable aluminum recycling, and we are on the verge of becoming CO2 neutral in the near future. To achieve these ambitious objectives a strengthening of the organizational structure is also underway. In this context we are recruiting a (m/f):

PROCESS & QUALITY ENGINEER (metallurgy)

You will be involved with process, quality and project tasks in the casthouse:

Process

• Incoming scrap analysis and optimization
• Analysis and improvement of the loading and melting process in order to reduce costs, energy consumption and melt loss
• Improve the degassing, casting, ultrasonic inspection and homogenization processes by casting recipe creation and optimization
• Analyze and map existing processes, analyze all parameters in order to detect anomalies, bottlenecks, yield, and quality losses.

Quality

• Manage the QSSE system and product certifications
• Manage the laboratory and control tools
• Analysis and handling of customer complaints
• Perform internal process and product audits, and perform statistical process control of all process steps

Projects

• Strong involvement in future investments in furnaces and installations for treatment, sorting and inspection in order to reach maximum casthouse safety, flexibility and sustainability.
• Benchmark with other Hydro casthouses throughout Europe and work on specific developments with our European R&D Center.

Your profile:

• A higher degree in engineering is a must, preferably with a metallurgy or materials science specialization.
• Some experience in a casthouse / foundry /… is useful, perhaps with knowledge of aluminium, but young graduates are encouraged to apply
• You prefer a combination of hands-on work in a industrial environment and in-depth analysis of processes
• You are passionate about your chosen field, and happy to share your knowledge with your team on the shop floor.
• Ability to work in an international and multicultural environment, fluent in French and English

What we offer:

• A pleasant team and an informal, results-oriented company culture.
• Extensive possibilities for personal development, training and international exchange within a world-wide industry leader.
• An attractive salary package with company car and benefits.
• The opportunity to contribute to a more sustainable future through innovative aluminium solutions.

How to apply: Interested ? Please send your CV to Jan Vandenhende via jan.vandenhende@hydro.com , more details via mail or +32 477 328534. We guarantee a fast and discrete treatment of your application. Please visit our website www.hydro.com