Job Description

Job Description

ARTAZN LLC, a Jadex Inc. company, is a US-based manufacturer of zinc strip and applied zinc products. Headquartered in Greeneville, Tennessee, we are the largest North American producer of solid zinc strip and zinc-based products, and one of the largest in the world. For over a century, ARTAZN™’s craftsmen and visionaries have fueled innovative solutions and a manufacturing process centered around maximizing the transformative properties of zinc. ARTAZN™ is one of the leading coin blank manufacturers, with 300 billion coins released into circulation, and also supplies for customers in the automotive, architectural, building, cathodic protection and specialty industries.

ARTAZN™ is committed to: always being customer first; responding to client needs with innovative, high-quality solutions that are efficient and reliable; creating value through performance.

R &D Applications Engineer (Metals) – Greeneville, TN

Reporting directly to the President of the organization, the R&D Applications Engineer is responsible for the conceptualization and innovation of new products including scaling to manufacturing level. This position will oversee and operate a set of sub-scale equipment dedicated to the development of new zinc-based alloys and process development. Equipment includes a melting furnace, a caster, a rolling mill, an optical electronic microscope plus a variety of metallography equipment used to analyze and characterize material properties.

Job Duties / Responsibilities

• Innovation of new materials for zinc alloys and zinc based products, or processes to enable new products in coinage, cathodic protection, and industrial - automotive fuse, building and construction, and architectural products.
• Lead the identification of new properties for zinc based products or processes for 1) alloying and forming zinc, or 2) electroplating of coinage type products.
• Scaling of new products or processes into the manufacturing realm, ensuring the clear hand off of critical parameters and processing required to achieve functional product in a reliable manner.
• Cross functional leadership of New Product Development group members (process engineers, quality, sales, purchasing, program management, etc.) to assist in the facilitation of the above functions.
• Interface with potential customers to better understand their needs and convey our capabilities in a clear manner.
• Assist ancillary groups such as manufacturing, marketing and sales as needed to provide a technical perspective in that area.
• Develop, create, and test new potential zinc alloys in the alloy development lab.
• Collaborate with coinage lab on product and process improvements for zinc and steel based coins.
• Present lab development results internally at Artazn, and periodically to our customers.
• Attend trade shows and conferences to gain increased knowledge of zinc and electroplating, and to develop network of peers.

Education / Experience / Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering in a relevant engineering field (Master’s degree a plus)
• 5+ years’ experience in product development (preferably metals)
• Metallurgical background highly preferred
• Experience working in a heavy manufacturing environment (metals)
• Experience in quality systems
• Strong knowledge of chemistry and chemical safety related to metals and metal manufacturing

Specifics

• Competitive Salary & bonus potential
• Competitive Benefits Package
• 401K with Match
• PTO / Corporate Holidays

Jadex Inc and its Businesses do not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.