Position: Foundry Quality Supervisor

Position Reports to: Foundry Engineering Manager

Positions Supervised: 2-3 Quality Technicians

Location: This is an on-site role located in Norwich, KS.

Employment Type: Full-Time / Salary - Exempt

Primarily a day shift with flexibility to support off shifts, as needed

Compensation: Competitive salary based on experience

Role Overview

The foundry Quality Supervisor is responsible for overall metallurgical integrity, foundry process control, and quality assurance within a green sand, ductile iron foundry. This role ensures that materials, processes, and finished castings meet internal standards, ASTM requirements and customer specifications. The position serves as the primary technical authority for metallurgy and foundry quality, leads defect analysis and continuous improvement efforts, and acts as the foundry quality representative for customers. In addition, this role provides hands-on technical leadership across sand and molding processes, alloy and chemistry control, inspection systems, and documentation. The position supervises foundry quality technicians and plays a key role in improving safety, efficiency, yield and product consistency.

Primary Responsibilities

Quality Assurance & Customer Interface

Monitor iron chemistry, microstructure, mechanical properties, and heat treatment results to ensure conformance to ASTM and customer requirements.

Evaluate raw materials for quality consistency and cost effectiveness

Serve as the foundry quality representative for customers, including defect resolution, corrective actions, and casting returns

Lead root cause analysis for casting defects, scrap, and customer issues; implement and verify corrective actions

Ensure adherence to ISO 9001 and applicable quality system requirements

Perform quality inspections and signoff for pattern changes, job changes, grinding operations, and process modifications

Provide technical and quality input for quoting activities and special customer requirements

Laboratory & Technical Leadership

Direct and oversee all foundry laboratory activities, including spectrographic analysis, tensile testing, hardness testing, metallography, and sand testing

Supervise and train lab personnel and foundry quality technicians

Serve as technical backup for lab operations during personnel absences

Process Control & Continuous Improvement

Develop, maintain, and update quality and process documentation covering molding, core making, melting, finishing, inspection, and lab operations

Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives to reduce scrap, improve yield, increase efficiency, and enhance process stability

Recommend and implement new testing methods, process controls, technologies, and equipment upgrades

Support safety, efficiency, and standardization initiatives across foundry operations

General

Collaborate closely with engineering, production, maintenance, and quality teams to support foundry objectives

Utilize Microsoft Office tools for analysis, reporting, and communication

Perform other duties as assigned by the Foundry Engineering Manager

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in manufacturing-related field (relevant experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree)

Manufacturing or foundry environment experience required

Proficiency with lab testing equipment (spectrometer, tensile testing, hardness testing, metallography, sand testing, etc.)

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment

Prior supervisory or team leadership experience required

Preferred Qualifications

Strong knowledge of ductile iron metallurgy, alloys, solidification, heat treatment, and failure analysis

3-5+ years of quality experience in a foundry or metals manufacturing environment

Knowledge of ISO 9001 quality systems

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Commitment to continuous professional development

Physical & Work Environment Requirements

Frequent exposure to heat, dust, noise and industrial equipment

Ability to stand and walk for extended periods

Ability to lift 25-50lb castings occasionally

Required use of PPE (hard hat, safety glasses, steel toe boots)

Farrar Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer in accordance with applicable laws.

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