What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Assurance Intern position at U.S. Pipe Career Center?
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What We Offer:
- Team Collaboration: Join a team-oriented environment where collaboration is not just a buzzword but a priority.
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- Comprehensive Benefits: We provide a comprehensive benefits package with options tailored to meet your needs and those of your family.
Job Description:
U.S. Pipe and Foundry is seeking a Quality Assurance Intern. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting and managing projects related to melting, casting, and annealing processes.
This internship can lead to a full-time at will employment opportunity as US Pipe.
Essential Functions:
- Develop system for the traceability of molten iron chemistries to steel scrap suppliers.
- Perform study on the effect that cupola charge materials have on refractory.
- Institute best practices to increase anneal ability of ductile iron pipe due to future of increasing adverse elements in raw materials.
- Shadow Board.
- Packaging Inspectors.
- Shipping Inspectors.
- Visuals for “Good Quality” pipe at pertinent locations.
- Calipers usage and storage in casting.
- Map Out Process Flow - Quality Check’s.
- Develop “Spare Part” list & Supply of current Gauges, focus on Calipers and handheld devices.
- Spare Part list for all Quality Machines ~ Chemical & Physical Lab.
- Set up Leach Test.
- Slump Test Set Up.
- Machine/process Speeds at Hot Side & Cold Side
- Evaluate how much Thinner can be used during touch up on pipe.
- Evaluate impact on two separate cements coming in on process scrap.
- Gauge transition into HDSS products.
Skills & Other Requirements:
- Must have completed sophomore year.
- Must be enrolled in a Metallurgical or Materials Science Degree Program, Business, Engineering or related
- Should understand metal processing, chemistry, and phase diagrams.
- A minimum of one class in metallography (sample preparation and polishing) is required.
- An interest in foundry processing would be beneficial.
- A working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) is required.
- The applicant should expect to be exposed to an industrial environment and to learn basics of ductile iron metallurgy and processing.
- The candidate will prepare an end of assignment presentation to the plant leadership teams outlining their project work during their assignment
