Vulcan Elements
Metal Operations Manager
Research Triangle Park, NC +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Jul 23, 2026
- Location
- Research Triangle Park, NC
Durham, North Carolina, United States - Experience
- Demonstrated operations-management experience; no years specified.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.
About the job
Leads day-to-day metallurgical production operations, managing staff and processes to safely produce metals that meet quality and schedule targets.
What you'll do
- Lead, train, and manage technicians and operators; plan and execute production runs.
- Oversee operating procedures and respond to abnormal operations and troubleshooting.
- Enforce safety practices and improve SOPs, work instructions, training materials, and qualification standards.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience.
- Demonstrated experience managing operations in high-temperature or metallurgical environments.
- Strong understanding of safety in hot-metal and electrically energized systems; experience developing or maintaining SOPs and operational documentation.
- Direct experience with induction melting or vacuum furnaces, metallothermic reduction, or electrochemical or molten salt processes; must be a U.S. Person.
Nice to have
- Experience in pilot plants, demonstration facilities, or early-stage commercial operations.
- Familiarity with process scale-up and experimental operations; experience under formal EHS, ISO, or regulated industrial systems; hands-on troubleshooting with furnaces, power supplies, and thermal systems.
Tools
Induction melting, vacuum furnaces, Metallothermic reduction, Electrochemical, molten salt processes, SOPs, PPE, lockout/tagout
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