Aluminum Dynamics, LLC (ADL) is looking to solve the problem of aligning its automotive business with the mill's capabilities and operational goals, and positioning itself as the preferred materials supplier for OEMs, while contributing to the company's through-cycle profitability.
Requirements
- Strong working knowledge of aluminum flat-rolled circle grid analysis.
- Experience in melting, casting, rolling, coating, and/or quality management of aluminum sheet products.
- Proven experience in automotive aluminum sheet supply.
- Experience collaboratively supporting sales/operations personnel and automotive OEMs.
- Technical experience resolving issues and solving problems with ADL automotive customers and field service representatives.
- Experience working with American domestic automotive producers and Tier 1 and Tier 2 stamping partners.
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Lead customer material qualifications and pre-source requirements in collaboration with operations, quality, and sales teams.
- Review customer inquiries and RFQs from a technical perspective, verifying property parameters, material specifications, and performing part investigations as needed.
- Provide technical support to customer manufacturing facilities, including material evaluations such as forming, bonding, welding, strain analysis, FLD analysis, circle grid analysis, and statistical evaluations.
- Coordinate and participate in customer visits, tours, audits, and certification procedures for the mill.
- Develop strong relationships with customers' manufacturing, quality, and engineering personnel.
- Collaborate with operations, sales, and product development to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Support development and refinement of Key Process Variables for customer grades.
Other
- Ability to travel frequently, up to 30-40%.
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams without direct reporting authority.
- High energy, team-oriented, and relationship-driven.
- Willingness to travel across North America and globally to OEM tooling locations.
