Foundry Quality Supervisor

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.