Co-Op Vim/Var

Special Metals is looking for a motivated student to join its quality assurance team as a co-op. This role supports the Senior Metallurgical Engineer by managing, charting, and analyzing daily production melt data for the VIM (Vacuum Induction Melting) and VAR (Vacuum Arc Remelting) shops. The co-op will also take on technical side projects that can include but aren't limited to scripting and spreadsheet design. Work in this role is subject to quality audits, so accuracy and attention to detail are essential.
This position is a good fit for a Computer Science student who wants to apply programming and data skills in a real-world industrial manufacturing setting. It offers real responsibility, direct contact with engineering staff, and a schedule built around your classes.

Responsibilities
Core Duties
* Maintain VIM and VAR spreadsheets.
* Enter melt data accurately, keeping records up to date.
* Chart and analyze melt data to find trends, anomalies, and potential quality concerns.
* Keep physical documents in the work area neat and organized.
* Report findings to the Senior Engineer promptly, clearly, and concisely.
* Review and control quality documents, specifications, and procedures, ensuring they are up to date, complete, and accurate.
* Accomplish all tasks and day-to-day duties while putting safety first and foremost.

Project Work
This position is also assigned smaller independent projects as the need arises. These may include:
* Designing and building new Excel spreadsheets, macros, and tools from scratch.
* Writing scripts to organize, process, and analyze large numbers of files.
* Streamlining and automating existing data workflows.

Qualifications
Required
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including formulas and charting.
* Proficient in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
* Basic scripting ability, such as with Python, PowerShell, or a similar language.
* Attention to detail: taking your time to enter, double-check, and analyze your work.
* Strong communication skills.
* Strong organizational skills.
* The ability to work independently on assigned projects.
* The ability to follow all site safety procedures, including navigating the shop floor safely.
Preferred
* Enrolled in Computer Science or a related program.
* Experience with Excel macros.
* Experience automating repetitive tasks.
* Experience working with large datasets.

Schedule and Work Environment
The position is in person at the Special Metals facility in Huntington, WV. Hours are flexible and can change to accommodate your course load each semester.

PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS
PHYSICAL DEMANDS - FREQUENTLY MOVES ABOUT THE PRODUCTION FACILITIES. MUST BE ABLE TO DETECT UNSAFE CONDITIONS FROM LONG DISTANCES. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS MAY BE MADE TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS.

WORK ENVIRONMENT - THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT REQUIRES THE EMPLOYEE TO WORK BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE IN HEAT/COLD, WET/HUMID AND DRY/ARID CONDITIONS. FREQUENTLY REQUIRES THE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND CONDITIONS. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS MAY BE MADE TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS.

The Special Metals Corporation group of companies was created in the latter part of 1998 when Special Metals Corporation of New Hartford, New York, acquired Inco Alloys International, including its Huntington Alloys and Wiggin Alloys divisions. In 2006, Special Metals Corporation became a part of Precision Castparts Corp., a worldwide manufacturer of complex metal components and products. With a history of alloy technology now going back some 100 years, our company continues to provide solutions to difficult materials problems through such time-tested products as our world-recognized INCONEL, INCOLOY, NIMONIC, UDIMET, MONEL and NILO alloys.

Today's Special Metals is a world leader in the invention, production and supply of the high-nickel, high-performance alloys used for the difficult jobs in engineering. These alloys are highly engineered to offer a superior combination of heat resistance, high-temperature corrosion resistance, toughness and strength and are used in the world's most technically demanding industries and applications. Special Metals offers the largest range of nickel alloys and product forms, as well cobalt alloys, to more than ten worldwide markets. We produce nickel alloys in all standard mill forms, from large ingots and billets to plate, sheet, strip, tubing, bar and wire, the latter of which includes core and filler wires for welding products. The company has manufacturing and research facilities in the USA and Europe, sales offices in North America, Europe and Asia, and a distribution network including most of the industrialized countries of the world.

Special Metals Corporation is the world's premier inventor, developer and producer of nickel alloy and cobalt alloys-with a portfolio of more than 100 alloy compositions, wrought products and welding consumables, over 80 percent of which were invented in our own laboratories. All created to help redefine what's possible in the world of energy and industry.

Our time-tested nickel alloys are highly engineered to offer a superior combination of heat resistance, high temperature and corrosion resistance, toughness and strength for the most demanding applications. No other single manufacturer offers such a comprehensive range of game-changing alloy compositions and product forms.

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability - not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.