Heat Treatment

Special Process Lead – Heat Treatment

Are you an experienced Heat Treatment Specialist looking for your next challenge? We are seeking a Special Process Lead to take ownership of heat treatment and dip brazing processes, ensuring compliance with NADCAP and aerospace industry standards. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a strong technical background in heat treatment operations, quality control, and process improvement.

Key Responsibilities of a Special Process Lead:
Lead and oversee all heat treatment and dip brazing operations, ensuring compliance with industry, customer, and regulatory standards.
Act as the heat treatment process expert, representing the company during external audits, including NADCAP assessments.
Maintain and update process documentation, procedures, and data sheets to ensure consistency and compliance.
Train and qualify heat treatment operators, ensuring they meet the required industry and company standards.
Specify and oversee post-heat treatment inspection and validation processes, ensuring all treated components meet strict quality requirements.
Work closely with engineering, quality, and production teams to align heat treatment processes with overall manufacturing objectives.
Ensure health & safety compliance, maintaining a safe working environment in line with legislation.What We’re Looking For in a Special Process Lead:
Hands-on heat treatment operational experience within a manufacturing or aerospace environment.
Formal training in heat treatment and pyrometry.
Strong understanding of tensile, hardness, and conductivity testing.
Experience working to NADCAP and aerospace quality requirements.
Ability to lead a team, train others, and drive continuous improvement.
Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently.
Good IT and organisational skills.

Apply Now! If you have the experience and expertise in heat treatment and are looking for an opportunity to lead and develop processes within a high-performing team, we’d love to hear from you.

Click Apply Now or contact Ian at Holt Engineering on (phone number removed) for more information