Industrial tooling and materials for aerospace, energy, and manufacturing
Kennametal operates a capital-heavy manufacturing business centered on precision tooling and wear-resistant materials across aerospace, energy, and general engineering. The hiring mix skews heavily toward manufacturing roles (96 active positions) relative to engineering (37), supported by steady adoption of Kanban and active TPM implementation — operational efficiency improvements typical of mature discrete manufacturing. Active projects span CRM adoption, new product launches, and capital investments, alongside persistent pain points around downtime, lead time, and fleet efficiency.
Notable leadership hires: Tech Lead
Kennametal is a publicly traded industrial technology company headquartered in Pittsburgh with over 10,000 employees operating across 16+ countries. The company manufactures and distributes precision tooling, carbide products, and wear-resistant solutions for metalworking, aerospace, mining, construction, and automotive sectors. Operations run on deeply integrated SAP infrastructure (S/4HANA, ECC, CRM, MM, PM, Project Systems) paired with specialized manufacturing software (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Fanuc, Mazak, Siemens, NX). Revenue and growth depend on regional sales execution, dealer networks, and managing a distributed global manufacturing footprint.
Kennametal actively recruits across 16 countries: India, United States, Germany, Australia, China, Philippines, Vietnam, Poland, Brazil, United Kingdom, Malaysia, Canada, Belgium, Spain, Bolivia, and South Korea.
Kennametal runs SAP S/4HANA alongside legacy SAP ECC, with financial (FI), materials management (MM), project systems, and CRM modules integrated across operations.
Yes. Manufacturing represents the largest hiring category with 96 active positions, followed by sales (48) and engineering (37), reflecting operational scale and regional expansion priorities.
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