Leading plant projects from beginning to end: problem identification, supplier lineup, sourcing, design approval, contractor management, equipment certification, and training of production and maintenance employees on new equipment

Safety: 

• Actively drive all components of “Take Control of Safety”
• Enforce SDI Cardinal Lifesaving rules
• Keep safety top of mind
• Participate in:
  • Toolbox Talks (daily safety alerts and discussions)
  • Exposure assessments
  • Red tape challenges (removing employees from danger)
  • Creation, review, & training JSA/SOP’s
  • Training/development of employees in hazard recognition
  • Incident investigation and reporting

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Follow SDI safety policies, procedures, efforts, and initiatives
• Lead projects to improve safety, quality, and throughput
• Plan and oversee the budget, vendor selection, design, construction, installation, and signoff of new equipment
• Source and manage contractors to ensure work is performed safely, timely, and completely
• Train production and maintenance teams on new equipment
• Troubleshoot day to day equipment problems with maintenance and production teams as needed
• Identify causes of equipment downtime and implement corrective actions to prevent it from happening again
• Work with maintenance to implement PMs on equipment
• Review and set critical spare part quantities for new equipment
• Update layouts and mechanical prints as needed
• All other assigned tasks

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent on the job experience
• Safety first attitude
• Strong desire to learn
• Problem solving mindset
• Driven to make continuous improvement
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Motivated to succeed as a team
• Willingness to work in cold/hot conditions

Preferred

Experience with:

• Metal industry, furnaces, casting, cooling, or crane systems
• Automated systems (conveyors, robots, etc.)
• Managing projects, budgets, and contractors
• Leading cross functional teams
• Equipment/process design
• Troubleshooting complicated equipment
• Preventative maintenance of equipment
• Material handling/warehouse systems
• AutoCAD, SolidWorks, MS Office, etc.

Steel Dynamics Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.