Steel Dynamics, Inc.

Tunnel Furnace Technician - Columbus Flat Roll Group

Job Locations US-MS-Columbus
ID 2025-5635
Pos. Category
Production

Division

Steel Dynamics

Overview

Perform daily maintenance walkthroughs and routine inspections of the tunnel furnaces and related equipment

Responsibilities

  • Complete and/or support required mechanical maintenance to material handling and combustion systems components throughout TF area.
  • Change tunnel furnace rolls, bearings, couplings, and boots as needed to ensure rolls are tuning and in good functional repair.
  • Maintain proper organization and high standard of housekeeping of Tunnel Furnace area.
  • In coordination with shift personnel ensure that slide gates are dumped and scale is removed.
  • Maintain and repair TF refractory on roof panels and roll window openings.
  • Ability to operate the tunnel furnace material handling and combustion systems in manual and automatic.
  • Ability to light both tunnel furnaces from a cold and warm startup.
  • Ability to reject a bar from the furnace and clear rejected slabs off table as needed.
  • Perform other duties laid out by the shift supervisor or mechanical lead .
  • Manage spare parts and consumable inventories for furnace.
  • Use of CMMS for ordering materials, managing work orders and interfacing with PM system.
  • Maintain combustion and material tracking system sensors and actuators.
  • Coordinate with contractors to facilitate repairs when outside assistance is required

 

Qualifications

  • Strong safety awareness and fluent with our TCOS program.
  • Good communication skills (verbal, written, and electronic).
  • Self-motivated with the ability to work consistently without direct supervision.
  • Mechanically inclined.
  • Basic electrical knowledge.
  • Willing to work scheduled and unscheduled overtime.
  • Ability to work routinely in a hot environment.
  • Repetitive stretching, reaching, lifting and walking will be required to support routine responsibilities.
  • Understanding of combustion systems and controls preferred.
  • Capable of operating mobile equipment and overhead cranes

 

Preferred

  • Dual line CSP Hot Mill operations experience preferred

Steel Dynamics, Inc., and all affiliated entities are equal opportunity employers. 

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