Engineer

LOCATION:* Posted on Apr 7, 2025

About Us

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Gerdau Special Steel North America is an engineered bar producer headquartered in Jackson, Michigan with world-class steel manufacturing mills in Jackson, Michigan, Monroe Michigan, and Fort Smith, Arkansas, and a metal processing facility in Huntington, Indiana. With engineered steel bar producing capabilities in North America and Brazil, the Gerdau Special Steel group is one of the largest suppliers of SBQ engineered steel bars to the global automotive and heavy truck industries.

Benefits

BASIC FUNCTION:

The Engineer position will provide technical coordination and support in the operating and capital expense management processes by initiating and running projects using the capital expense (CAPEX) project process, equipment monitoring, stabilization and improvements through;

DIMENSIONS:

This position serves in an advisory capacity for all levels of employees, contractors and plant management; however, this position will not be responsible for supervising direct reports. This position will actively participate in the technical development with other applicable engineers and maintenance personnel. This position has direct responsibility for specific projects with medium complexity and values up to $2,000,000. They may also be required to work with a dedicated team on strategic projects with high complexity and values up to $100,000,000. From time to time, the incumbent may be required to travel to work on CAPEX projects.

NATURE AND SCOPE:

This position is primarily responsible for the planning, budgeting, and execution of CAPEX projects. They shall prepare and/or review all engineering, financial, and operational data needed for the correct and efficient development of capital projects. This will include the need to work in close cooperation with department supervisors and appropriate engineering, maintenance, and operations team members to ensure correct and proper selection, installation, and operation of all related equipment to obtain the desired production, safety, and quality levels as needed. The position may be required to work in a multi-disciplinary team to evaluate, plan, budget, and execute complex capital projects.

Qualifications for this position include a four-year college degree in Engineering combined with up to five (5) to eight (8) years of industrial experience. The incumbent should be a specialist in at least one (1) engineering field. Must be knowledgeable in project management techniques used in the development and execution of capital projects. Successful candidate must be able to apply engineering fundamentals to the continuous improvement efforts of CAPEX and maximize the efficiency of the overall plant operation.

This position reports directly to the Engineering Manager, typically an Engineer IV or Engineer V, or the Division Engineering Manager for assignments. The incumbent must possess good communication skills, have the ability to articulate ideas, detail oriented, and be comfortable dealing with associates at all levels within the organization. The position will assist in the preparation and/or review of technical drawings for modifications to existing equipment, development/installation of new equipment, layouts on various systems, and maintenance/repair purposes.

Must stay abreast of current technologies in order to identify and work to resolve areas where improvement is needed. Incumbent must be able to work independently and in a team environment as necessary to execute their assigned projects. Incumbent must be proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) & CAD Software. Experience in Microsoft Project, Project Management Software, & 3D CAD is beneficial.

The incumbent must perform the above-mentioned duties and responsibilities in accordance with all Federal, State, and Local environmental regulations. Employees must also report any situation which may have a detrimental impact to human health or the environment to their immediate supervisor.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Application Process

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. This position is open for domestic candidates only. All external applicants must be legally eligible to immediately work in the country of hire without current or future sponsorship.

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