A Production Engineer combines knowledge of manufacturing technology and engineering sciences with management theory. Designs the production steps, defines and monitors resources needed, and evaluates efficiency of the overall process.
This position will assist the department process engineers and supervisors, and plant management in ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of all improvement aspects within the electrical and process automation systems. The major role of this job is to focus on continuous improvement and integration of improvement principles, technical and engineering principles, identifying best practices, and act as a change agent to help achieve a higher level of results within the assigned location by maximizing existing technologies and implementing new solutions to processes. This position serves in a material manufacturing automated processes advisory capacity with no direct reports. Serves as a coach to all production and maintenance employees, and plant management. Primary responsibility and accountability rests with higher levels of supervision.
Requirements:
The major role of this job is to identify opportunities for improvement in processes, products, and production within the electrical and process automation systems. These duties will include the development and implementation of new as well as adjusting existing standards, structures, systems, and equipment. This position is responsible to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of all improvement aspects within their area of responsibility. Incumbent will be responsible for reaching improvement through the application of the available methods and tools in conjunction with the use of technical and engineering principles. Responsible for coordinating improvement activities directly with the appropriate Superintendent, Supervisors, and staff within the steelmaking process area. Qualifications for this position include a four year college degree in Engineering (Electrical or Electronic preferably) combined with 5 or more years experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment with high level exposure to advanced process and factory automation technologies, standardization and production quality methods. Incumbent must have an extensive knowledge of steel manufacturing methods, techniques and technologies involving the use of heavy mill machinery and related equipment. Previous qualifying experience in scrap processing, melting, casting, rolling, maintenance, finishing, shipping/warehouse operations, and supervisory/facilitation a must. Successful candidate will demonstrate an extensive knowledge of the business system and the use of complex technical and engineering processes. Requires the ability to train people and serve as a coach to employees. The incumbent should possess solid presentation abilities combined with good interpersonal and organizational skills. This position directly reports to the Department Manager. The incumbent will coordinate efforts with the different functional groups both within area of responsibility and other areas of the location. The incumbent would be detail oriented, self-driven and must be comfortable dealing with associates at all levels within the organization. The incumbent will be responsible for the oversight, contribution to, and support of all the automation technologies trainings and development activities for employees of the location. PM19 PI82d2c72d7a7e-9928
