Bilingual Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (Korean/English)

HYUNDAI-POSCO Louisiana Steel; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HYUNDAI-POSCO Louisiana Steel in Donaldsonville, LA is seeking a Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical) to plan and direct maintenance activities that maximize equipment safety, availability, reliability, and lifecycle value, with independent ownership of assigned work.

The role collaborates across HPLS functions and external partners to deliver safe, compliant, timely, and sustainable results during project execution and ongoing operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Maintenance, Reliability Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of relevant professional experience; level calibrated to capability.
• Ability to manage priorities, analyze information, document work, and collaborate across functions.
• Working proficiency with Microsoft 365 and enterprise/technical systems.

Responsibilities

• Assign and coordinate daily work schedules for mechanical maintenance personnel.
• Lead emergency recovery and repair activities for equipment failures.
• Coordinate maintenance with production to minimize disruptions.
• Supervise on-site activities of subcontractors and external providers.
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance.
• Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for equipment failures.
• Coordinate outages, permits, parts, tools, contractors, and interfaces.
• Develop job plans, inspection routes, and spare-parts recommendations.
• Review maintenance history, downtime, and KPI trends; implement improvements.
• Ensure work complies with lockout/tagout, safety, quality, and documentation requirements.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Emergency response

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CMMS/EAM systems

Microsoft 365

Job description

HYUNDAI-POSCO Louisiana Steel in Donaldsonville, LA is seeking a Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical) to plan and direct maintenance activities that maximize equipment safety, availability, reliability, and lifecycle value, with independent ownership of assigned work.

The role collaborates across HPLS functions and external partners to deliver safe, compliant, timely, and sustainable results during project execution and ongoing operations.