Rolling Mill Specialist

Commercial Metals Company; Durant (OK); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 Benefits Coverage

Day 1 PTO & Vacation

401(k) company match

Bonuses

Company-paid life and disability

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Training and advancement opportunities

Job summary

Commercial Metals Company (CMC) seeks a dedicated professional to contribute to the rolling mill operations, equipment reliability, and continuous improvement initiatives across our facilities. This role focuses on data-driven analysis, quality, and safety in a heavy industrial environment.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize throughput, reduce defects, and sustain best practices. The position involves training Mill Operators and supporting safety programs while driving

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make recommendations.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive process improvements.
• Effective project management and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Heavy industrial experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and improve equipment uptime, availability, and reliability metrics.
• Ensure compliance with procedures via audit, including implementing programs for continuous improvement of product quality and process efficiency.
• Lead cross-functional improvement projects to reduce defects, improve throughput, and enhance product quality.
• Support troubleshooting activities related to rolling mill operations, product quality, and process stability.
• Collect data to support continuous improvement analysis and process implementations.
• Develop innovative solutions and best practices; conduct equipment and process studies to support continuous improvement.
• Evaluate and improve safety, training, quality practices, and operational processes in hot rolling of long bar products.
• Maintain safe and reliable Rolling Mill systems while improving production rates, uptime efficiencies, yields, cost, and changeovers.
• Promote, mentor, and sustain quality standards and practices.
• Train and develop Mill Operators as needed, to include periodic shift work and to meet training and business objectives.
• Participates in the CMC Safety Programs and proactively upholds the CMC Safety Culture.
• Drive performance against KPIs including throughput, yield, downtime, quality, and cost.
• Focused on strategic goals and able to direct, control and co-ordinate activities towards areas which yield the highest long-term rewards for the organization.
• Monitor and analyze rolling mill process performance, including productivity, yield, quality, throughput, and equipment utilization.
• Responsible for working with various supervisors to insure the maintenance of all equipment with the goal of efficient and consistent operations of the Rolling Mill

Skills

Analytical skills

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

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There’s more to CMC than our products and the buildings, structures, and roads they go into. At CMC, it’s the people inside our recycling centers, fabrication plants, manufacturing facilities, steel mills and offices that make us who we are as a company. Our success comes from finding, retaining, and supporting the highest quality talent by offering:

• Day 1 Benefits Coverage with low cost Medical, Vision, Dental
• Day 1 Paid-time Off and Vacation
• 4.5% Company Match 401(k) plan
• Competitive Compensation and Bonuses
• Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training and Advancement Opportunities

Why This Job

CMC provides an excellent opportunity to learn the steel, construction reinforcement and ground stabilization industries and to grow in your career. Whether you will spend your day brainstorming in an office cubicle, operating a crane, running manufacturing equipment or troubleshooting technical obstacles, at CMC, you’ll get the training and support from your team that you need to excel in your role and reach your full potential.

What You'll Do

• Monitor and improve equipment uptime, availability, and reliability metrics
• Ensure compliance with procedures via audit, including implementing programs for continuous improvement of product quality and process efficiency, applying relevant advanced statistical techniques to the analysis of test or process data
• Lead cross-functional improvement projects to reduce defects, improve throughput, and enhance product quality
• Support troubleshooting activities related to rolling mill operations, product quality, and process stability
• Collect data to support continuous improvement analysis and process implementations
• Develop innovative solutions and best practices. Conduct equipment and process studies to support continuous improvement
• Evaluate and improve safety, training, quality practices, and operational processes in hot rolling of long bar products
• Maintain safe and reliable Rolling Mill systems while improving production rates, uptime efficiencies, yields, cost, and changeovers
• Promote, mentor, and sustain quality standards and practices
• Train and develop Mill Operators as needed, to include periodic shift work and to meet training and business objectives
• Participates in the CMC Safety Programs and proactively upholds the CMC Safety Culture
• Drive performance against KPIs including throughput, yield, downtime, quality, and cost
• Focused on strategic goals and able to direct, control and co-ordinate activities towards areas which yield the highest long-term rewards for the organization
• Monitor and analyze rolling mill process performance, including productivity, yield, quality, throughput, and equipment utilization
• Responsible for working with various supervisors to insure the maintenance of all equipment with the goal of efficient and consistent operations of the Rolling Mill

What You'll Need

• Understanding of rolling mill roll maintenance and pass design concepts
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make recommendations
• Comprehensive knowledge of rolling mill processes and equipment
• Ability to interpret production data, quality reports, and technical documentation
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities
• Effective project management and organizational skills
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive process improvements
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to operational excellence
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Heavy industrial experience preferred

Your Education

• High School Diploma or GED preferred
• Preferred past successful experience in operations in metal recycling facility or other related industry

We are CMC, a Fortune 500® company at the leading edge of our industry. Our construction reinforcement and steel products have supported construction projects and structures around the world. The secret to our success? We’ve built our legacy by assembling a team of innovators and doers to tackle some of the most challenging construction reinforcement problems facing our world for more than 100 years — and we’re just getting started.

If you’re ready to join a team working to make our industry more sustainable, support the bridges, roadways, buildings and infrastructure that connects our communities, and do meaningful work, you’re ready to joinCMC. Let's build a better world!

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