Sr. Process Engineer - Rolling Mill

CMC; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits Coverage

PTO & Vacation

401(k) match

Lifestyle Benefit

Bonuses

Job summary

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, operating a crane, running manufacturing equipment or troubleshooting 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in metallurgy, mechanical engineering or related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in a rolling mill environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze process performance using data-driven methods to identify waste, variability, and improvement opportunities.
• Investigate and recommend process, procedure, training or equipment needs to continually improve performance.
• Work with department and shift managers to optimize personnel and process execution for consistent performance and continuous process improvement.
• Monitor shop performance and processes daily for operation within established parameters.
• Determine causes for deviation and recommend corrections.
• Provide reporting daily, weekly and monthly to document Mill performance against established KPIs.
• Work with QA to monitor product quality and correct deviations.
• Interact with resources internal and external for consistency and improvement.
• Lead or support process improvement projects and operational excellence initiatives.

Skills

Rolling mill operations

Data analysis

Manufacturing improvement

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgy or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Excel

Statistical methods

Job description

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

it’s what’s inside that counts

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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


• $500 Annual Company-paid Lifestyle Benefit


• 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

• Analyze process performance using data-driven methods to identify waste, variability, and improvement opportunities


• Investigate and recommend process, procedure, training or equipment needs to continually improve performance


• Work with department and shift managers to optimize personnel and process execution for consistent performance and continuous process improvement


• Monitor shop performance and processes daily for operation within established parameters


• Determine causes for deviation and recommend corrections


• Provide reporting daily, weekly and monthly to document Mill performance against established key performance indicators


• Work with Quality Assurance Department to monitor product quality and identify and correct any deviations


• Interact with company personnel resources external to plant about process performance and improvement


• Initiate communication with resources external to company (suppliers and contractors) for consistency and improvement initiatives


• Lead or support process improvement projects and operational excellence initiatives

What You’ll Need

• Knowledge of Rolling Mill operations to include Reheat Furnace, Rolling Mill, Cooling Bed, and Backshear Bundling equipment strongly preferred


• Minimum three years rolling mill experience in a hands on environment


• Basic knowledge of the rolling process preferred


• Strong communication and negotiation skills, both written and verbal


• Highly technical, detail oriented, organized and self-starter


• Willingness and ability to work hands-on in the shop with operators on flexible schedules


• Ability to work within all levels of the organization (shop floor to upper management)


• Critical thinking, strong analytical and problem solving skills and attention to detail

Your Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline required.

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 join CMC.

Let’s build a better world!

CMC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, or other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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