Steel Coordination Lead

Metallus Inc.; Canton (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Metallus is seeking a Steel Coordination Lead at the Faircrest facility in Canton, OH. You will focus on the next 8–24 hours of production plans, manage upsets, and ensure safe, high-quality steelmaking operations across the plant.

In steady state, you’ll align with supervisors, plan caster changes, and drive continuous improvement while minimizing disruptions. Expect overtime, rotating shifts, and weekend work as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent with 12 years of steelmaking operations.
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree with 7–9 years in EAF, refining, or caster/solidification operations (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Maintain an uncompromising focus on safety and ensure adherence to Metallus safety standards.
• Lead communication of safety incidents or upset conditions to stabilize the area.
• Coordinate with shift supervisors to identify, communicate, and mitigate hazards.
• Serve as the primary direction during steelmaking upsets to restore steady state.
• Plan, coordinate, and manage caster size change activities and related maintenance for smooth start-up.
• Provide real time coaching and guidance during upset conditions to build skills and decision making.

Skills

Safety leadership

Communication

Operations coordination

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate's degree (business/engineering)

Bachelor's degree (business/engineering)

Job description

Location: Canton, OH, Faircrest Steel Plant (USA_FAIRCREST), 44706

Joining the Metallus team means becoming part of a legacy that dates back over a century. We are an industry leader, manufacturing the cleanest steel in the world for companies in the industrial, aerospace and defense, automotive, and energy markets.

Company: Metallus

Relocation will not be offered for this position.

Purpose

The Steel Coordination Lead plays a critical role in ensuring safe, reliable, and high quality steelmaking operations across the Faircrest facility. This role works closely with the EAF/Refine Supervisor, Solidification Supervisor, FRM Supervisor, and Turnmet to drive performance in safety, quality, and execution. During steady-state operations, this position remains hyperfocus on the existing production plan, focusing on the next 8 to 24 hours of production schedules, risk, and contingencies. This position confirms that the shift responsibilities of Tier 1 meetings are being accomplished to MMOS standards. During non-steady-state operations, this position is primarily focused on communicating the response of an upset condition to upstream and downstream operations. In these conditions, they provide immediate direction, prioritize the plant’s sequencing to establishing a path get back to steady state, set clear milestones, communicate effectively across departments, and ensure timely investigation and corrective action. During a safety incident or significant upset condition in areas including steelmaking or scrap making, this position takes the point on reporting to the appropriate levels of escalation to allow the area’s supervisor to manage the scene.

Additionally, the steelmaking coordinator will manage caster size changes and the necessary maintenance within the Caster’s change over window, enabling the EAF/Refine Supervisor, Solidification Supervisor (primary), and FRM Supervisor to increase focus on execution and driving the melt shop cycle time with the ingot making facility to minimize disruptions in the supply chains to rolling.

Required to work overtime, rotating shifts/ schedules, and/or weekends.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an uncompromising focus on safety; reinforce adherence to all Metallus safety standards and safe work practices.
• Assume the lead in communicating safety incidents or upset conditions to ensure the area is stabilized safely.
• Coordinate with shift supervisors to ensure hazards are identified, communicated, and mitigated appropriately.
• Serve as the primary point of direction during steelmaking process upsets to restore steady state operation.
• Assess problems, determine immediate actions required, and align teams on priorities.
• Establish and communicate milestones, expectations, and recovery timelines to all stakeholders.
• Support execution of melting, refining, solidification, and casting activities to hit production targets.
• Plan, coordinate, and manage caster size change activities to align with scheduling and production requirements. Within the management responsibilities of the caster size changes, this position also manages the necessary maintenance within the Caster’s change window to have a successful start-up.
• Help ensure metallurgical and process control standards are followed during steady and upset conditions.
• Lead and/or support timely problem investigations, corrective actions, and communication.
• Coordinate with quality and process engineering as issues develop.
• Conduct audits to confirm Tier 1 components of the MMOS are being done to the standard.
• Partner with training leads to assess team member progress and ensure training programs are executed consistently.
• Conduct performance audits to evaluate operator understanding, execution discipline, and adherence to procedures.
• Provide real time coaching, especially during upset conditions, to build skill and decision making capability across crews.
• Identify training gaps and collaborate with supervisors and training leads to develop targeted improvement plans.
• Reinforce expectations around safety, quality, and operational discipline through ongoing coaching and feedback.
• Provide clear, timely communication to supervisors, operators, and leadership regarding status, actions, and risks.
• Support documentation of shift activities including recovery steps, findings, and lessons learned.
• Assist supervisors with maintaining a consistent shift to shift pass down and alignment on priorities.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent with 12years of experience in steelmaking operations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate's degree in business management, engineering, or related degree with 9 years of experience in EAF, refining, or caster/solidification operations.
• Bachelor's degreein business management, engineering, or related degree with 7 years of experiencein EAF, refining, or caster/solidification operations.

The company prohibits harassment or discrimination against any employee on the basis of any status protected by law, including, but not limited to, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, gender, sex or veteran status.