Supervisor Rolling Mill

Gerdau North America; Wilton (IA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Gerdau North America is seeking a Routine Facilitator I in the Wilton, IA area. The role focuses on standardizing processes, training operators, and driving continuous improvement within the GBS routines and safety programs.

The position requires an Associate’s Degree and 3–5 years in an industrial setting, with strong people skills and the ability to lead improvement initiatives and audits.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree required in Engineering, Business Administration, or Material Science.
• 3–5 years in industrial or manufacturing environment with exposure to standardization and production quality methods.
• Strong people management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Control workflow within the area of responsibility to minimize downtime.
• Assist in maximizing productivity and monitoring performance.
• Train employees in routine management standards.
• Coach on failure analysis and QIS methodology; document findings.
• Develop corrective action plans and update standards.
• Coordinate safety activities and emergency preparedness practices.
• Establish and negotiate cell goals for area performance.

Skills

People management

Presentation skills

Training others

Detail-oriented

Interpersonal skills

Education

Associate’s Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or Material Science

Job description

At Gerdau, we empower our people to grow, thrive, and make a difference—together. With a culture built on trust and teamwork, we offer meaningful work, continuous development, and opportunities to shape your future. We invite you to come work with us, where your contributions are valued, your voice is heard, and your career is forged with purpose.

Essential Functions

Duties will include controlling the workflow within the area of responsibility, assisting in minimizing downtime and breakdowns, maximizing productivity, monitoring performance, managing routine processes, and training employees in routine management standards.

• Facilitate training sessions for operators under a maintained training matrix on compliance standards, routine methodologies, tools, policies, practices, and processes.
• Coach and develop the team on failure analysis and support the QIS methodology; develop performance expectations, audit performance, document findings, and establish corrective action plans.
• Collaborate with and encourage operators on subjects pertaining to the GBS processes, audits, 5S initiatives, needs assessments, preventive maintenance and safety management processes, QIS, Kaizen events, and other process routine management activities to identify opportunities for improvement and solve problems.
• Conduct trend analysis, compile and analyze symptoms and failures.
• Administer all safety activities; coordinate all emergency preparedness practices, policies, and procedures.
• Track performances on control items; ensure compliance; design and implement new as well as update existing standards.
• Audit performance, document findings, and develop corrective action plans; oversee, contribute to, and support daily routine management activities including the GBS processes/tools.
• Establish and negotiate cell goals and manage action plans for area/cell of responsibility goal achievement.

Additional Responsibilities

The major role of this job is to ensure routine management efforts are followed and opportunities for improvement in processes, products, and production within the area of responsibility are identified. The Routine Facilitator I is responsible for ensuring standardization of processes within the area of responsibility.

• Conduct needs assessments, auditing, coaching of production/quality improvement programs and standards, ITS training, 5S improvements, development and implementation of cost and environmental control goals.
• Develop and implement new and current preventive maintenance and safety management processes and procedures.
• Administer and ensure standardization of processes in control standards, management standards, routine procedures, job aids, one-point lesions, and process guarantee tables.
• Document standardization processes and provide training to personnel responsible for operating in accordance with the standards.
• Audit performance, document findings, and develop corrective action plans; implement standard compliance audits and new and existing standard updates.
• Lead failure analysis when significant problems occur and compare performance to existing standards; make appropriate updates to standards.
• Conduct performance audits against standards and develop corrective actions to ensure compliance.
• Convey effective communication and training to personnel, maintaining accurate records and ensuring stakeholder engagement.
• Ensure compliance with Federal, State, and Local environmental regulations.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the minimum qualifications necessary at the entry to this role and critical for the satisfactory performance of essential duties. The education credentials must be earned from an accredited school/college/university.

Education: Associate’s Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or Material Science.

Work Experience: 3–5 years in an industrial or manufacturing environment with exposure to standardization and production quality methods.

Preferred Experience: Previous qualifying experience in scrap processing, melting, casting, rolling, maintenance, finishing, shipping/warehouse operations, and supervisory/facilitation.

Knowledge

Incumbent must have a working knowledge of the steel manufacturing methods and techniques involving the use of heavy mill machinery and related equipment. Successful candidate will demonstrate a basic knowledge of the business system and the use of complex technical and engineering processes.

• Requires the ability to train and guide people.
• Possesses solid presentation abilities combined with good interpersonal and organizational skills.
• People management skills are a must.
• Detail-oriented and comfortable dealing with associates at all levels within the organization.

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. All external applicants must be legally eligible to immediately work in the country of hire without current or future sponsorship.

If you are vision-impaired or have some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act / Accessible Canada Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866)-788-2798 or [e-mail].