Hot Mill Process Engineer

About the role

Location: 2000 Independence Ave, Decatur, AL 35601

Responsibilities

• Design and implement equipment modifications in the Hot Mill and collaborate with downstream processes (Pickling line, Tandem Mill, Galvanizing Line, Batch Annealing, Temper mill) to improve operations and develop new products.
• Work with teammates to create solutions in safety, profitability, and teammate development.
• Develop training and communications to expand knowledge of the team, partners, and customers.
• Develop process improvement plans, including preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance and troubleshooting using IBA Analyzer PDA.
• Lead and participate in safety initiatives.
• Provide process development and technical support for the Hot Rolling Mill to optimize manufacturing for steel sheets and meet customer‑specific high‑end quality requirements.
• Develop and conduct technical training for the rolling mill team to ensure safe, effective operation and quality steel delivery.
• Assess product quality and ensure adherence to industry manufacturing and production standards, addressing quality issues detected in downstream lines.
• Develop best practices to maximize production prime rate, reduce rework, increase yield, productivity, and on‑time delivery.
• Select process parameters to meet product requirements.
• Perform task risk assessments to identify safety hazards and communicate findings to implement controls per the Safety Hierarchy of the Control Pyramid.
• Monitor mill personnel and crew performance; address communication and training needs to improve daily operations KPI.
• Investigate, design, and implement SOPs for hot rolling operations to optimize performance and minimize costs.
• Provide metallurgical and process support to ensure product design satisfies customer requirements.
• Monitor and analyze rolling process and equipment conditions using data acquisition software and SQL coding.
• Perform statistical analysis to draw conclusions impacting product quality and process KPI.
• Develop procedures to support expansion into new markets and applications (electrical steel, construction, automotive exposed steel).
• Expand mill product capabilities and answer order inquiries for new market opportunities.
• Interact with customers and handle claims resolutions.

Requirements

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