Lead Quality Engineer

About the role

Cleveland-Cliffs has an immediate opportunity for a Lead Quality Engineer at our Burns Harbor operation. The Lead Quality Engineer is responsible for guiding and supporting daily quality activities, including inspection, testing, ensuring quality system compliance, reducing waste/non-conforming material, and metallurgical product improvement to make the highest quality steel. The ideal candidate will have prior steel industry experience in steel making, hot rolling, cold rolling, or plate operations, be self-motivated, and thrive in a fast-paced work environment with complex operations.

Responsibilities

• Comply with safety, quality, and environmental standards
• Work closely within multifunctional teams to drive results and improve quality metrics
• Possess the ability to lead effectively within a team environment, utilizing clear and effective communication skills
• Utilize metallurgical expertise to lead product development, process optimization improvements, and defect reduction initiatives through data analysis, problem solving, and knowledge of customer operations and markets
• Provide technical expertise to solve internal and external customer issues
• Aid field sales personnel in the resolution of any major quality issues
• Regularly communicate customer problems to management and the workforce
• Maintain quality design systems and train customer account representatives on order requirements and setup
• Assist in the development of corrective actions
• Review the mill's quality performance and assist in continuous improvement activities
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Metallurgical Engineering or Material Science or equivalent working experience
• Twelve (12) years' previous experience in an industrial or related environment
• Working knowledge of metallurgical principles and steel defect origins
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Familiar with the Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access)
• Provide technical solutions and material selection recommendations for internal and external customers by understanding manufacturing and product capability
• Interpersonal skills and the ability to operate effectively within a team-oriented, fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of either steelmaking, hot rolling, cold rolling or plate operations
• Demonstrated success in defining and resolving problems
• Strong analytical skills

Benefits

• Competitive pay with variable compensation opportunity
• Health insurance
• Retirement plan
• Education assistance
• Paid time off

Relocation assistance may be considered for highly qualified candidates from outside the local area.