Schnitzer Steel Industries

Senior Process Engineer

Schnitzer Steel Industries$125K — $145K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Relevant engineering degree or equivalent experience.
  • Strong commitment to safety with proactive application in teamwork.
  • Quality and detail-oriented with excellent problem-solving skills.
  • Highly motivated, self-directed, and hands-on with willingness for extra hours.
  • 10 years' experience in melting (Scrap - EAF), refining, and casting processes in a steel plant.
  • Demonstrated experience in root cause and corrective action methodologies.

Responsibilities

  • Track KPIs to ensure alignment with goals and drive continuous improvement.
  • Analyze production gaps in the meltshop to meet reliability targets.
  • Investigate heat misses and provide suggestions for enhancements.
  • Support operators from the pulpits to achieve production aims.
  • Participate in daily meetings to address and solve operational issues.
  • Support safety, health, environmental, and quality programs.
  • Ensure adherence to policies and procedures to meet objectives.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment across multiple departments.
  • Opportunities for hands-on learning and development in production processes.
  • Active participation in safety and quality improvement programs.
Full Job Description
A Senior Process Engineer plays a crucial role in optimizing and overseeing various stages of steel production to ensure efficiency, quality, and safety. Some of the responsibilities are analyzing production process, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing solutions to enhance overall performance.

A Senior Process Engineer must collaborate with various departments within the plant, such as metallurgy, maintenance, and operations, to streamline production workflows. Monitor equipment performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement preventive strategies to minimize downtime and maximize production output.

Salary Range: $125,000 to $145,000 Annually

Responsibilities:

  • Track relevant KPI's to ensure tracking to goal and work continuously to improve
  • Spend necessary time on meltshop to understand when production and reliability targets not being met
  • Work on heat misses and diverts to understand reason for issue and make suggestions to improve
  • Spend time in pulpits supporting and advising the operators in achieving aims
  • Participate in morning meeting to understand issues and explain potential reasons and solutions
  • Support the Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality programs.
  • Ensure policies, procedures and all activities are carried out to support goals and objectives.
  • Understanding IBA would be a plus


Qualifications:

  • Relevant engineering degree or proven experience.
  • Demonstrated safety focus and willingness to proactively apply it in a team environment.
  • Quality and detail oriented with superior problem solving and communication skills.
  • Highly motivated, self-directed, hands-on approach, and willing to put in extra call hours or on-call support.
  • 10 years' experience in the melting (Scrap - EAF route), refining and casting processes of a steel plant, Long or coil products.
  • Demonstrated experience in root cause and corrective action methodologies.


About Schnitzer Steel Industries

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. is a steel manufacturing and scrap metal recycling company headquartered in Portland, Oregon. The company collects, processes, and recycles metals, including iron, steel, copper, aluminum, brass, and stainless steel. Schnitzer Steel Industries operates in three business segments: Auto and Metals Recycling, Cascade Steel and Scrap, and Steel Manufacturing. The company's products are sold to steel mills and foundries, as well as to export brokers and other customers. Schnitzer Steel Industries was founded in 1906 and has grown to become one of the largest recyclers of scrap metal in the United States.
Learn more about Schnitzer Steel Industries
Size
3,167 employees
Market Cap
$889.8 million
Industry
Net Income
$16.9 million
Founded
1906
5 Year Trend
+15.6%
Revenue
$1.7 billion
NASDAQ

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