CAPEX Engineer - Steel Mill

Gerdau is the leading company in the production of long steel in the Americas and one of the major suppliers of specialty long steel in the world. With more than 45,000 employees, Gerdau has an installed capacity of more than 25 million metric tons of steel and it is the largest recycler in Latin America, and around the world, it transforms millions of metric tons of scrap into steel every year.

Gerdau Long Steel North America is a leader in mini‑mill steel production and steel recycling in North America, with an annual manufacturing capacity of approximately 10 million metric tons of mill finished steel products. Through a vertically integrated network of mini‑mills, scrap recycling facilities and downstream operations, the company serves customers throughout the U.S. and Canada, offering a diverse and balanced product mix of merchant steel, rebar, structural shapes, fabricated steel, flat rolled steel and wire rod.

Gerdau Special Steel North America is an engineered bar producer headquartered in Jackson, Michigan with world‑class steel manufacturing mills in Jackson, Michigan, Monroe Michigan, and Fort Smith, Arkansas, and metal processing facilities in Huntington, Indiana, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, Lansing, Michigan, Canton, Ohio, and North Vernon, Indiana.

With engineered steel bar producing capabilities in North America, Europe, Brazil, and soon to be India, the Gerdau Special Steel group is the largest supplier of SBQ engineered steel bars to the global automotive and heavy truck industries.

• Provide Technical Support for Operations
• Work closely with leaders on Operational Improvements
• Troubleshoot existing equipment and processes
• Assist and participate in improvement activities
• Coordinate schedules during outage periods
• Actively participate in safety teams and improvements
• Implement best practices
• Assist with annual action planning

• Utilize project teams to define information for projects
• Prepare technical studies for CAPEX project plans
• Scope of work definition and implementation planning
• Schedule for project
• Project cost and benefit analysis

• Submit selected project plans for approval of investment (PAI)
• Drawing and document management for projects
• Project closure (AVI)

• Completely responsible for project scope, schedule, and budget
• Utilize project team’s skills for a successful project
• Design of equipment, facilities and processes
• Develop technical bid packages for equipment fabrication
• Develop technical bid packages for facility and utilities
• Select equipment and construction companies to perform work
• Coordinate with procurement to issue purchase orders and contracts
• Work with operations to modify processes impacted by project
• Installation of equipment, facilities and utilities
• Commissioning of equipment, facilities, and utilities
• Verify and report project function, quality and benefits Coordination and Planning
  • Coordinate with operations on short and long term project needs
  • Organize project priorities by criticality and benefit calculations
  • Investigation of new technologies and best practices and incorporate into project plans
  • Align CAPEX projects with yearly PEX plans
  • Prepare 3–5 year CAPEX plan for departments
  • Present portfolio plan to management for approval and planning
  Qualifications for Position
  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering
  • 5–8 years of industrial, hands‑on experience
  • Bachelor of Science Degree (Preferred)
  • Project management skills in completing complex projects
  • PMP certification (optional)
  • Specialist in at least one engineering field
  • Basic Auto‑CAD and layout skills
  • Knowledgeable in industrial safety and construction methods
  • Microsoft Project scheduling
  • Efficient in all Microsoft software such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
  General

  Domestic and overseas travel may be required. Frequency and duration of travel is dependent on the project requirements. Extended working hours required during travel and critical project phases.

  Salary & Benefits
  • Medical and prescription
  • Vision
  • Health & Dependent Care (Flexible Spending Account)
  • 401(k)
  • Basic life / accidental life insurance
  • Health advocate services
  • Employe…