Six Sigma Black Belt

Montpelier, 1770 Bill Sharp Blvd, Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Posted Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 7:00 AM

SSAB is one of the largest North American producers of steel plate and coil, serving many industrial markets including energy, construction, agriculture and transportation. SSAB operates five state of the art facilities strategically located in key regions across the U.S.

SSABhas nearly 1,200 highly skilled employees in the U.S. Jobs at SSAB range from machine operators and sales people to advanced engineers and corporate professionals in HR, finance and more. SSAB offers challenging careers and comprehensive benefit program designed to keep employees and their families healthy and secure.

The Six Sigma Lean Black Belt will continually train our current and future leaders to solve problems using a methodical, data-driven methodology. This position will help build a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence that impacts all aspects of our business with the goal of delivering the highest quality to our internal and external customers. The incumbent will help build leaders who promote the EFESO Pillars and Six Sigma Lean methods through training, education, mentorship, and publication.

• Progress multiple Six Sigma Lean projects within the facility by use of proven EFESO and Six Sigma Lean Methodology
• Lead teams to project completion by eliminating and/or reducing priority bottlenecks identified through strategic planning, gap analysis and/or by area managers
• Communicate progress, issues, and barriers to the Pillar Team, Project Champion, Process Owner, and other Managers as required
• Assist management to transform the culture to one focused on continual improvement and the pursuit of operational excellence through learning, teaching, and coaching
• Communicate the vision of SSAB One through EFESO Pillars and Six Sigma Lean project routes
• Use programs such as Excel and Minitab to statistically analyze data to implement best solutions
• Collect and evaluate data from various sources for accurateness in order conduct the correct statistical analysis Onsite presence
• Regular and reliable attendance

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or an Associate’s degree and equivalent job experience
• Previous experience with continuous improvement tools and projects
• Strong communication (written and verbal), interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Strong computer skills, including MS365, with the ability to navigate multiple databases
• Demonstrates analytical capability and problem solving skills using Six Sigma Lean methodology
• Regular and reliable attendance

Preferred:

• Prior experience in a steel manufacturing operation (ideally in plate), preferably with a technical background
• Completion of Six Sigma Lean Green Belt training or certification
• Active participation as a team member or leader of an improvement project.

This position has no supervisory responsibilities

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The employee will be required to sit, stand, and/or walk as follows:

• Sitting 4 hours at a time; average 4 hours a day
• Standing 3 hours at a time; average 3 hours a day
• Walking 1 hours at a time; average 1 hour
• Alternate sitting and standing as needed throughout the 8 hour shift

The position requires the following talking, vision and hearing capabilities:

• Talking person to person, on the phone, and in a group setting
• Hearing in person, on the phone, and in a group setting
• Vision near, midrange, far, and peripheral vision
• Depth perception and the ability to adjust focus

The employee is occasionally required to:

• Balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl or climb
• Twist at waist level, reach above shoulder level, reach at waist/desk level and below waist level
• Reach above shoulder level, at waist/desk level, and below waist level
• Handle, grip, hold, and grasp with both hands together or separately
• Finger with both hands…