Engineering Manager

Overview

The Engineering Manager is responsible for leading engineering activities that support a major rod product line at IMC Metals America. This role provides hands on leadership for process, project, and reliability engineering in that area, with a clear focus on safety, first pass yield, uptime, and cost control.

You will lead a small team of engineers and technical resources, work closely with Operations, Maintenance, Facilities, and Metallurgy, and serve as the primary engineering owner for furnaces, casting, rolling, and associated material handling and downstream processes in your area of responsibility.

This position reports directly to the Director of Engineering and Maintenance and is a key role in driving performance on the assigned production lines and in delivering the broader improvement plans.

• Provide day to day leadership for the engineering functionsupporting the assigned operations, including process engineers, project engineers, and controls resources.
• Translate business objectives into clear engineering priorities, plans, and projects for your area of responsibility.
• Build capability in the team through coaching, development plans, and clear expectations for performance, behavior, and ownership.
• Partner with Maintenance Managers, Operations Managers, and the Metallurgist to align priorities and resolve issues that cross functionalboundaries.

• Own the engineering standards, process windows, and control plans for rod casting, rolling, and finishing operations in your area.
• Lead structured problem solving to improve first pass yield, reducescrap and rework, and stabilize product quality on the lines you support.
• Support Metallurgy in translating customer and alloy requirements into robust process settings, standard work, and procedures on the shop floor.
• Monitor key performance indicators including First Pass Yield (FPY), Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) or uptime, scrap and remelt, and cost per ton, and drive corrective actions when targets are not met.

• Partner with Maintenance to improve reliability of furnaces, casting machines, mills, coilers, and critical support systems in your area.
• Use Fiix (current CMMS) data, failure history, and condition information to drive root cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Help define critical spares and standardize equipment where practical across assets to reduce downtime and simplify maintenance.
• Support long term asset strategies for the production lines,including rebuild planning, upgrades, and retirement or replacement decisions.

• Serve as the primary project sponsor and technical owner for capital projects in your area, including furnace upgrades, casting modifications, and major material handling changes.
• Develop and manage project scopes, schedules, and budgets, and keep leadership informed on status and risks.
• Prepare solid business cases for capital, including ROI, NPV, and payback analysis, in partnership with Finance and the Director of Engineering and Maintenance.
• Ensure projects are installed safely, commissioned effectively, and turned over to Operations and Maintenance with proper documentation, training, and PM strategies.

• Drive accurate and meaningful use of CMMS (Fiix) and ERP (Net Suite) data to support decision making for your area of the business.
• Ensure equipment hierarchies, BOMs, and asset records for the lines you support are accurate and kept current.
• Establish and maintain engineering standards, work instructions, and drawings for equipment and processes in your scope.
• Help develop and maintain standard templates and methods for project planning, risk assessment, and status reporting on engineering projects.

• Champion safety in all engineering work, ensuring designs and projects reduce risk and comply with plant safety standards and regulatory requirements.
• Support training and standard work that help operators and maintenance technicians perform tasks safely and consistently.
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