Mechanical Engineer

Subsidiary

Steel Dynamics

Responsibilities

- Safety & Leadership

- Identify and eliminate safety hazards through design, maintenance, and procedural improvements.

- Lead by example to reinforce SDI’s safety culture.

- Support all components of the Take Control of Safety initiative.

- Supervise and support mechanical maintenance personnel in daily, down day, and outage. Maintenance & Reliability

- Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve mechanical issues across all line equipment.

- Lead root cause failure analysis and implement corrective actions.

- Develop and improve preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance strategies to increase reliability and uptime. Planning & Maintenance Execution

- Plan and coordinate maintenance activities, down days, and outages, including leading planning meetings.

- Work directly with the Maintenance Coordinator to prioritize and execute work, define job scope, and allocate resources.

- Align maintenance activities with production needs and equipment criticality.

- Own and manage monthly maintenance budget, driving cost control.

- Coordinate and direct contractor work during maintenance activities and outages. Holding accountability for safety, quality, and execution.

- Engineering & Continuous Improvement

- Identify opportunities to improve equipment performance, reduce downtime, and lower maintenance costs.

- Design and implement mechanical upgrades, retrofits, and process improvements.

- Utilize IBA data and field observations to drive continuous improvement initiatives. Capital Projects & Execution

- Lead Capital projects from concept through commissioning, including scope development, budgeting, justification, and scheduling.

- Develop projects from concepts through commissioning, including development, budgeting, justification, and scheduling.

- Manage contractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders throughout all phases of the project.

- Oversee installation, startup, and commissioning to ensure system meet performance and safety expectations.

- Track project costs and schedule to ensure delivery on time and within budget.

- Identify and execute high – impact projects that improve safety, reliability, and production throughout.

Qualifications

- 4 - year Engineering or Engineering Technology degree

Steel Dynamics, Inc., and all affiliated entities are equal opportunity employers.