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.