Jobs at Mesabi Metallics Company LLC

Coordinates pellet plant operations, maintenance, quality, safety, and rail transportation activities. Oversees contractors during construction and supervises maintenance personnel after commissioning. Responsibilities include managing schedules and budgets, monitoring equipment reliability, developing operating procedures, maintaining operational records, coordinating vendors, ensuring regulatory and safety compliance, and supporting continuous improvement and production targets.

Develop and manage integrated Level 1–5 project schedules for a direct reduction iron plant across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and logistics. Coordinate schedule inputs, monitor critical paths and milestones, identify risks, support baseline and recovery planning, conduct delay analysis, prepare dashboards and management reports, and provide recommendations to mitigate delays and align project stakeholders.

Supervise electrical maintenance activities at an iron ore pellet plant, including preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, inspections, repairs, shutdowns, installations, and commissioning. Lead electricians, manage spare-parts inventory and maintenance records, ensure compliance with electrical codes, NFPA 70E, MSHA, and safety requirements, and coordinate training, procurement, budgeting, and plant performance improvements.

Leads core HR functions and partners with leadership on workforce strategy, talent acquisition, employee relations, performance management, compensation, benefits, payroll compliance, HR policies, engagement, HRIS administration, reporting, and people analytics. Oversees recruitment, onboarding, investigations, employee records, and organizational culture initiatives while ensuring compliance with employment laws.

Owns rail transportation strategy and execution, including carrier relationships, contracts, rates, railcar fleet requirements, plant and terminal interfaces, capacity planning, routing, service performance, and rail-related negotiations. The role monitors KPIs, cycle times, demurrage, costs, invoices, and operational exceptions while coordinating with Sales and Operations Planning, Finance, and logistics partners. Periodic field activity at plant, rail, and terminal locations is required.

Leads administration and workplace services, including facilities, accommodation, transportation, food services, vendors, employee support, budgets, compliance, and reporting. Oversees service providers, contracts, workplace operations, safety, cost optimization, and administrative infrastructure. Requires hands-on leadership in industrial or similar environments, with frequent physical work and local travel.

Provides on-site IT support for project offices and personnel, including hardware, software, networking, devices, Microsoft 365, and enterprise systems. Sets up infrastructure, provisions user accounts, troubleshoots technical issues, maintains asset and licensing records, coordinates vendors, documents procedures, and supports cybersecurity and policy compliance. The role also assists with office launches, escalates complex issues, and may travel occasionally between project locations.

Manage controlled project documentation for a large-scale DRI plant, including registration, distribution, version control, approvals, filing, archiving, reporting, transmittals, manuals, and closeout records. Coordinate with engineering consultants, suppliers, contractors, and project teams through an EDMS. Resolve documentation discrepancies, maintain audit-ready records, support project meetings, and provide guidance to junior document control staff.

Optimize concentrator and pellet plant operations by improving recovery, product quality, equipment performance, process controls, and operating parameters. Conduct process analysis, sampling, bench testing, benchmarking, and performance modeling. Identify and direct capital and long-term improvement projects, troubleshoot plant issues, support mine engineering and development activities, and maintain safety and regulatory compliance.

Designs, implements, maintains, and troubleshoots electrical systems for mining and pellet plant operations. Reviews specifications and drawings, ensures code and safety compliance, directs electrical construction, performs cable routing, equipment checkout, loop testing, and control room and substation erection. Collaborates with engineering, maintenance, and contractors, and leads assigned staff.

Manages reporting and performance-management processes for a large Direct Reduced Iron project. Responsibilities include consolidating project data, maintaining dashboards and executive reports, monitoring schedule, cost, risk, milestones, and deliverables, coordinating reporting across engineering, procurement, construction, contractors, and leadership, and identifying trends to support decision-making and continuous improvement.

Supports electrical engineering for DRI plant projects, including equipment maintenance, inspections, testing, installation, commissioning, troubleshooting, and documentation. Works with motors, drives, transformers, switchgear, PLCs, relays, control panels, and power distribution networks. Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to maintain safe, reliable plant operations while following LOTO, grounding, insulation-testing, environmental, and electrical safety requirements.

Leads state and federal government relations for integrated steel and DRI projects. Manages regulatory approvals, environmental and operational permitting, government grants, incentives, tax credits, and public funding programs. Builds relationships with regulators, elected officials, economic development agencies, utilities, and communities; monitors policy developments; coordinates compliance reporting and audits; represents the organization in hearings and consultations; and advises senior leadership on government affairs risks and opportunities.

Lead procurement and contract management for major CAPEX projects at an industrial ironmaking facility. Develop sourcing strategies, manage RFQs and negotiations, procure equipment and construction services, oversee supplier performance, control costs, mitigate risks, and ensure compliance. Collaborate with engineering, construction, finance, legal, operations, and project management teams to support milestones, commissioning, budget, and schedule objectives.

Prepares and maintains mechanical, civil, structural, and piping drawings for DRI and integrated steel plant facilities, equipment, infrastructure, and expansion projects. Develops layouts, fabrication and as-built drawings, material take-offs, utility routing, and piping documentation. Coordinates with multidisciplinary engineering, construction, operations, and maintenance teams; incorporates revisions and site changes; maintains drawing registers and revision control; and ensures compliance with engineering standards, project specifications, codes, and safety requirements.

Supports full-cycle recruiting, including sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offers, and onboarding. Maintains recruiting and employee records, assists with benefits and HR communications, responds to routine employee questions, supports HR reporting and engagement initiatives, and contributes to HR projects. The role requires strong organization, communication, confidentiality, and proficiency with Microsoft Office and ATS or HRIS platforms.

Coordinates assigned engineering and equipment packages from design through commissioning for a large DRI and integrated steel plant project. Manages vendors, engineering deliverables, procurement support, inspections, fabrication, delivery, construction coordination, documentation, schedules, risks, and technical issue resolution. Collaborates with engineering, procurement, construction, quality, project controls, contractors, and suppliers to ensure packages meet safety, quality, schedule, budget, and regulatory requirements.

Develop and manage the integrated master schedule for a large-scale steel plant project spanning engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning. Integrate contractor and vendor schedules, analyze critical paths and risks, track progress and variances, support recovery planning, maintain baselines and change control, and provide schedule reporting to project leadership. Coordinate with project controls, cost, procurement, and contractors while mentoring junior scheduling staff.

Designs and leads implementation of electrical power distribution, instrumentation, PLC, SCADA, DCS, and automation systems for mining, mineral processing, pelletization, and steel projects. Responsibilities include producing technical designs and documentation, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, evaluating vendors, supervising installation and commissioning, troubleshooting systems, ensuring NEC/NFPA/ISA/OSHA compliance, supporting safety and quality reviews, and mentoring junior engineers.

Develop and manage rail logistics strategy for inbound raw materials and outbound products supporting the Mesabi ISP Project. Coordinate Class I and short-line carriers, especially BNSF, while planning rail infrastructure, network capacity, fleet availability, rates, and service agreements. Align rail operations with plant, mine, port, barge, and supply chain activities; ensure FRA compliance; manage disruption planning; and prepare cost, capacity, and performance reports.