Company Description
For over 100 years, BlueScope continues to build on our reputation of quality brands and products, leading technology and a customer-first spirit. Through our global brands, we are one of the largest manufacturers of building solutions in the world. Our diverse, bright and inspired workforce is committed to bettering the communities we serve through breakthrough thinking and innovations. Your goals, ideas and perspective can help shape our future – we look forward to hearing them!
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: includes the following.
Other duties may be assigned:
- Ensures engineering drawings, maintenance procedures and technical information are kept up to date.
- Confers with the engineering department and recommends design or material changes
- Develops and/or updates maintenance SOP’s, strategies and standards
- Identifies safety hazards for both maintenance and production employee’s and develops appropriate actions.
- Identify and implement process equipment improvements utilizing reliability-based maintenance philosophy
- Provide direction to maintenance associates and contract labor
- Work with planners/scheduler to develop detailed shutdown work plans
- Optimize spares holding levels, develop efficient supply contracts and minimize stock holding costs
- Develop & organize training programs for maintenance associates that apply to operations, maintenance and safety
- Carries out root cause analysis on equipment failures and takes appropriate measures to prevent failures from reoccurring
- Promotes the use of rational process in problem solving and decision making
- Develops capital requests, cost justifications and project management
- Implement standardization of HMIs and PLCs, to include training, and supporting technical specifications
- Establishing repair priorities through communications with the operating departments, line maintenance associates and planners
- Determining whether to buy new or repair
- Communicating with vendors for the purpose of timely repairs
- Creating Work orders and MSO’s as needed
- Determining most cost-effective repair method
- Documentation of activities and status in the work orders
- Communicating with Engineers where design changes may be required because of repetitive repairs
- Keeping Planners informed as to status of equipment repair
- Reviewing the addition of Spare and Bulk parts
- Taking on Maintenance Excellence Projects to improve efficiency
- Researching purchasing department spare part procurement problems
- Reviewing PM’s for best efficiency as per RCM methods
- Handling repairable spare storeroom items
- Executing inspection of storeroom fabricated parts
- Assisting Engineers with Maintenance and Engineering infrastructure improvements Promoting common spare parts
- Assist in other functions as directed
Additional Information
The preceding job responsibilities and tasks were designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by associates in this job. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job duties and responsibilities required of associates assigned to this job. Associates may be required to perform other duties as assigned. Additional job competencies, individual goals, and performance measurements are set at the department level.
The benefits are just as rewarding as the work at BlueScope. To support our goal, we offer a total compensation plan and an outstanding benefits package that includes health insurance, life insurance, short and long term disability, paid time off, and retirement.
EEO: Employer/M/F/Disabled/Protected Veteran
BlueScope is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status, as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.
Skills Required
- Experience with PLC programming, troubleshooting, and maintenance
- Experience with HMI standardization, configuration, and support
- Proven ability to perform root cause analysis on equipment failures
- Experience developing and updating maintenance SOPs, PMs, and RCM-based strategies
- Ability to lead maintenance associates and manage contract labor
- Experience creating and managing work orders, shutdown work plans, and MSOs
- Knowledge of spare parts optimization, procurement, and storeroom management
- Ability to prepare capital requests, cost justifications, and manage maintenance projects
- Ability to identify safety hazards and develop corrective actions and training programs
What We Do
With 14,000 people across 18 countries, BlueScope is a leading international supplier of steel products and solutions for building and construction markets. Australia’s largest manufacturer, BlueScope’s portfolio of brands includes COLORBOND®, ZINCALUME® and TRUECORE® steels and the LYSAGHT® range of building products. Steel plays a critical role in sustainable development. To BlueScope, sustainability means developing, manufacturing and selling steel products and solutions in a way that provides for a sustainable future, with a focus on continuous improvement, adopting new operating methods and anticipating new products for the future. BlueScope’s long-term growth is underscored by the sustainability of steel and the critical role it will play in supporting a sustainable society. We take a life-cycle approach, looking at the impact of a product over its entire life and focusing on the four principles of a circular economy: reduce, reuse, remanufacture and recycle. Our steel products and services ensure that we contribute to the opportunities and challenges of society’s move to a lower-carbon economy. To deliver long-lasting value and meet the expectations of all of our stakeholders, our business must transform on all fronts. Read BlueScope's latest Sustainability Report at bluescope.com/sustainable-steel. Interested in an exciting career at one of Australia’s most reputable companies with a track record of making things happen? Find out more at bluescope.com BlueScope has been named an Inclusive Employer for 2019–2020 by the Diversity Council of Australia.








