As a process metallurgist at the SDI Butler location, you’ll be a key member of our high performing production team, which includes engineers, supervisors, and operators that thrive on solving complex challenges, pushing process innovations, and shaping the future of steelmaking. Every day will bring variety and challenge - you won’t just be supporting production, you’ll be driving it forward with the chance to directly impact quality, productivity, and customer satisfaction. Your work comes to life in our world-class steel, which is used to make products in nearly every industry, including infrastructure, automotive, and appliances.
ResponsibilitiesPartner with operations to analyze, troubleshoot, and improve the steel production processes, ensuring consistent product quality
Lead and support projects focused on safety, quality, yield, and cost improvements
Use data driven problem solving to optimize operations and decision making
Collaborate with engineers, operators, and leadership to identify opportunities for innovation and process control improvements
Support continuous product development/improvement projects with the Product Metallurgist
Provide technical support, including product and operational information for SDI Sales and SDI Customers
Review and investigate claims with the production team and the Metallurgical Service Engineers and customers
Contribute to long term vision of the Butler plant by driving continuous improvement and best practices and helping with ISO/IATF certification activities
Required
BS degree or equivalent in metallurgy, materials science, or related engineering field
Highly effective communication and collaboration skills for a team-based environment
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to apply metallurgical principles to real-world production
Passion for innovation, continuous improvement and hands-on problem solving
Travel Requirements - some travel is necessary to visit customers, attend conferences, attend meetings at other SDI locations, etc. This role is full time, onsite in Butler, IN, other than travel opportunities.
Preferred
- Experience in steelmaking, metals, or heavy manufacturing
Steel Dynamics, Inc., and all affiliated entities are equal opportunity employers.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in metallurgy, materials science, or a related engineering field
- Highly effective communication and collaboration skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to apply metallurgical principles to production
- Passion for innovation, continuous improvement, and hands-on problem solving
- Experience in steelmaking, metals, or heavy manufacturing
What We Do
Steel Dynamics is one of the largest domestic steel producers and metals recyclers in the United States, based on estimated annual steelmaking and metals recycling capability, with facilities located throughout the United States, and in Mexico. Steel Dynamics produces steel products, including hot roll, cold roll, and coated sheet steel, structural steel beams and shapes, rail, engineered special-bar-quality steel, cold finished steel, merchant bar products, specialty steel sections and steel joists and deck. In addition, the company produces liquid pig iron and processes and sells ferrous and nonferrous scrap.
