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!
The Product Excellence department’s purpose is to provide the company with product definition and support by providing technical services, including defining the product into the nVision engineering system, technical documentation, interpretation of specifications, building codes, and company policy, and technical support services and product application criteria for internal and external customers.
The Product Excellence Manager designs and manages product definition. The Manager works with customers, management, suppliers, and other employees to identify superior products and define them for proper economical design, structural detailing, and proper form, fit, and function in compliance with applicable current building codes, specifications, and industry practices.
The Product Excellence Manager is responsible for product design, details, and procedure documentation as well as clear communication of product introduction and changes to applicable departments. They also obtain acceptance of those products that require outside testing and code agency approvals.
Job Duties
- Manage design, testing, development, and/or modification of company products and their definition into the engineering system to meet economic, code compliance, certification compliance, and quality requirements.
- Hire and manage Engineers and Product Specialists and schedule for efficient production of work.
- Ensure timely and accurate response to product or procedural inquiries from management and customers.
- Ensure proper and timely communication of product requirements and developed procedures with affected managers and employees.
- Represent the company’s interests and assure company compliance with technical organizations’ requirements including MBMA, AISC, AISI, AWS, CWB, and others.
Education & Experience Qualifications
Minimum:
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering with structural emphasis
- Registered Professional Engineer (at least one US State)
- 15 years of industry experience
- Knowledge of codes and standards
- Basic knowledge of product, professional, and business legal liabilities
- Working knowledge of manufacturing processes
- Working knowledge of Vision and interdependencies with other software and functions
Preferred:
- Advanced degree
- Engineering registration in at least one Canadian Province
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
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering with a structural emphasis
- Registered Professional Engineer in at least one US state
- 15 years of industry experience
- Knowledge of applicable codes and standards
- Basic knowledge of product, professional, and business legal liabilities
- Working knowledge of manufacturing processes
- Working knowledge of Vision and its interdependencies with other software and functions
- Advanced degree
- Engineering registration in at least one Canadian province
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.
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