Senior Process Engineer

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McMinnville, OR, USA
In-Office
125K-145K Annually
Senior level
Automotive • Greentech • Industrial • Manufacturing
The Role
Optimizes steel production processes across melting, refining, and casting operations. Tracks KPIs, investigates heat misses and diverts, troubleshoots equipment and production issues, supports operators, and implements process improvements to increase reliability, quality, safety, and output. Collaborates with metallurgy, maintenance, and operations teams and applies root-cause and corrective-action methodologies.
Summary Generated by Built In

A Senior Process Engineer plays a crucial role in optimizing and overseeing various stages of steel production to ensure efficiency, quality, and safety. Some of the responsibilities are analyzing production process, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing solutions to enhance overall performance.

A Senior Process Engineer must collaborate with various departments within the plant, such as metallurgy, maintenance, and operations, to streamline production workflows. Monitor equipment performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement preventive strategies to minimize downtime and maximize production output.

Salary Range: $125,000 to $145,000 Annually

Responsibilities:

  • · Track relevant KPI’s to ensure tracking to goal and work continuously to improve
  • · Spend necessary time on meltshop to understand when production and reliability targets not being met
  • · Work on heat misses and diverts to understand reason for issue and make suggestions to improve
  • · Spend time in pulpits supporting and advising the operators in achieving aims
  • · Participate in morning meeting to understand issues and explain potential reasons and solutions
  • · Support the Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality programs.
  • · Ensure policies, procedures and all activities are carried out to support goals and objectives.
  • · Understanding IBA would be a plus

Qualifications:

  • · Relevant engineering degree or proven experience.
  • · Demonstrated safety focus and willingness to proactively apply it in a team environment.
  • · Quality and detail oriented with superior problem solving and communication skills.
  • · Highly motivated, self-directed, hands-on approach, and willing to put in extra call hours or on-call support.
  • · 10 years’ experience in the melting (Scrap – EAF route), refining and casting processes of a steel plant, Long or coil products.
  • · Demonstrated experience in root cause and corrective action methodologies.
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Skills Required

  • Relevant engineering degree or proven equivalent experience
  • Demonstrated safety focus and ability to apply safety practices in a team environment
  • Quality- and detail-oriented approach with strong problem-solving and communication skills
  • Highly motivated, self-directed, hands-on approach with willingness to work extra call hours or provide on-call support
  • 10 years of experience with steel plant melting, refining, and casting processes, including the scrap-to-EAF route and long or coil products
  • Experience with root-cause analysis and corrective-action methodologies
  • Understanding of IBA
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The Company
HQ: Portland, OR
3,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1906

What We Do

Radius Recycling collects, processes, and supplies recycled metals through an extensive North American network. Its integrated operations include ferrous and nonferrous metals recycling, vehicle dismantling and used-auto-parts retail, and electric-arc-furnace steelmaking that turns recycled metal into finished products. It also provides third-party recycling services to manufacturers, industrial businesses, and retailers, helping keep valuable materials in circulation and supporting a circular economy.

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