Job Details

Fundamental Mission:

The Finishing Engineer is supporting North American mills located in Houston and Muskogee in relation to Finishing processes, with the goal to help them reach their targets. Always considering Safety as a priority, they are responsible for process analysis, technical support, continuous improvement, sharing best practices, and training local resources.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Lead and manage process-related projects, linked to Finishing processes, focusing on delivering results.
  • • It includes data analysis, solution generation, running trials, executing actions, demonstrating results, and communicating with stakeholders.
• Support production local teams on process-related issues:
  • • Visit and spend time on the shop floor to understand the situation and make sound decisions,
    • Lead or participate in working groups,
• Continuously propose, lead, and implement actions to improve safety, quality, and cost efficiency.
• Improve process control and monitoring through the implementation of new tools,
• Report on the technical results of finishing lines in NA on a monthly basis,
• Perform benchmarking through the group,
• Build and entertain technical network locally and through the group,
  • • International travel opportunities (1-2 per year)
    • Domestic travel opportunities (up to 1 per month)
• Organize and make available the company's technical knowledge,
• Innovate by developing new tools and technologies for the processes related to finishing,
• Build relationships with strategic suppliers,
• Support CAPEX projects and the ramp-up of new equipment,
• Safety and Security:
  • • Observe safety and security procedures,
    • Determine appropriate action beyond guidelines,
    • Report on potentially unsafe conditions,
    • Use equipment and materials properly,
  • Adhere to Vallourec Culture of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Competency:

To perform the job successfully, we are looking for someone with the following competencies:

• Very high level of Organization and Planning - this position offers a lot of Autonomy and requires Methodology & Rigor in its execution.
• Very high level of Customer Focus and Commitment - this position calls for proactivity and resilience to move forward.
• High level of Communication, Collaboration & Teamwork - this position offers the opportunity to lead/participate to several working groups, as well as working/communicating with a large panel of levels and services.
• Good level of Critical Analysis and Decision Making - they are key success elements for continuous improvement.
• Good level of Curiosity, Humility & Willingness to learn continuously - the variety of topics, number of Finishing processes, and constant innovation call for a mind that is willing to learn continuously.
• Flexibility - to adapt to changes in priorities for the plants.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related field is required,
• 5+ years of mechanical engineering experience, or other engineering experience in the manufacturing industry,
• Demonstrated experience in project management and industrial cross-functional teamwork (among other production, methods, quality, maintenance),
• Technical knowledge in steel machining or forming processes is a big plus.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Very strong ability to organize and prioritize workload,
• Very strong ability to meet engagements/deadlines in autonomy,
• Strong interpersonal skills,
• Good verbal and written skills,
• Good problem solving and decision-making skills,
• Good learning capacities,
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office applications,
• French and/or Portuguese proficiency is a plus.

Travel Requirements:

• This role requires up to 1 domestic travel per month - most of them between Houston, TX, and Muskogee, OK.
• 1 to 2 international travels per year.

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