What are the responsibilities and job description for the Process Engineer (Steel Mill) position at Liberty Steel & Wire?
Process Engineer
📍Location: Bartonville/ Peoria, IL
💰 Starting Salary Range: Job Grade 24 - $70,366 - $87,957
📅 Schedule: Full-time | Monday - Friday, 6:00AM - 2:00PM.
Join our team as Process Engineer in our Steel Mill!
Are you a problem-solving professional who thrives in a fast-paced, industrial environment? Do you excel at optimizing processes, improving efficiency, and driving continuous improvement? If so, we want YOU on our team! Join us as a Process Engineer in our steel mill, where you'll play a key role in enhancing production, ensuring quality, and implementing innovative solutions to keep our operations running at peak performance.
What You'll Do:
- ✅ Evaluate and design the workflow process with the steelmaking department.
- ✅ Develop and assist on installation and follow up on new and improved process improvements within the entire steelmaking process.
- ✅ Monitor and analyze production data to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and opportunities for process optimization.
- ✅ Diagnose failures, determine solutions and make suggestions for improvement.
- ✅ Create reports with cost and time estimates for each project.
- ✅ Ensure process stability and consistency by developing and implementing standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- ✅ Collaborate with cross-functional teams including maintenance, operations, and quality to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
What We're Looking For:
🔹Experience: 3 years related experience.
🔹Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering from a four-year college or university. ** Will consider comparable work experience in lieu of degree.
🔹Skills: Process optimization, metallurgical knowledge, data analysis and problem-solving, lean manufacturing and six sigma, project management, equipment and process design, and regulatory and safety compliance.
🔹Mindset: Hands-on and detail-oriented, continuous improvement mentality, adaptability and resilience, collaboration, innovative thinking, and safety-first approach.
Why Join Us?
We believe in taking care of our employees. Here's what we offer:
💙 Comprehensive Benefits Package - Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, additional voluntary benefits (accident insurance, critical illness, and employee, spouse, and child whole life), flexible spending account (healthcare and dependent daycare), long-term disability, and participation in employee assistance program (EAP).
🏖️ Paid Time Off - Generous vacation, sick leave, personal, and holidays
📈 Retirement Plans - 401(k) with company match. Eligible: 1st of the month following date of hire or immediate if date of hire is first of the month.
🚀 Career Growth - Opportunities for advancement and continuous learning.
Ready to Make an Impact?
📩 Apply now and let's build something great together!
📢 We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Salary : $24,000 - $70,366
