Engineering Manager

BlueScope•Marietta, GA

22d•Onsite

About The Position

BlueScope Coated Products is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to provide leadership for process engineering across seven coil coating lines. This role is responsible for overseeing multiple production lines and driving measurable improvements in safety, quality, reliability, and overall performance through effective engineering leadership and collaboration. The Engineering Manager develops a thorough understanding of BCP coating line processes and applies that knowledge to identify improvement opportunities, support operational excellence, and sustain performance gains. This role works closely with the Director of Engineering and internal and external technical experts to benchmark best practices, assess performance, and implement continuous improvement initiatives. This is a highly hands-on, field-based leadership position requiring regular and sustained presence on the shop floor to observe operations & teams, directly support troubleshooting, and leading overall project execution and implementation. The Engineering Manager is responsible for ensuring engineering solutions are effectively designed, implemented, integrated into plant operations, and sustained over time. This position requires extensive travel (>75%) across all 7 BCP locations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related discipline)
Minimum of 10 years in a heavy manufacturing industrial environment within a plant or maintenance capacity
3+ years people leading within engineering or technical teams with demonstrated ability to lead in a hands-on, plant-floor environment
Direct experience in coil coating or paint line operations. Galvalume / Galvanizing experience is acceptable.
Proven experience working in continuous processing environments (coating, metals, or similar high-speed lines).
Experience working directly with electrical, mechanical, and controls troubleshooting in a manufacturing
Strong background in commissioning, troubleshooting, and production support.
Strong experience with Rockwell Automation platforms, including ControlLogix and CompactLogix PLCs, Studio 5000, PowerFlex AC/DC drives, and exposure to other PLC and drive platforms; demonstrated capability working with industrial drives, motor control systems, and HMI/SCADA solutions in a manufacturing environment
Experience with industrial networking architectures (EtherNet/IP strongly preferred), as well as plant servers, manufacturing data systems, and operational technology (OT) integration within a manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

Maintenance engineering or maintenance leadership experience

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a team of Process Engineers supporting all seven BCP coil coating lines.
Establish and maintain standardized process engineering practices across all sites.
Ensure consistent definition, monitoring, and control of critical process parameters across all lines.
Recognize that each line has unique equipment and constraints, while ensuring alignment on core process fundamentals and performance expectations.
Drive a unified approach to process control, while allowing for site-specific engineering solutions where required.
Build technical capability within the team and ensure strong process ownership at each facility.
Partner closely with Operations, Maintenance, IT, the Director of Engineering, and industry experts.
Develop deep operational understanding of all seven coil coating lines.
Act as a technical authority for coating line performance, stability, and control systems.
Work directly with Operations and Maintenance to resolve chronic and complex process issues.
Standardize engineering and control practices across all BCP sites.
Spend significant time on plant floors driving real-time problem solving.
Lead troubleshooting efforts during downtime, quality issues, and process instability events.
Directly support operators and maintenance teams in execution of improvements.
Train and develop local plant personnel to build long-term capability and ownership.
Own local engineering projects from concept through commissioning and handover.
Execute full project lifecycle including: Scope development and technical definition, Vendor selection and coordination, Installation and field execution, Commissioning, startup, and performance validation, Handover to operations with full documentation and training.
Ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and with sustained results, not just startup success.
Serve as the site-wide expert in Rockwell-based control systems including: ControlLogix / CompactLogix PLC platforms, Studio 5000 programming and troubleshooting, VFDs, drives, and motion systems, HMI/SCADA systems.
Lead control system upgrades, standardization, and obsolescence management.
Provide hands-on debugging of complex automation and electrical issues.
Own reliability and performance of plant industrial networks (Ethernet/IP and related architectures).
Work with IT/OT teams to ensure secure and reliable integration between plant floor systems and servers.
Support plant data systems, historians, and performance tracking tools.
Drive measurable improvements in uptime, coating quality, and line efficiency.
Lead structured root cause analysis for chronic and high-impact failures.
Identify and implement control and automation improvements that materially improve line performance.
Benchmark performance across lines and drive standardization of best practices.