Process Coordinator - Reliability Excellence

U. S. Steel•Braddock, PA

About The Position

U. S. Steel is seeking a Process Coordinator for its Mon Valley Works manufacturing organization. The role may include rotational assignments within the department, intended to strengthen leadership capabilities and prepare the candidate for advanced operations roles or roles in disciplines that support operations. The coordinator supports operational excellence by driving fact-based management practices using Lean Six Sigma and other problem-solving methods. The role works with operations personnel to investigate plant-operation issues and develop practical solutions, while defining and managing performance metrics and prioritizing projects and resources. The coordinator also manages small DMAIC projects from business-case preparation and planning through scope development, cost estimation, implementation, tracking, and benefit calculation. Additional work includes monthly impact closing, developing projects as they arise, preparing accounting summaries for new projects, following up on overdue actions and projects, recording weekly accomplishments and upcoming activities in WAVE for MDO slide development, coordinating quarterly operational risk register updates with Plant Operations and Maintenance, collecting and distributing metrics data, and environmental weekend duty.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or a related technical field, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Supply Chain, or related work experience.
At least five years of professional work experience.
Good communication skills.
Good computer skills.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and aptitude in the candidate's area of study.
A strong record of team, project, or people leadership in a work setting or extracurricular activities.
Willingness to take initiative to understand the business.
Aptitude for problem solving.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Commitment to excellence and personal and professional growth.
Resourcefulness, responsibility, tenacity, curiosity, independence, confidence, and high energy.
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
Leadership and strong decision-making skills.
Ability to think and act strategically and tactically.
Ability to learn quickly.
Experience analyzing data through statistical analysis and tools such as Excel and PowerPoint, and creating visualizations; Tableau and SQL are a plus.
Curiosity, motivation, ability to self-start, and comfort working in a fast-paced, data-driven environment.
Analytical problem-solving ability, strong customer focus, and passion for process improvement.

Responsibilities

Drive culture change toward fact-based management using Lean Six Sigma and other problem-solving methodologies.
Prioritize multiple projects to allocate people and financial resources appropriately.
Define, visualize, and manage performance metrics for the work area.
Investigate real problems in plant operations and develop solutions with operations personnel.
Manage small projects using the DMAIC method, including business cases, planning, scope development, cost estimation, implementation, tracking, and benefit calculation.
Complete monthly impact closing.
Develop new projects as they arise from managers.
Prepare accounting summaries for new projects.
Follow up with project owners on past-due actions and late projects.
Enter weekly accomplishments and upcoming activities in WAVE for MDO slide development.
Coordinate quarterly updates to the Operational Risk Register with Plant Operations and Maintenance.
Collect and distribute metrics data.
Perform environmental weekend duty.