Product Manager Rolls Shops / Flat Rolling

SMS group Inc•Washington, PA

15h

About The Position

As the Product Manager, you will be the strategic architect of our repair and maintenance solutions. Your mission is to establish a portfolio of innovative, reliable, and cost-effective services that drive efficiency for our customers and internal operations alike. You will serve as the central hub for aligning product development with emerging industry technologies and the specific needs of the North American metals market. This role is a high-impact leadership position focused on unifying the SMS group flat rolling service portfolio across North America. You will bridge the gap between innovative engineering and operational excellence, ensuring that our roll shops in Washington, PA , Mokena, IL , Gary, IN , and Osceola, AR operate as a cohesive, world-class network. Who we are At SMS group, our people are our greatest asset. We offer an entrepreneurial environment that promotes a culture of innovation, growth, and inclusion. We offer company events, activities, and opportunities to participate in charitable initiatives that benefit the communities where we are located.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field
Experience: 5+ years of advanced knowledge of Flat Rolling Mill Roll Shops / steel production / mill maintenance / chock maintenance / roll grinding / operation
Technical Aptitude: Strong mechanical background with a deep understanding of flat rolling processes and roll shop operations
Leadership: Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and align multiple regional sites under a single strategic vision
Travel: Ability to travel frequently (up to 50%) to customer sites and North American workshop locations

Responsibilities

Maintains dialog with the SMS Service / roll Shops, SMS sales & customer to offer solutions for roll shops + WR + BUR chock & oil film bearing repairs / modernizations / spares / services
Regular customer visits to hot, cold, aluminum mills for in collaboration with our central sales responsible person
Supports customers operation issues by analysis of IBA data, dimensional inspection, etc. utilizing onsite resources to perform inspection, and gather data to provide a maintenance, modernization & or new solution for the operational issues
Identifies repairs to be developed / executed in the SMS workshops
Develops standard repairs ,modifications, modernization packages that can be scaled across multiple customers (e.g. double thrust bearing conversion)
Collaborate with OEM engineer for engineered repairs & enhancements
Creates market analysis for new and existing products & services
Responsible tracking of chock fleet program and oil film bearings
Collaborates with OPS team to create and implement digital inspection & ERP system
Creates data base of chocks & oil film bearings that can be altered to cover multiple customers equipment
Supports spare part group for chocks & oil film bearings
Collaborates with marketing to create & or update roll shop & chock & oil film bearing products service website & product brochures
In addition to above, support all customer and roll shop / workshop needs in regard to flat rolling where applicable
Other duties as assigned