Quality Engineer

Cleveland-Cliffs • East Chicago, IN

35d • Onsite

About The Position

Cleveland-Cliffs has an immediate opportunity for a Quality Engineer at our Indiana Harbor facility. The Quality Engineer is responsible for supporting the daily quality activities, including inspection, testing, ensuring quality system compliance, reducing waste/non-conforming material, and metallurgical product improvement to make the highest quality steel. The ideal candidate will have prior steel industry experience in steel making, hot rolling, cold rolling, or coating, be self-motivated, and thrive in a fast-paced work environment with complex operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgical Engineering or Material Science or equivalent working experience.
• Two (2) years’ previous experience in an industrial or related environment.
• Working knowledge of metallurgical principles and steel defect origins.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Familiar with the Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access).
• Must be able to work in a hot, dusty environment.
• Interpersonal skills and the ability to operate effectively within a team-oriented, fast-paced environment.
• Applicants for this position must be currently legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of either steelmaking, hot rolling, cold rolling or plate operations.
• Demonstrated success in defining and resolving problems.
• Strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Comply with safety, quality, and environmental standards
• Work closely within multifunctional teams to drive results and improve quality metrics
• Possess the ability to work effectively within a team environment, utilizing clear and effective communication skills
• Utilize metallurgical expertise to support product development, process optimization, and defect reduction initiatives through data analysis, problem solving, and knowledge of customer operations and markets
• Provide technical support for internal and external customer issues
• Meet with representatives of customers/processors to provide innovative solutions to quality and reliability issues, and provide customers with timely solutions
• Regularly communicates customer problems to management and the workforce
• Maintains quality design systems and trains customer account representatives on order requirements and setup
• Assists in the development of corrective actions
• Review the mill's quality performance and assist in continuous improvement activities
• Review and disposition off-chemistry slabs for prime order applications based on metallurgical compatibility and customer specifications
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• excellent total compensation package including competitive pay with variable compensation opportunity
• health insurance
• retirement plan
• education assistance
• paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level