Shift Manager I - Maintenance

U. S. Steel•Fairfield, AL

About The Position

U. S. Steel is an integrated steel producer committed to delivering high-quality steel solutions safely, reliably, and responsibly. The Shift Manager - Electrical Maintenance provides hands-on leadership and direction for electrical maintenance activities across Fairfield Tubular Steel Operations. The role directs safe and efficient inspection, troubleshooting, repair, and preventive maintenance of electrical equipment and systems, coordinates the assigned crew, and makes timely decisions to restore equipment with limited direction from other managers. Supporting a 24/7 steelmaking operation, the Shift Manager prioritizes planned and unplanned electrical work, coordinates maintenance response with Operations, and ensures effective shift turnover. The role partners with Operations, Mechanical Maintenance, Engineering, Reliability, Utilities, Safety, vendors, contractors, and plant leadership to improve equipment availability, reduce repeat failures, and support stable production. The position also coaches represented employees and promotes respect, communication, accountability, collaboration, safe work, employee development, and consistent maintenance execution.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least 5 years of industrial electrical maintenance, electrical troubleshooting, or related technical experience.
Supervisory, lead, or demonstrated crew-leadership experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or military environment.
Working knowledge of industrial electrical equipment and systems, including electrical distribution, motors, controls, drives, instrumentation, and electrical troubleshooting.
Demonstrated ability to lead employees in a hands-on maintenance environment and make sound decisions with limited direction.
Strong commitment to safety, environmental compliance, equipment reliability, respectful leadership, and employee engagement.
Effective communication, planning, troubleshooting, organizational, and decision-making skills.
Ability to interpret electrical drawings, schematics, one-line diagrams, equipment manuals, and technical documentation.
Ability to work effectively with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Reliability, Utilities, Safety, vendors, contractors, and plant leadership.
Ability to work rotating shifts, which may include extended workdays, weekends, holidays, and additional coverage as operational needs require.

Nice To Haves

Prior electrical maintenance experience in steelmaking or a related heavy manufacturing operation.
Experience working rotating shifts, including extended workdays, weekends, and holidays.
Prior experience supervising union-represented employees or comparable military leadership experience.
Experience with power distribution equipment, motor control centers, transformers, circuit protection, variable-frequency drives, programmable logic controller interfaces, instrumentation, and industrial control systems.
Experience using a computerized maintenance management system to manage work orders, preventive maintenance, backlog, labor, and equipment history.
Experience leading root cause analysis, electrical equipment troubleshooting, preventive or predictive maintenance, reliability improvement, and cost reduction initiatives.
Experience coordinating planned outages, contractors, parts, and multiple maintenance resources in a 24/7 operation.
Associate or bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Industrial Maintenance, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Administer the U. S. Steel safety program and electrical safe-work requirements, including safety conversations, hazard recognition, energy isolation, lockout/tagout, job briefings, and housekeeping.
Coordinate, organize, and direct the assigned electrical maintenance crew to support production, equipment reliability, work execution, and cost objectives safely.
Supervise union-represented electrical maintenance employees and collaborate with Operations, Mechanical Maintenance, Engineering, Reliability, Utilities, Safety, vendors, contractors, and plant leadership.
Prioritize daily electrical maintenance activities based on safety, equipment condition, production impact, work-order readiness, labor availability, and operating requirements.
Provide hands-on leadership during electrical breakdowns and process interruptions by supporting diagnosis, coordinating repairs, removing barriers, and escalating technical or resource needs.
Direct inspection, troubleshooting, repair, and preventive maintenance of industrial electrical equipment and systems, including power distribution, motors, motor controls, variable-frequency drives, control panels, instrumentation, and related production equipment.
Ensure electrical maintenance work complies with applicable procedures, permits, drawings, schematics, electrical codes, environmental requirements, and company standards.
Coordinate equipment release with Operations, communicate repair scope and status, test completed work, and return equipment to service.
Review equipment history, electrical failure data, inspection findings, work orders, and repeat downtime events to identify risks and ensure corrective actions are completed.
Reduce electrical equipment downtime and repeat failures through disciplined troubleshooting, preventive action, root cause analysis, and follow-through on repairs and recommendations.
Support planned maintenance outages by coordinating job scope, labor, contractors, parts, tools, permits, equipment access, and shift coverage.
Review maintenance work orders and backlog; ensure assignments are clearly defined and documented, and that failure, repair, labor, and completion information is accurate and current.
Maintain effective shift turnover by communicating equipment status, completed work, open work orders, temporary repairs, safety concerns, production risks, follow-up needs, and priority actions.
Provide coaching, feedback, and day-to-day direction to employees while reinforcing accountability, teamwork, respectful workplace expectations, and consistent execution of electrical maintenance standards.
Support employee development through onboarding, qualification, cross-training, technical coaching, and knowledge transfer related to FTSO equipment and electrical systems.
Perform administrative activities, including crew scheduling, attendance and coverage management, timekeeping review, employee documentation, safety conversations, and required maintenance reporting.
Monitor shift maintenance performance, including safety, response time, downtime, repeat failures, work-order completion, preventive maintenance compliance, backlog, and contractor or material needs.