Improvement Facilitator

At Gerdau, we empower our people to grow, thrive, and make a difference—together. With a culture built on trust and teamwork, we offer meaningful work, continuous development, and opportunities to shape your future. We invite you to come work with us, where your contributions are valued, your voice is heard, and your career is forged with purpose BASIC FUNCTION The Improvement Facilitator is responsible for leading the Rolling Mill improvement with focus on process and metallurgical support for SBQ bar production. This role defines and optimizes rolling mill process routes and practices, investigates and eliminates root causes of process and product non-conformances, and provides technical guidance to operations, support sales, and customers to drive quality, productivity, and continuous improvement. DIMENSIONS Rolling Mill Process NATURE & SCOPE This job is primarily accountable for facilitating resolutions for the ECR / PPAP/ IMDS process. The incumbent will assist in determining and eliminating the root cause of non-conformance found at the division and/or with the customer. This position is accountable for process capability improvements, support internal stakeholders, and serve as a customer technical liaison for rolled products. The Improvement Facilitator IV balances people, equipment, and material constraints to meet quality targets while controlling cost and schedule. Typical challenges include improving safety, stabilizing process improvement, quality, and cost across product families and scaling process changes from trials to production. This job reports to the Rolling Mill Superintendent. The role combines the efforts of people, equipment, and material to meet quality goals and standards while controlling costs within established guidelines. QUALIFICATIONS Four-year college degree, preferably in mechanical or metallurgical engineering or steelmaking, with proven metallurgical experience and a desire to obtain a technical degree. 10+ years of experience with industrial steel operations (rolling mill and downstream steel preferred). Intermediate computer literacy. Experience with data acquisition and analytics. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES Identify and solve rolling mill process problems. Optimize rolling mill process parameters. Develop process capability metrics. Act as customer technical liaison. Dispositions of product placed on hold for quality issues or concerns. Validate and review process capabilities. Determine process routing for products. Assist in resolving customer claims as required to support supply chain. APQP/PPAP/FMEA and CP inputs and reviews. Support the quality system in audits and customer-specific requirements. Assist in determining and eliminating the root cause of nonconformances found at the division and/or with the customer. Support GSN Technical Services and Sales to develop new product applications. Assume the duties of the Rolling Mill Superintendent when needed in meetings and other responsibilities. Follow department rules for safety, discipline, and work procedures within corporate management and quality guidelines. Follow the Cardinal Safety Rules. Complete all required annual safety and environmental training on a monthly basis. Know, understand, and follow all applicable Federal, State, and Local environmental legal requirements and practices. Prevent, contain, respond to, and clean up material spills, assisting in cleanup from testing labs or production floors if required. Develop working knowledge and capabilities of other GSN production facilities and build relationships with key technical and operating personnel in GSN. Demonstrate high motivation to manage work and prioritize responsibilities. Enjoy teamwork to achieve positive results. Possess excellent written and oral communication skills. The incumbent must ensure the safety of all individuals working under his/her management, seek continuous improvement related to employee health and safety, environment, process efficiency, and customer satisfaction. All efforts must be directed toward preventive actions. Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants. There is no discrimination against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. All external applicants must be legally eligible to immediately work in the country of hire without current or future sponsorship. If you are vision-impaired or have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Accessible Canada Act, or a similar law and wish to discuss accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at View phone number on click.appcast.io or View email address on click.appcast.io. Nearest Major Market: Monroe Nearest Secondary Market: Detroit #J-18808-Ljbffr