Rolling Mill Engineer

Job purpose:

This position will be responsible for a variety of software engineering and process engineering functions including analyzing process performance, development and design of process changes, managing the implementation of process improvements and project management of related engineering activities.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Develop methods and practices that will improve the quality of products, expand the product mix and reduce manufacturing costs through specialized application and use of automation technology.
• Design, develop and manage process-related, modelling, engineering and research projects with the objective of developing new methods and practices that will ultimately reduce production cost, improve yields and provide better product quality.
• Maintain control models related to precision closed-loop industrial control. 
• Provide expert advice, system troubleshooting and direct hands-on support to the Maintenance and Operating groups in the following specific functional areas while ensuring compliance with established specifications and industrial standards:
• The Reheat Furnace control including heat transfer, heat content and practice development.
• The Steckel Mill control including AGC, AWC, shape control, pass-to-pass adaption, thermal modelling, gap control calculations, tapering, roll bending compensation, work roll thermal camber, work roll wear, Pinch Roll control, laminar cooling heat transfer and mechanical equipment limitations.
• Electrical systems, specifically Ansaldo, Siemens and Allen Bradley-brand equipment.
• Other equipment including the down coiler, hot plate leveler, cold static shear, cold plate leveler, plate pilers and slitter.
• Plan and coordinate activities related to the concept, final design, bidding, bid evaluation for the construction, modification and maintenance of facility equipment.
• Plan and coordinate activities related to the concept, final design, bidding, bid evaluation for the construction, modification and maintenance of facility equipment.
• Establish standards and procedures for installation, modification, quality control, testing and acceptance procedures required for the successful implementation of the projects.
• Perform the maintenance responsibilities for programming and software support for Level 2 process control systems related to heating and rolling steel plate in the absence of regularly assigned personnel.

Qualifications: Education and Experience:

Required Education:

• Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or related scientific field

Required Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience programming industrial process control systems
• Possess the intimate knowledge of process interactions between control layers and physical processes in a steel plate manufacturing facility
• Exercise sound engineering and economic judgement and discretion due to the physical and economic impact his recommendations will have on the overall operation of the Plant. 
• Equipment and process knowledge including industrial control computer processors, multi-tasking operating systems, real time communications systems, programmable logic controllers, casting concepts, rolling concepts and the ability to integrate them into a working process control system.
• Proficiency in Fortran and C, C++, C# or Vb.net programming languages is required. 
• Comprehensive working knowledge of steel rolling and the mathematical concepts supporting each of these processes. 
• Good problem solving, organizational and communication skills, both oral and written. 
• Project management experience
• Experience preferred in working with DEC VMS or Open VMS operating systems, DEC Alpha processors, DEC UNIX operating systems, Ethernet and ARCNET real time communications systems, Siemens or Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers
• Database management: MS SQL or Oracle desirable

Working conditions:

The employee will frequently be required to:

• This position operates in an office environment.  The role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, network tools/equipment, phones and scanners. This role is partially sedentary (average of 7 hours per day), however, some handling of materials is required.  This would require the ability to walk, bend, kneel or stand, use of hands to finger, hold and handle, reach with hands and arms and to push/pull, lift or carry items up to 30 lbs.
• This position will occasionally require work in the industrial environment with exposure to heat/cold, walking, climbing stairs/ladders, noise and wearing safety equipment/clothing for protection from hazards.

The employee will occasionally be required to:

• Drive or travel by airplane

The position requires the following vision and hearing capabilities:

• Talking person to person, on the phone, and/or in group settings
• Hearing in person, on the phone, and/or in group settings
• Vision at near, mid, and far range

Position Type – Work Hours – Travel Requirements:

• Position is full time, exempt
• Position works an eight (8) hour day shift, Monday through Friday – additional overtime as needed
• Travel for this position is expected to comprise less than 5% of work hours