The Engineering Manager is responsible for leading engineering activities that support a major rod product line at IMC Metals America. This role provides hands on leadership for process, project, and reliability engineering in that area, with a clear focus on safety, first pass yield, uptime, and cost control.

You will lead a small team of engineers and technical resources, work closely with Operations, Maintenance, Facilities, and Metallurgy, and serve as the primary engineering owner for furnaces, casting, rolling, and associated material handling and downstream processes in your area of responsibility.

This position reports directly to the Director of Engineering and Maintenance and is a key role in driving performance on the assigned production lines and in delivering the broader improvement plans. 

Key Responsibilities

Leadership and Management

• Provide day to day leadership for the engineering function      supporting the assigned operations, including process engineers, project      engineers, and controls resources.
• Translate business objectives into clear engineering priorities,      plans, and projects for your area of responsibility.
• Build capability in the team through coaching, development plans,      and clear expectations for performance, behavior, and ownership.
• Partner with Maintenance Managers, Operations Managers, and the      Metallurgist to align priorities and resolve issues that cross functional      boundaries.

Operations and Process Performance

• Own the engineering standards, process windows, and control plans      for rod casting, rolling, and finishing operations in your area.
• Lead structured problem solving to improve first pass yield, reduce      scrap and rework, and stabilize product quality on the lines you support.
• Support Metallurgy in translating customer and alloy requirements      into robust process settings, standard work, and procedures on the shop      floor.
• Monitor key performance indicators including First Pass Yield (FPY),      Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) or uptime, scrap and remelt, and      cost per ton, and drive corrective actions when targets are not met.

Reliability and Asset Management

• Partner with Maintenance to improve reliability of furnaces, casting      machines, mills, coilers, and critical support systems in your area.
• Use Fiix (current CMMS) data, failure history, and condition      information to drive root cause analysis and implement permanent      corrective actions.
• Help define critical spares and standardize equipment where      practical across assets to reduce downtime and simplify maintenance.
• Support long term asset strategies for the production lines,      including rebuild planning, upgrades, and retirement or replacement      decisions.

Projects and Capital Execution

• Serve as the primary project sponsor and technical owner for capital      projects in your area, including furnace upgrades, casting modifications,      and major material handling changes.
• Develop and manage project scopes, schedules, and budgets, and keep      leadership informed on status and risks.
• Prepare solid business cases for capital, including ROI, NPV, and      payback analysis, in partnership with Finance and the Director of      Engineering and Maintenance.
• Ensure projects are installed safely, commissioned effectively, and      turned over to Operations and Maintenance with proper documentation,      training, and PM strategies.

Systems, Data, and Standards

• Drive accurate and meaningful use of CMMS (Fiix) and ERP (NetSuite)      data to support decision making for your area of the business.
• Ensure equipment hierarchies, BOMs, and asset records for the lines      you support are accurate and kept current.
• Establish and maintain engineering standards, work instructions, and      drawings for equipment and processes in your scope.
• Help develop and maintain standard templates and methods for project      planning, risk assessment, and status reporting on engineering projects.

Safety, Compliance, and Culture

• Champion safety in all engineering work, ensuring designs and      projects reduce risk and comply with plant safety standards and regulatory      requirements.
• Support training and standard work that help operators and      maintenance technicians perform tasks safely and consistently.
• Model the culture we want in the plant: clear communication,      accountability, respect for people, and a bias for action and problem      solving.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, or other engineering field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in heavy industrial manufacturing, with at least 3 years in an engineering leadership or lead engineer role.
• Proven experience with complex, high temperature or continuous process operations such as metals, foundry, wire and rod, or similar.
• Demonstrated success in leading cross functional problem solving that improves yield, reliability, and cost.
• Experience planning and executing capital projects from concept through commissioning.
• Comfortable working in hot metal, heavy industrial environments and spending regular time on the floor.

Preferred

• Experience in copper, especially rod or wire production.
• Background with copper rod or ETP rod processes, casting and      rolling, or similar continuous casting operations.
• Hands on familiarity with CMMS systems (Fiix preferred) and ERP      systems (NetSuite or similar).
• Exposure to Lean, Six Sigma, A3 problem solving, or similar      continuous improvement methodologies.
• Prior leadership experience managing engineers, technicians, or      project teams.