BASIC FUNCTION:

Incumbent is responsible for International, Federal, State, Provincial, and local tax functions, in US and Canada, including tax analysis, reporting, research, and compliance related to the company and employee payroll taxes for North America.  Responsibilities include managing the payroll tax compliance functions for US and Canada along with all tax related processes.  Incumbent will manage audit activities associated with the tax filings.  Inititates tax planning and incentive opportunities related to payroll and unemployment tax.  Participates in planning and coordinating department policies and procedures for work flow processes.  Also responsible for managing audit exposure and maintaining professional affiliations and relationships required to perform duties.  Manages the payroll tax third party vendor relationship.  Supervises the assigned department payroll tax analysts. 

Must be able to independently perform work related tasks and exercise professional discretion.  Required to make independent decisions on inpatriates and expatriates payroll tax processing.  Will be the lead contact for Gerdau Brazil H.R., Gerdau AmeriSteel H.R., and Ernst &Young on all International employee tax related issues. 

DIMENSIONS:

NATURE AND SCOPE:

This position is responsible for managing the payroll tax and related accounting duties of the company in a multi corporation, multi-state, multi country manufacturing environment.  The Payroll Tax Manager reports directly to the Sr. Manager of Employee Services who reports to the VP of HR. Reporting directly to this position are salaried exempt staff positions, Payroll Tax Analysts.

The incumbent provides management with guidance relative to payroll tax issues and planning considerations, including recommendations and review of potential tax saving alternatives at the Federal, Provincial, or State level relating to Payroll taxes. The incumbent is responsible for registering business units for new acquisitions, mergers, and divestitures to ensure proper tax liabilities are made timely on all payroll taxes within the province or state as applicable. Responsible to resolve all tax notices from Federal, provinces and states as well.    

The incumbent is responsible for ensuring the general ledger accounts associated with the state and local payroll taxes are reconciled with the Accounting team on a periodic basis and accurately reflects the company’s liabilities and payments. 

Payroll tax compliance is an essential function of the payroll tax department, necessary to avoid additional costs in terms of late penalties and interest.  Managing the preparation and timely filing of all payroll tax returns and employee tax forms for multiple companies in two countries are critical job elements to avoid additional costs to the company. When audits occur, the incumbent works closely with tax officials to resolve compliance issues and minimize exposure.  The incumbent also manages outside consultants on various assigned projects such as the inpatriate processes.

The incumbent should have exceptional skills and knowledge with training, organizing and directing specific duties of the Payroll Tax Analysts to ensure accurate and timely completion of payroll tax liabilities for the company. The Payroll Tax Manager must have an intimate knowledge of all payroll taxes, the payroll tax systems, including third party vendor systems, and the detailed accounting transactions of payroll tax as it relates to the general ledger.

This position will oversee the completion and distribution of domestic and International Wage and Tax Statements (IE: Form W2, W2c, T4, T4A, etc) to employees and agencies.  This requires the calculation of additional income due to long term incentives, international income, reporting third party sick pay information to employees who received payments by insurance companies, relocation expenses as added income during the year, maintaining records for taxable income for Sales personnel with company cars and personal mileage, and calculation of taxable wages for employees working in the US or Canada under the Gerdau Ameristeel exchange program.

This position will serve as a dedicated subject matter expert for US, Canada, and International Payroll tax laws. Must have the ability to research and identify problems, develop proposals, conduct analysis independently and run the Payroll tax functions across two countries efficiently.  Must ensure the BSI and SAP systems are updated for all annual tax changes. Must work closely with the Payroll Tax Analysts and the I.T. department to ensure proper testing of new changes are completed for payroll tax updates on a timely basis. 

This position will be responsible for keeping management abreast of all upcoming tax changes to ensure the systems are properly updated.  Must attend annual tax conferences as needed in order to stay current on all tax law regulation changes.  Expected to communicate all upcoming legal changes to management and keep the systems updated timely.

Qualifications for this position require a degree in accounting or related business field, and eight to ten solid years experience with domestic and international payroll tax. Must have a broad knowledge of payroll tax processing, general accounting practices related to payroll tax functions, US, Canada, and International tax regulations, and high level managerial skills.  A demonstrated proficiency in all Microsoft applications is required. Must have stong analytical skills and attention to detail. Excellent verbal and written communication skills is required.  Experience with SAP/BSI is a preferred payroll application for this position.  Experience with Ceridian third party vendor tax processing is a plus.  Must have strong customer service skills and team otientation. CPP designation preferred.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Manages the relationship with the third party payroll vendor tax filing service for US tax, to ensure timeliness and accuracy of filings, as well as assist in issue resolution.

2. Manages the preparation and filing of Canada tax liabilities and returns, filed internally.

3. Responsible for addressing new accounts or tax issues associated with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, company name changes, FEIN changes, and all other related processes.

4. Identify potential payroll tax exposure and related financial risks, communicate these risks to management, and direct the final disposition of related payroll tax items.

5. Serve as liaison with other departments in the determination of payroll tax impact in relation to human resources, payroll or executive compensation policies or programs and resolution of related payroll tax issues.

6. Drive changes in the payroll tax function to improve the accuracy and efficiency of the payroll tax function.

7. Responsible for taxation and transactions for all relocation, expatriates, inpatriates, non-qualified stock options, stock transactions, hypo tax, taxable fringe benefits, and functions as liaison with the HR/Benefits Gerdau AmeriSteel, HR Gerdau Brazil, E&Y, and Treasury/Financial departments for said items.

8. Review various payroll GL reports for accuracy, adjustments/corrections, reconciliation. Work with General Accounting on reconciliation of bank/general ledger entries for taxes and stock transactions.  

9. Research and respond to all incoming government agency tax notices and work with Ceridian ior the Agency to have them resolved in a timely manner to minimize/mitigate the risk of potential liabilities, penalties, and interest.

10. Review and reconcile total tax liabilities by entity and tax debits with Ceridian Tax Services or Canada Revenue Agency.

11. Responsible for the required annual tax form reporting processes for both domestic U.S. and Canada, which includes but is not limited to year-end adjustments, balancing to payroll tax returns, and all adjusted tax forms as required.

12. Responsible for the Payroll tax systems including SAP and BSI system. Works closely with I.T for scheduling updates to the BSI systems as needed for Cyclic and Regulatory Tax Bulletin updates. 

13. Supervises Payroll Tax Analysts.

14. Perform other responsibilities, duties and projects as assigned by the Payroll Manager.

Starting pay $71000 / year - (includes base hourly rate plus, weekly production bonus, shift differential & Sunday premiums, and 354 annual scheduled overtime)

Manufacturing Associate - Melt Shop

Do you enjoy working with your hands? Are you detail-oriented with the ability to organize and prioritize? Do you like operating heavy mobile equipment? Join us as we empower the future.

We Have: 

• A strong global presence with steel mills that transform millions of metric tons of raw material to produce steel beams, flat-rolled steel, merchant bar, rebar, spikes, and wire used by the auto industry, appliance, construction, machinery, and equipment industries.    

• A culture that welcomes diversity, encourages innovation, and creates products that serve humanity.  

• An environment that values teamwork, safety, and sustainability. 

• A commitment to continuous improvement and the belief that we can create a better future for our employees and our global community by investing in people, processes, and technology. 

We Offer:

• Comprehensive Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Plans – Eligible upon 1st day of hire 
• Health & Dependent Care (Flexible Spending Account) 
• 100% Matching 401K up to 6% 
• Life/Accidental Life Insurance 
• Paid Parental Leave
• Health Advocate Services 
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Tuition Reimbursement Program 
• Career Path System and Training 
• An empowering and open culture with the opportunity to grow and create 

Your Qualifications: 

• The desire to learn new roles and grow with the company
• A completed High School Diploma or GED is preferred.
• 1-3 years of industrial or manufacturing experience to include operating heavy mobile equipment 
• Flexibility to work a rotating 12 hr shift, days, nights and weekends 
•  Ability to climb stairs, climb ladders, reach, squat, tolerate prolonged sitting, standing or walking, balance, bend, operate mobile equipment, crawl, kneel, lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to work in cramped quarters, heights, extreme temperature conditions.

Your Purpose: 

Perform a wide variety of supplementary duties within the melt shop and other plant areas within a team.  

Your Work:

• Involves a variety of simple, manual tasks, receiving guidance, and specific instructions from Melt Shift Supervisor and furnace crews.
• Perform repetitive work around the furnace area to supply raw materials for the melting process such as adding alloys, fluxes, refractories, etc.
• Cut unprepared scrap in the yard with a cutting torch for the electric furnace.
• Through on the job training, must become certified on Billet Yard Crane in order to serve as a relief operator.  This requires proficiency in operating the crane and assisting with routine and preventative maintenance.  Safely operate overhead Billet Crane to warehouse billets between the casting and rolling process.
• As needed, function as a Caster Cutting Attendant.  This requires versatility to adequately carry out the normal machine operator duties for each job performed and participating in housekeeping activities in the casting area.
• Clean machinery and other equipment or apparatus, assist maintenance personnel, as needed handling tools, parts, and perform routine maintenance on any equipment used.
• Perform material handling duties by unloading trucks transporting supplies and parts to the warehouse, stock room, or work areas.
• Use hand tools such as a shovel, pick, sledgehammer, crowbar, broom, and rake; equipment such as hand trucks, dollies, jack, pneumatic hammer, as well as operate forklifts, front-end loaders, and bobcats to perform daily tasks and to get up stock for the furnace.
• Assist with hanging electrodes, taking temperatures and samples at the furnace, and adding necessary alloys at the tap as directed.  Required to function as an Electric Furnace Helper as needed.

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Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

If you are vision-impaired or have some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act / Accessible Canada Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866)-788-2798 or recruiting@gerdau.com

Gerdau is the leading company in the production of long steel in the Americas and one of the major suppliers of specialty long steel in the world. With more than 30,000 employees, Gerdau is the largest recycler in Latin America and around the world and transforms millions of metric tons of scrap into steel every year. 

Gerdau Long Steel North America is a leader in mini-mill steel production and steel recycling in North America, with an annual manufacturing capacity of approximately 10 million metric tons of mill finished steel products.  Through a vertically integrated network of mini-mills, scrap recycling facilities and downstream operations, the company serves customers throughout the U.S. and Canada, offering a diverse and balanced product mix of merchant steel, rebar, structural shapes, fabricated steel, flat rolled steel and wire rod.

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Welder

Job Description:

Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, this position's main focus will be to perform all kinds of welding, brazing and cutting on any type of metal using gas and electric welding equipment, and to layout, fabricate, assemble, erect and repair structural, plate and pipe work.

Hourly rate:  $41.07 /hour plus COLA (cost of living allowance).  Overtime is available.

Our Ideal Candidate will:

- Receive instructions and drawings regarding shop and fieldwork orders for the job

- Interpret drawings and sketches, plans working procedures and determines the materials, tools and equipment required

- Handle and /or make arrangements for the handling of the materials, tools and equipment to and from the job site in shop or field

- Lay out work, makes sketches and determines stock sizes as required

- Operate ironworker, drill, saw and miscellaneous hand and power otools to fabricate parts

- Clean and prepare surfaces to be welded

- Set up, fits, assembles and tack welds parts, constructing special fixtures as required

- Perform gas and electric welding in all positions, down hand, vertical and overhead

- Make any type and size of weld such as "V" lap, butt, pressure and thermal weld, brazing, pre-heating when required

- Build worn or defective surfaces

- Perform work requiring knowledge of the welding properties of various types of metals, welding rods, welding heats, stress relief, allowances for fit up and machining and the effect of warpage, shrinkage and expansion

- Use burning and gouging equipment to dismantle structural and fabricated assemblies for repair or modifications and to cut material to size and shape

- Erect scaffolds as required

- Operate man lift, hoists and cranes

- Keep immediate working area clean

- Create, prepare and complete work orders for maintenance work required

- Reserve and order parts for maintenance work

- Observe all safety rules and exercise all safety precautions

- Adhere to all Gerdau Manitoba CWB & AMSE QC manuals / procedures

- Use tools and equipment that would include (but not limited to) vaious types of gas and electric welding and burning eqiuipment, drawings, cleaning tools, shields, safety equipment, welding fixtures, iron worker, man lift, scaffolds, drill press, power saw, chain falls, miscellaneous hand and power tools and measuring devices

Qualifications and Experience Preferred:

Our ideal candidate will:

- Be a Provincial Licensed Journeyperson Industrial Welder (all positions) and/or have an unrestricted Provincial High Pressure Welder's License. As well will have the ability to successfully maintain these qualifications along with CWB (all positions) 
- Have experience preferably in a manufacturing environment
- Have the ability to work in a team environment and with other trades

- Possess strong communication skills and a good work ethic

Additional Incentives:

 Gerdau offers excellent benefits including:

    - Health, dental, vision, short & long term disability, and life/accidental life insurance

    - RRSP with company matching

    - Employee Assistance Program

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants of employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee and applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. All external applicants must be legally eligible to immediately work in the country of hire without current or future sponsorship.

Competitive pay of  $66000 - $73000 / year which includes base pay rate of $24.70 hr and increases after 90 days to 25.70 plus weekly production bonus.  Generous benefits starting on your first day!

Do you have a working knowledge of manufacturing tools and procedures? Are you detail-oriented with the ability to organize and prioritize? Do you like operating heavy mobile equipment? Join us in our cultural and digital transformation to build the future and the Gerdau We Are Creating.

We Have: 

• A strong global presence with mini-mills that transform millions of metric tons of raw material to produce steel beams, flat-rolled steel, merchant bar, rebar, spikes, and wire used by the auto industry, appliance, construction, machinery, and equipment industries.    
• A culture that welcomes diversity, encourages innovation and creates products that serve humanity.  
• An environment that values teamwork, safety, and sustainability. 
• A commitment to continuous improvement and the belief that we can create a better future for our employees and our global community by investing in people, processes, and technology. 

You Have: 

• The desire to learn new roles and grow with the company
• Ability to read, write, and follow instructions
• Ability to use simple specifications, dials, and gauges to regulate electricity and water flow.
• High School Diploma or GED
• 1 year of industrial or manufacturing experience to include operating heavy mobile equipment 
• Flexibility to work a rotating 8 hr schedule
•  Ability to climb stairs, climb ladders, reach, squat, tolerate prolonged sitting, standing or walking, balance, bend, operate mobile equipment, crawl, kneel, lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to work in cramped quarters, heights, extreme temperature conditions.

Your Purpose:

You will be responsible for some duties primarily servicing the ladle metallurgy station, the casting machine billet run-out area, ladles, electric arc furnace, and the brick crew operations. 

Your Work:

• Will involve simple routine tasks and physical in nature, requiring some care to safely use heavy tools in digging out ladles, shoveling materials, taking temperatures, and obtaining samples at the Ladle Metalurgical Station (LMS), and when operating the forklift and bobcat.
• Will assist LMS Operator when making alloy and slag additions, taking temperature, and assisting with lancing heats.
• Will assist the brick crew with removing refractories from used ladles, tundishes, etc. using heavy pry bars and pneumatic tools, shovel, and dump out brick and slag refuse.
• Will assist in cleaning furnace and surrounding pit area, ladle car track area, tilt cylinders, casting spray changer, and billet run-out area during downtime using hand tools such as a shovel, picks, crowbar, cutting torch, and broom.
• Will assist in hooking up, setting and unhooking ladles, materials, etc. in conjunction with the crane.
• Will assist casting crew with torch cutting scrap billets when necessary.
• Will assist the operator of the track mobile in switching scrap into the stock house.
• Will assist furnace crew, ladle crew, and casting crew as necessary, cross-training in other melt shop jobs, and performing other duties and assignments as required and directed. 
• Will inspect and report faulty material, environmental hazards, and/ or improper operation of plant equipment or machinery; refer questionable and unusual matters to proper supervision. 
• Maintain work area and equipment. 

Your Benefits:

• Comprehensive Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Plans – Eligible upon 1st day of hire 
• Health & Dependent Care (Flexible Spending Account) 
• 100% Matching 401K up to 6% 
• Life/Accidental Life Insurance 
• Bonuses 
• Health Advocate Services 
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Tuition Reimbursement Program 
• Career Path System and Training 
• An empowering and open culture with the opportunity to grow and create 

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunities related to all employees and applicants for employment.  It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or 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 some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866) 788-2798 or recruiting@gerdau.com

Industrial Maintenance Mechanic – Rotating Shift

Depending on trade experience the day shift starts at $95000 - $128000 / year.  Benefits start on your first day!

Are you a persistent person who enjoys identifying mechanical issues and finding ways to resolve them? Are you detail-oriented with the ability to organize and prioritize? Do you like working in a rugged and exciting environment? Join us as we build the future and the Gerdau We Are Creating. 

We Have: 

• A strong global presence with mini-mills that transform millions of metric tons of raw material to produce steel beams, flat-rolled steel, merchant bar, rebar, spikes, and wire used by the automotive industry, appliance, construction, machinery, and equipment industries.    
• A culture that welcomes diversity, encourages innovation and creates products that serve humanity.  
• An environment that values teamwork, safety, and sustainability. 
• A commitment to continuous improvement and the belief that we can create a better future for our employees and our global community by investing in people, processes, and technology. 

We Offer:

• Comprehensive Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Plans – Eligible upon 1st day of hire 
• Health & Dependent Care (Flexible Spending Account) 
• 100% Matching 401K up to 6% 
• Life/Accidental Life Insurance 
• Weekly Bonuses 
• Health Advocate Services 
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Tuition Reimbursement Program 
• Career Path System and Training 
• An empowering and open culture with the opportunity to grow and create 

Your Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• A minimum of 2 years of maintenance experience in an industrial setting, preferably with heavy machinery.
• Experience with mechanical or electrical repairs is required.
• Welding and fabricating experience is a plus. 
• Flexibility to work rotating shift 7p-7a and 7a-7p.
• Team-oriented with communication skills required to work with supervisors, engineers, maintenance, and production operators. 

Your Purpose:

You will perform maintenance and repair operations necessary to keep the mill, equipment, machinery, and tools in good operating conditions; working in the many and diversified capacities required in maintenance.

Your Work:

• You will have a variety of occasionally complex duties requiring considerable care to effectively and efficiently dismantle, repair, lubricate, reassemble, as wells as general maintenance in varied capacities such as an electrician, machine repair, millwright.
• You will start, observe, and operate equipment to detect or verify the malfunction.
• You will conduct preventive maintenance through inspecting, adjusting feed, speed power input and output, cleaning, and lubricating equipment.
• You will tear down, replace, repair, install, and assemble equipment, parts, components, and accessories.
• You will detect and report faulty material, environmental hazards, and/ or improper operation of mill equipment or machinery.   

Empowering people who build the future.

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. 

If you are vision-impaired or have some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act / Accessible Canada Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866)-788-2798 or recruiting@gerdau.com

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Gerdau is currently seeking a Labourer for the Winnipeg Recycling yard location.  

Responsibilities include:

A variety of physical labour tasks and activites at various work stations throughout the worksite which includes working a forklift and skidsteer:

       -  Primary focus is customer oriented; greeting customers, documenting purchases, determining grades of scrap

       -  Working with other yard personnel to facilitate accurate stock piling 

       -  Weigh materials and process for sale and shipping

       -  Safety minded at all tasks

       -  General yard housekeeping duties 

The ideal candidate:

- Will be able to work day shift (Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm).  Schedule may change.

- Salary: $23.57 / hour; 40 hours / week

Qualifications:

-  Ability to work in a team environment

-  Grade 12 diploma or GED is required

-  Experience in operating mobile equipment and machinery would be an asset

-  Possess excellent communication skills, great work ethic and attendance / punctuality is essential

Additional Incentives:

 Gerdau offers excellent benefits including:

    - Health, dental, vision, short & long term disability, and life/accidental life insurance

    - RRSP with company matching

    - Employee Assistance Program

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Do you have a working knowledge of manufacturing tools and procedures? Are you detail-oriented with the ability to organize and prioritize? Do you like operating heavy mobile equipment? Join us in our cultural and digital transformation to build the future and the Gerdau We Are Creating.

$19.72 an hour and after 90 days increases to $24.59 an hr, plus biweekly production bonus, shift premiums, and 354 annual hours of built in overtime.

We Have: 

• A strong global presence with steel mills that transform millions of metric tons of raw material to produce steel beams, flat-rolled steel, merchant bar, rebar, spikes, and wire used by the automotive industry, appliance, construction, machinery, and equipment industries.    
• A culture that welcomes diversity, encourages innovation and creates products that serve humanity.  
• An environment that values teamwork, safety, and sustainability. 
• A commitment to continuous improvement and the belief that we can create a better future for our employees and our global community by investing in people, processes, and technology. 

We Offer:

• Comprehensive Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Plans – Eligible upon 1st day of hire 
• Health & Dependent Care (Flexible Spending Account) 
• 100% Matching 401K up to 6% 
• Life/Accidental Life Insurance 
• Health Advocate Services 
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Career Path System and Training
• An empowering and open culture with the opportunity to grow and create 

You Have: 

• High School Diploma or GED
• Basic computer and math skills
• 1-2 years of industrial/manufacturing experience. Casting and pouring molten metal experience a plus!
• Ability to read, write, and follow instructions
• Ability to use simple specifications, dials, and gauges to regulate electricity and water flow.
• Flexibility to work a rotating 12 hr shift, days, nights, and weekends 
• Ability to climb stairs, climb ladders, reach, squat, tolerate prolonged sitting, standing or walking, balance, bend, operate mobile equipment, crawl, kneel, lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to work in cramped quarters, heights, extreme temperature conditions.
• Demonstrate the ability and willingness to work as part of a self-directed team with limited supervision. 

Your Purpose:

Perform all operations necessary in the preparation and use of slide gates and ladles involved in the Melt Shop functions of tapping, refining, pouring, and casting heats.  Coordinate transportation of ladles in and out of the shop to ensure the proper amount is available.  Follow prescribed methods, procedures, instructions, and sequence of operations.

Your Work:

• Work involves a complete range of duties that are highly repetitive and routine in nature to properly and effectively set up ladles to efficiently pour molten metal. 
• Set up slide gates.  Replace ladle nozzles, patch well block, porous plug, slide gate refractories, and stir pipe when necessary. 
• Inspect slide gate refractories, mechanical components, and nozzles for defects and wear.  Turn, replace, clean, and lubricate the slide gate as required. 
• Inspect ladle lining and handling accessories, including ladle preheater.  Check porous plugs with gas for flow and wear and make changes or repairs, patch block as needed. 
• Inspects hydraulic fittings and hoses and replace them when needed. 
• Operate ladle preheaters, check ladle temperatures, and keep ladles properly heated for furnace tapping. 
• Direct ladle transfer movement and placement for furnace tapping. 
• Add sand mixture to the ladle as needed to ensure the highest percentage possible of free opens.
• Use oxygen lance to melt out skulls from the ladle, clean out ladle nozzle bores and porous lug, and to lance open slide gates as required.
• Perform and document down day activities.
• Operate mobile equipment to lift and transport materials including loaders, makeup cart, brick-lift, and forklifts.
• Ensure daily preventative maintenance is performed on vehicles/mobile equipment to include fueling, cleaning, checking, and adding fluid as needed.

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. 

If you are vision-impaired or have some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act / Accessible Canada Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866)-788-2798 or recruiting@gerdau.com

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Raw Materials Purchasing Agent

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WHAT WILL YOU DO?

The Raw Materials Purchasing Agent is primarily responsible for the procurement of retail scrap in an economical and efficient manner and establishing and maintaining effective relations with available suppliers including active solicitation of new supply sources, within assigned region.  The supplier base will include both established retail processors as well as suppliers whose business is conducted on a direct basis at the retail buying facilities as established at Gerdau mill divisions. This position will support commercial practices based on established policies to ensure fair, ethical, and productive relationships with suppliers.  It does require travel to complete job duties and maintain an effective network of vendors, mill personnel, and industry organizations.

The Raw Materials Purchasing Agent will coordinate activities with other procurement personnel, transportation, melt shop management, and mill scrap inspection and accounting personnel. This role works closely with transportation to keep them informed of new methods of shipment and carriers that may help minimize overall scrap costs.  The incumbent will also keep plant and corporate management abreast of changing market conditions. The incumbent will engage and utilize a network of sources to understand market activity and determine the needs of the mill/s supplied

Another key responsibility will be to provide information to other members of the raw materials procurement team.  This will be achieved through soliciting and reviewing competitive alternatives, assess vendor capabilities and past performance, recommend alternative sources for retail scrap, and select suppliers based on information gathered.  The incumbent will secure retail scrap based on the specific terms of purchase contracts within established policies and procedures, verify purchase order details, and document vendor performance.

This position also serves as a liaison between mill personnel and scrap suppliers.  The incumbent must be familiar with basic melting requirements at the mill in order to know the effect of different grades of scrap, relative to billet chemistry specifications. Raw Materials Purchasing Agent will work closely with vendors, shippers, and inspection personnel to educate and communicate specifications, commercial terms/conditions, and safety and environmental compliance requirements . Raw Materials Purchasing Agent will use the computer systems and procedures to receive, handle and pay for scrap throughout the Company and assist in resolving any problems that may arise with vendors. 

WHAT QUALIFICATIONS DO YOU NEED?

• A minimum of three to five years’ experience in the buying, melting, or receiving of steel scrap or similar work experience at an exempt level.
• Must be a self-starter with the ability to initiate business and possess strong negotiating, communication, math and problem-solving skills. 
• High ethical standards and a strong work ethic are key attributes required.
• Possess knowledge of sources and grades of raw materials, along with some knowledge of transportation issues and scrap yard operations.
• Computer literate in procurement systems and MS Office.
• Knowledge of the effect different grades of steel on billet chemistry specifications.
• Excellent written and verbal communications to communicate effectively across all lines of the business. 
• Ability to problem solve and negotiate with suppliers
• Ability to travel
• Ability to research and recruit new supply sources
• Post secondary education preferred

Salary & Benefits:

• Medical and Prescription
• Dental
• Vision
• Pension/RSP plan
• Basic Life/Accidental Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or 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 some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act / Accessible Canada Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866)-788-2798 or recruiting@gerdau.com

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Job Summary

The incumbent will be responsible for all aspects of account coordination to support scrap purchase and sales contracts, and other scrap related business processes for Metals Recycling. The incumbent will liaison with the Recycling Commercial, Operations, Logistics and Accounting teams to provide accurate, reliable and timely results to exceed customer service expectations. The purpose of this position is to provide support to the Commercial Team in the administration and maintenance of customer contracts. The incumbent will be responsible for ship to/from account setup. The incumbent will be responsible for entering contract approval limits while also facilitating end-to-end contract maintenance, from creation of a particular contract through to the correct and final application of payment.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Point of contact for vendors / customers. Coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver an optimal customer experience.
• Build partnerships & maintain positive relationships, coordinate business & information, effectively address and resolve inquiries & issues promptly.
• Collaborate with various teams and business areas to coordinate, guide and oversee end to end processes.
• Validate pricing, process payables, reconcile statement of accounts. Audit scrap tickets and reconcile with vendor payment schedules, SAP reports and coordinate with Shared Services.
• Facilitate periodic customer reviews and reconciliations, analyze business requirements, troubleshoot issues, and share best practices.
• Create, maintain and analyze purchase contracts, coordinate account adjustments related to pricing and dispute resolution, maintain cost recovery programs.
• Manage sales orders from set up, credit utilization, receivable reconciliation and dispute resolution to minimize business disruptions.
• Coordinate new account set up and maintenance of vendor & customer accounts, grant access to eligible vendors to self-service portal.
• Manually manage daily activity, cost processing and summary validation for multiple offsite inventory locations.
• Maintain tax documentation requirements and validate application to processed billings for compliance, audit review, and government reporting.
• Meet with decision-makers and end-users to define operational requirements, systems goals and improvements as well as identify and resolve systems issues.

The Individual:

• Business Administration University Degree or College Diploma is preferred.
• 1 to 2 years related field experience is preferred. Excellent knowledge of accounting and finance principles. Advanced Excel and SAP is an asset.
• Excellent communication skills are a necessity to interface with customers and personnel. Customer Service Focused. Strong liaising and networking skills.
• Exceptional time management skills and excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Self-driven, collaborator, problem solver and able to prioritize conflicting demands.

Salary & Benefits:

• Medical and Prescription
• Dental
• Vision
• Pension/RSP plan
• Basic Life/Accidental Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or 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 some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act / Accessible Canada Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866)-788-2798 or recruiting@gerdau.com

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Job Summary:

Perform a variety of basic to moderately complex maintenance and repair operations needed to keep the facilities, mobile equipment, and production equipment operating efficiently.  Perform various activities to include preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and lubrication of equipment.  Other tasks include minor electrical repairs, hydraulic system repairs, welding, fabrication, and minor demolition.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Managing and controlling the activities of the labor force and the workflow practices of all workshop personnel to ensure maximum performance and efficiency
2. Provide positive motivation to all team members within the labor force section to ensure an ongoing positive work environment at all times
3. Work with Logistics dispatch team to ensure services/maintenance are occurring at regular required intervals
4. When required work with 3^rd party service providers to conduct major repairs and/or annual services
5. Follow all established Gerdau Safety, Environmental, and Routine procedures specific to the yard.
6. Work requires the ability to critically analysis production problems and make the appropriate repairs or adjustments to meet Logistic requirements.  This may require operating the equipment to view or listen to the equipment in order to determine necessary adjustments or repairs.
7. Repair and rebuild portable power tools, bearings, shaker tables, belt conveyors, and other small equipment.
8. Requirements include troubleshooting and repair of mechanical equipment, mobile equipment, and hydraulic equipment.
9. Perform various welding and torching tasks to include fabrication,
10. Perform preventive maintenance, lubrication, inspections, and adjustments.
11. Minimal Downtime is experienced
12. Must have the ability to make decisions with a minimum of supervision.
13. Report any defective or substandard equipment or materials to the maintenance supervisor.

Additional Responsibilities:

1. Approach daily activities so that personnel achieve:

1.  Quality control to the highest level
2. Safe work procedures for persons, plant, equipment, and the environment
3. Job timeliness and profitability

2. Work closely with outside contractors to complete more complex tasks.  Ensure that contractors are performing tasks in a manner that is consistent with Gerdau’s safety policies.

3. Assist co-workers in daily operational duties that are essential to the yard in terms of safety, efficiency, and profitability as required and directed.
4. Moblie, Ability to travel to different locations
5. Computer knowledge / skills

Salary & Benefits:

• Medical and Prescription
• Dental
• Vision
• Pension/RSP plan
• Basic Life/Accidental Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or 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 some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act / Accessible Canada Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866)-788-2798 or recruiting@gerdau.com

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Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Follow all of the established Gerdau safety, environmental, and routine procedures specific to the yard
2. Operate the fork-lift while progressing towards loader operation and material handler operation to assist in the loading, off-loading, and sorting of scrap materials
3. Inspect incoming scrap against quality and environmental standards with a progression towards grading and purchasing scrap material
4. Apply deductions to non-conforming materials through effective communication with the scale house or yard inspector
5. Perform and document daily Routine Equipment Care (REC)
6. Detect and report faulty tools, equipment, environmental hazards, and safety hazards to a supervisor
7. Maintain work area and equipment in a clean and orderly fashion
8. Provide excellent customer service
9. Promote and practice the core values of Gerdau

Locations with Rail:

1. For Operations that have rail; shift full and empty cars, operate locomotive, activate switches, couple and uncouple cars, and set brakes or wheel blocks as requested, in accordance with standard operating procedures. 

Additional Responsibilities:

1. Ensure non-conforming objects have been removed from incoming scrap vehicles such as gas tanks (drained and removed), propane tanks, and batteries
2. Ensure radioactive materials are removed from inbound/outbound scrap material and quarantined properly
3. General house-keeping duties: sweep shop area and removal of garbage
4. Assist in non-ferrous sorting and processing as directed by non-ferrous operator
5. Assist co-workers in general operational duties that are essential to the yard in terms of safety, efficiency, and profitability
6. Problem solving input and contributions as required

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Qualifications and Experience:

1. Desire to enhance skills and knowledge to develop as a Gerdau employee
2. Promote and practice the core values of Gerdau 
3. High School Education preferred but not reqired.
4. Computer knowledge/skills

Salary & Benefits:

• Medical and Prescription
• Dental
• Vision
• Pension/RSP plan
• Basic Life/Accidental Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or 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 some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act / Accessible Canada Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866)-788-2798 or recruiting@gerdau.com

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Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Follow all of the established Gerdau safety, environmental, and routine procedures specific to the yard
2. Operate the fork-lift while progressing towards loader operation and material handler operation to assist in the loading, off-loading, and sorting of scrap materials
3. Inspect incoming scrap against quality and environmental standards with a progression towards grading and purchasing scrap material
4. Apply deductions to non-conforming materials through effective communication with the scale house or yard inspector
5. Perform and document daily Routine Equipment Care (REC)
6. Detect and report faulty tools, equipment, environmental hazards, and safety hazards to a supervisor
7. Maintain work area and equipment in a clean and orderly fashion
8. Provide excellent customer service
9. Promote and practice the core values of Gerdau

Locations with Rail:

1. For Operations that have rail; shift full and empty cars, operate locomotive, activate switches, couple and uncouple cars, and set brakes or wheel blocks as requested, in accordance with standard operating procedures. 

Additional Responsibilities:

1. Ensure non-conforming objects have been removed from incoming scrap vehicles such as gas tanks (drained and removed), propane tanks, and batteries
2. Ensure radioactive materials are removed from inbound/outbound scrap material and quarantined properly
3. General house-keeping duties: sweep shop area and removal of garbage
4. Assist in non-ferrous sorting and processing as directed by non-ferrous operator
5. Assist co-workers in general operational duties that are essential to the yard in terms of safety, efficiency, and profitability
6. Problem solving input and contributions as required

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Qualifications and Experience:

1. Desire to enhance skills and knowledge to develop as a Gerdau employee
2. Promote and practice the core values of Gerdau 
3. High School Education preferred but not reqired.
4. Computer knowledge/skills

Salary & Benefits:

• Medical and Prescription
• Dental
• Vision
• Pension/RSP plan
• Basic Life/Accidental Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or 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 some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act / Accessible Canada Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866)-788-2798 or recruiting@gerdau.com

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Job Summary:

This position monitors and assists in controlling incoming and outgoing vehicles, shipments and containers through use scale and software systems.  All activity must be accounted for and accurately documented on scale tickets, bills of lading, purchase orders and packing slips, etc.

Nature and Scope:

Directly reporting to the Division Manager, the Scale Operator must regularly communicate with dispatch personnel and other scale operators to assist with company vehicle traffic and all incoming and outgoing yard traffic. This position interacts frequently with yard operations including but not limited to emergency contact for yard operations, material receiving personnel, internal and external drivers as well as management, sales and I.T. personnel.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Enthusiastic greeting of customers and ascertain material grade including all necessary paperwork needed to safely direct all incoming loads to the proper locations throughout the facility.
• Ensure accurate documentation of all inbound and outbound scale transactions by weighing of all customers vehicles, carriers, and company vehicles on main scale. Record supplier, truck or car identification, contract number (if appropriate), description and grade of material, gross, tare and net weights, and discharge location of the load. This includes accurate recording of load deductions (non-conforming material), re-pricing as directed by Buyers, printing and distributing scale tickets as required.
• Maintain daily records of all purchases and sales transactions including proper assignment of purchase and sales order numbers to inbound and outbound material.
• Process scale payments including processing payment adjustments; contact the Buyer to adjust or add in contracts; remove temporary pricing, address and mail out payments as per customer request, fax scale tickets to customers as per their request.
• Create issue and submit cheques to the proper signing authority with proper back up documentation and distribute as requested.
• Issue cash payments for customers that require immediate payment.
• Must be able to manage difficult customer situations effectively and professionally.
• Answer main telephone line and redirect all calls accordingly.
• Constantly maintain radio contact with the appropriate yard personnel including and being aware of Emergency calls and proper handling of different types of situations.
• Maintain and implement safe work procedures while ensuring all guests have been informed of and adhere to proper PPE requirements.
• Consistently monitor and lifting of main yard arm.
• Manage the work area by keeping all paperwork processed and neatly filed as well as maintaining cleanliness and orderliness of scale house and workstations according to 5S Standards. 
• Review, file and fax all scale tickets daily and as required prior to end of shift.
• Accurately weigh in Public Scale tickets with understanding of receiving cash or billing to the appropriate customer.
• Daily cash reconciliation.

Skills and Abilities:

• This position must have basic MS Office computer skills and be able to communicate well with others.
• They must also have the ability accurately multitask at a fast pace positive manner. 
• Must possess excellent telephone skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively when dealing with customers, carriers, and company drivers.
• Must have the ability to recognize various materials and develop viable distribution plan for customers on the scale.
• High School Diploma or GED. Post-secondary education preferred.

Salary & Benefits:

• Medical and Prescription
• Dental
• Vision
• Pension/RSP plan
• Basic Life/Accidental Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or 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 some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act / Accessible Canada Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866)-788-2798 or recruiting@gerdau.com

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Arranges shipments by checking stock to determine inventory levels; anticipating delivery requirements; placing and expediting orders. Daily reports on what items are being shipped and preliminary shipment bundles have been assigned.  Needs to arrange for carrier to deliver steel or segment out shipments where the customer has already arranged for delivery with their own carrier.

Verify delivery instructions and times that the customer has requested

Monitoring availability of truck, rail and barge shipments and dispatching carriers, generating shipping documents and directing the loading of steel

Will negotiate freight rates with local carriers

Qualifications and Educational requirement(s):

High school diploma and 2 years of related experience (i.e., storeroom, logistics, inventory management, shipping, etc.)

Skills & Abilities:

Documentation Skills, Data Entry Skills, Telephone Skills, Informing Others, Listening, Verbal Communication, Energy Level, Multi-tasking, Dependability, Reporting Skills

Empowering people who build the future.

Job Summary:

This position monitors and assists in controlling incoming and outgoing vehicles, shipments and containers through use scale and software systems.  All activity must be accounted for and accurately documented on scale tickets, bills of lading, purchase orders and packing slips, etc.

Nature and Scope:

Directly reporting to the Division Manager, the Scale Operator must regularly communicate with dispatch personnel and other scale operators to assist with company vehicle traffic and all incoming and outgoing yard traffic. This position interacts frequently with yard operations including but not limited to emergency contact for yard operations, material receiving personnel, internal and external drivers as well as management, sales and I.T. personnel.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Enthusiastic greeting of customers and ascertain material grade including all necessary paperwork needed to safely direct all incoming loads to the proper locations throughout the facility.
• Ensure accurate documentation of all inbound and outbound scale transactions by weighing of all customers vehicles, carriers, and company vehicles on main scale. Record supplier, truck or car identification, contract number (if appropriate), description and grade of material, gross, tare and net weights, and discharge location of the load. This includes accurate recording of load deductions (non-conforming material), re-pricing as directed by Buyers, printing and distributing scale tickets as required.
• Maintain daily records of all purchases and sales transactions including proper assignment of purchase and sales order numbers to inbound and outbound material.
• Process scale payments including processing payment adjustments; contact the Buyer to adjust or add in contracts; remove temporary pricing, address and mail out payments as per customer request, fax scale tickets to customers as per their request.
• Create issue and submit cheques to the proper signing authority with proper back up documentation and distribute as requested.
• Issue cash payments for customers that require immediate payment.
• Must be able to manage difficult customer situations effectively and professionally.
• Answer main telephone line and redirect all calls accordingly.
• Constantly maintain radio contact with the appropriate yard personnel including and being aware of Emergency calls and proper handling of different types of situations.
• Maintain and implement safe work procedures while ensuring all guests have been informed of and adhere to proper PPE requirements.
• Consistently monitor and lifting of main yard arm.
• Manage the work area by keeping all paperwork processed and neatly filed as well as maintaining cleanliness and orderliness of scale house and workstations according to 5S Standards. 
• Review, file and fax all scale tickets daily and as required prior to end of shift.
• Accurately weigh in Public Scale tickets with understanding of receiving cash or billing to the appropriate customer.
• Daily cash reconciliation.

Skills and Abilities:

• This position must have basic MS Office computer skills and be able to communicate well with others.
• They must also have the ability accurately multitask at a fast pace positive manner. 
• Must possess excellent telephone skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively when dealing with customers, carriers, and company drivers.
• Must have the ability to recognize various materials and develop viable distribution plan for customers on the scale.
• High School Diploma or GED. Post-secondary education preferred.

Salary & Benefits:

• Medical and Prescription
• Dental
• Vision
• Pension/RSP plan
• Basic Life/Accidental Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or 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 some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act / Accessible Canada Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866)-788-2798 or recruiting@gerdau.com

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Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Follow all of the established Gerdau safety, environmental, and routine procedures specific to the yard
2. Operate the fork-lift while progressing towards loader operation and material handler operation to assist in the loading, off-loading, and sorting of scrap materials
3. Inspect incoming scrap against quality and environmental standards with a progression towards grading and purchasing scrap material
4. Apply deductions to non-conforming materials through effective communication with the scale house or yard inspector
5. Perform and document daily Routine Equipment Care (REC)
6. Detect and report faulty tools, equipment, environmental hazards, and safety hazards to a supervisor
7. Maintain work area and equipment in a clean and orderly fashion
8. Provide excellent customer service
9. Promote and practice the core values of Gerdau

Locations with Rail:

1. For Operations that have rail; shift full and empty cars, operate locomotive, activate switches, couple and uncouple cars, and set brakes or wheel blocks as requested, in accordance with standard operating procedures. 

Additional Responsibilities:

1. Ensure non-conforming objects have been removed from incoming scrap vehicles such as gas tanks (drained and removed), propane tanks, and batteries
2. Ensure radioactive materials are removed from inbound/outbound scrap material and quarantined properly
3. General house-keeping duties: sweep shop area and removal of garbage
4. Assist in non-ferrous sorting and processing as directed by non-ferrous operator
5. Assist co-workers in general operational duties that are essential to the yard in terms of safety, efficiency, and profitability
6. Problem solving input and contributions as required

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Qualifications and Experience:

1. Desire to enhance skills and knowledge to develop as a Gerdau employee
2. Promote and practice the core values of Gerdau 
3. High School Education preferred but not required.
4. Computer knowledge/skills

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or 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 some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act / Accessible Canada Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866)-788-2798 or recruiting@gerdau.com

Empowering people who build the future.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Follow all of the established Gerdau safety, environmental, and routine procedures specific to the yard
2. Operate the fork-lift while progressing towards loader operation and material handler operation to assist in the loading, off-loading, and sorting of scrap materials
3. Inspect incoming scrap against quality and environmental standards with a progression towards grading and purchasing scrap material
4. Apply deductions to non-conforming materials through effective communication with the scale house or yard inspector
5. Perform and document daily Routine Equipment Care (REC)
6. Detect and report faulty tools, equipment, environmental hazards, and safety hazards to a supervisor
7. Maintain work area and equipment in a clean and orderly fashion
8. Provide excellent customer service
9. Promote and practice the core values of Gerdau

Locations with Rail:

1. For Operations that have rail; shift full and empty cars, operate locomotive, activate switches, couple and uncouple cars, and set brakes or wheel blocks as requested, in accordance with standard operating procedures. 

Additional Responsibilities:

1. Ensure non-conforming objects have been removed from incoming scrap vehicles such as gas tanks (drained and removed), propane tanks, and batteries
2. Ensure radioactive materials are removed from inbound/outbound scrap material and quarantined properly
3. General house-keeping duties: sweep shop area and removal of garbage
4. Assist in non-ferrous sorting and processing as directed by non-ferrous operator
5. Assist co-workers in general operational duties that are essential to the yard in terms of safety, efficiency, and profitability
6. Problem solving input and contributions as required

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Qualifications and Experience:

1. Desire to enhance skills and knowledge to develop as a Gerdau employee
2. Promote and practice the core values of Gerdau 
3. High School Education preferred but not required.
4. Computer knowledge/skills

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or 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 some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act / Accessible Canada Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866)-788-2798 or recruiting@gerdau.com

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Job Summary

To manage, direct, and coordinate scrap production at a metals recycling scrap yard in order to achieve production output, and profit objectives consistent with quality customer service and safety and corporate goals. This position is responsible for the overall management, profitability, and production.  This position has direct responsibility for providing high quality scrap in order to obtain scrap goals aligned with the Company’s strategic objectives.

Nature and Scope

The incumbent has the responsibility to support and enhance the division’s sales policies, procedures, practices, to ensure the desired results consistent with profitability objectives, and existing market conditions. Maintain safe working conditions and insure that employees follow safe working standards. Participates in safety meetings and follows up on all matters related to safety. Ensures that Company policies relating to all employees are being implemented on a fair and consistent basis and that good employee relation practices are being maintained. Analyzes the overall coordination of all departments to ensure the smooth flow of work through the location. Reviews the operations of the location to ensure that orders are being processed to meet customer requirements. Analyzes all cost, financial and operating reports to ensure that department objectives are being met. Reviews the performance and results of the staff under responsibility area to ensure efficient and accurate functioning of these areas.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Responsible for overall health & safety in conjunction with the Corporate Safety program for the location.
• Effective implementation and application of Gerdau Business Systems.
• Responsible for Employee Relations and personnel policy at the location.
• Responsible for achieving operational goals.
• Responsible for maintaining customer relationships.
• Direct responsibility for the transfer cost of internal scrap.
• Overall responsibility of the locations costs including spending and budget development.
• Responsible for continuous improvement and long term planning.
• Ensures environmental compliance and conformance within Corporate policy and procedures.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Possess a broad knowledge of the metals recycling industry.

• Be familiar with health and safety management, accounting, industrial relations, and management procedures and techniques.
• 5 to 7 years related work experience including significant exposure to scrap processing.
• Supervisory experience.
• Possess a post-secondary education in Business Administration or related area.

Salary & Benefits:

• Medical and Prescription
• Dental
• Vision
• Pension/RSP plan
• Basic Life/Accidental Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or 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 some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act / Accessible Canada Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866)-788-2798 or recruiting@gerdau.com

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Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. 

If you are vision-impaired or have some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act / Accessible Canada Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866)-788-2798 or recruiting@gerdau.com

$64000 / year (includes base hourly rate plus scheduled overtime, biweekly production bonus and shift premiums). 

Gerdau is the leading company in the production of long steel in the Americas and one of the major suppliers of specialty long steel in the world. With more than 45,000 employees, Gerdau has an installed capacity of more than 25 million metric tons of steel, and it is the largest recycler in Latin America, and around the world, it transforms millions of metric tons of scrap into steel every year. 

Gerdau Long Steel North America is a leader in mini-mill steel production and steel recycling in North America, with an annual manufacturing capacity of approximately 10 million metric tons of mill-finished steel products.  Through a vertically integrated network of mini-mills, scrap recycling facilities, and downstream operations, the company serves customers throughout the U.S. and Canada, offering a diverse and balanced product mix of merchant steel, rebar, structural shapes, fabricated steel, flat rolled steel, and wire rod.

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Roll Shop Supervisor, this position's main focus will be to set up and operate a computer numerically controlled lathe to machine all types of new and used rolls to finished size and contour for all sections rolled in the Mill.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

- Plans working procedures from instructions, prints, computer programs, and work orders

- Slings rolls and places them in a lathe using a crane

- Centers and fastens roll in the lathe

- Barrels new rolls

- Selects and profiles cutting tools for the job in accordance with hardness, machinability, desired contour, and surface of the roll to be turned and set up in the tool holder

- Sets up and operates CNC lathe to turn any type of roll to finished size within close tolerances

- Selects and adjusts speeds and feeds for material to be cut

- Turns rolls to specifications and intermittently checks dimensions for compliance using a protractor, calipers, micrometers, rulers, straights edge, pass templates, and thickness gauges.

- Observes turning of roll, interrupts upon deviation from specifications, and corrects minor errors in a computer program by manually overriding computer

- Operates lathe manually to complete finishing of the roll such as taking out points, blending radii, and using plugs

- Operates milling machine to cut deformations in rolls

- Operates electric discharge machine (EDM) to brand rolls

- Inspects and lubricate equipment

 
Additional Responsibilities:
 

Gerdau offers excellent benefits including:
    - Health, dental, vision, short- & long-term disability, and life/accidental insurance
    - RRSP with company matching     - Employee Assistance Program

Follow all PPE requirements and safety rules and guidelines for all tasks being performed.

Responsible for training other personnel on electrical systems, PLC’s, networks, process changes, etc.

Perform all other duties as assigned.

Education/Experience:

High school diploma or GED.

Physical Requirements:

Ability to climb stairs, climb ladders, reach, squat, tolerate prolonged standing or walking, balance, bend, operate mobile equipment, crawl, kneel, and push and pull objects.
Ability to reach, squat, and tolerate prolonged sitting.
Ability to lift up to 70 lbs. Ability to operate hand controls with both hands and foot pedals with both feet.
Ability to perform sustained overhead reaching.
Ability to work in extreme ambient temperatures up to 160°F.
Ability to work in cramped quarters and at heights.
Ability to work a rotating shift schedule, including days, nights and weekends.
Ability to tolerate working in areas where noise levels can reach 120 decibels.
 

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or 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 some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act / Accessible Canada Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866)-788-2798 or recruiting@gerdau.com.

This position is open for domestic candidates only.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Night shift position - 7pm - 7am (3 days on, 3 days off)
• Work involves routine tasks requiring the safe operation of forge equipment, forge checks at routine intervals, and routine quality checks to ensure finish products meet customer specifications.
• Performs forge start-up and shutdown procedures, which includes knowing the functions of lights and switches on forge control panel and platforms.
• Starts and adjusts vary-freq drives.
• Resets forge electrical breakers, oil system breaker, unscrambler breaker, and rounder breaker.
• Starts up all conveyors using proper start-up procedures.
• Resets AJAX cabinet breaker and replaces and aligns coils.
• Replaces and aligns slings on the unscrambler.
• Performs basic troubleshooting on finger and arm, stock gauge, kicker pin and springs, worn tooling, transfer lift, and bar conveyor unscrambler.
• Performs conversions, including all forge tooling, all pinch rolls and bar conveyors, and forge timing and die alignment.
• Changes and aligns rounder dies.
• Changes forge motor, if needed.
• Checks and sets forge stop positioning.
• Adjusts and sets overdrive.
• Performs process monitoring, measurement, and required adjustment to ensure production of quality products.
• Accurately completes daily control sheet, forge sheet, and safety inspections.
• Attends and participates in monthly safety meetings.
   

Additional Responsibilities:

Performs other duties, as assigned by the Plant Superintendent.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Salary:

• $25.42/hr
• Time and a half Sunday premium
• Additional night shift pay premium

Benefits:

• Medical and Prescription
• Dental
• Vision
• Health & Dependent Care (Flexible Spending Account)
• 401K with company match
• Vacation
• PTO
• Basic Life/Accidental Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

“Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or 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 some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act / Accessible Canada Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866)-788-2798 or recruiting@gerdau.com”

Industrial Maintenance Electrician- Furnace/Caster

Competitive pay. Day Shift or Rotating Shift starts at $109000 - $129000 / year depending on technical experience and includes hourly pay, biweekly production bonus, shift premiums, and 312 hours of scheduled annual overtime.  Generous benefits start on your first day!

Are you a persistent person who enjoys identifying electrical issues and finding ways to resolve them? Are you detail-oriented with the ability to organize and prioritize? Do you like working in a rugged and exciting environment? Join us as we build the future and the Gerdau We Are Creating. 

We Have: 

• A strong global presence with mills that transform millions of metric tons of raw material to produce steel beams, flat-rolled steel, merchant bar, rebar, spikes, and wire used by the automotive industry, appliance, construction, machinery, and equipment industries.    
• A culture that welcomes diversity, encourages innovation and creates products that serve humanity.  
• An environment that values teamwork, safety, and sustainability. 
• A commitment to continuous improvement and the belief that we can create a better future for our employees and our global community by investing in people, processes, and technology. 

We Offer:

• Comprehensive Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Plans – Eligible upon 1st day of hire 
• Health & Dependent Care (Flexible Spending Account) 
• 100% Matching 401K up to 6% 
• Life/Accidental Life Insurance 
• Weekly Bonus
• Parental Leave 
• Health Advocate Services 
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Tuition Reimbursement Program 
• Career Path System and Training 
• An empowering and open culture with the opportunity to grow and create 

Your Qualifications: 

• High school diploma or GED.
• 3-5 years of heavy industrial electrical maintenance, installations, and troubleshooting experience.
• Understanding of shop mathematics with the use of drawings, specifications, charts, tables, and precision measuring instruments.
• Intermediate knowledge of AC/DC motor theory 120-480 VAC to 12v-180 VDC and the ability to troubleshoot with PLC.
• Intermediate drive knowledge, electrical controls, NFPA 70E, and high voltage power systems, electrical and electronic wiring specifications, properties of various materials, and the principles of operation and application of equipment.
• Intermediate knowledge of HVAC controls, electrical schematics, motor theory, and common electrical maintenance hand tools.
• Intermediate knowledge of camera systems.
• Ability to operate forklifts and cranes.
• This role requires the ability to work a 12 hr rotating shift days, nights, and two weekends a month.(Dupont schedule) or Day Shift schedule 8 days on, 6 days off (1^st Shift).

Your Purpose: 

You will perform electrical maintenance and repair operations to keep equipment, machinery, and tools in good operating conditions, working in the many and diversified capacities required in maintenance. Plan, layout, and perform all operations required to install, troubleshoot, repair, construct, modify, calibrate, test, service, and program highly complex equipment in support of steel production operation and related plant facilities.  

Your Work:

• Install, troubleshoot, and repair electrical and electronic controls and systems, using required knowledge and understanding of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, fluidic, and electrical systems/components, as well as how they operate.
• Perform rounds and check the machinery to identify abnormalities and ensure that machine functions are operating within the normal specifications.  
• Exercise judgment when troubleshooting AC/DC motor controls, PLC, electrical drives, and all high-voltage systems at or below 480 volts.  
• Inspect and perform daily maintenance on all shop machinery, mobile equipment, HVAC Systems, PLC networks, and cranes, and repairs or replaces worn items as required.
• Service the electrical aspect of pumps, motors, cranes, and hydraulic/pneumatic systems as needed. 
• Layout, install and maintain a variety of complete electronically-controlled equipment, such as secondary distribution centers, programmable sequences, and pulpit control panel.
• Balance loads and wire complex circuits.
• Work with related diagnostic equipment including digital voltmeter, paper recorder, multi-volt meter, oscilloscope, and other electronic tools and equipment.
• Maintain specified records of work performed, details of repairs, and materials usage.  
• Interpret schematics and blueprints at an intermediate level.
• Provide technical assistance to maintenance and production personnel as needed

We Have

• A strong global presence with steel mills that transform millions of metric tons of raw material to produce steel beams, special quality bars, merchant bar, rebar, spikes, and wire used by the auto industry, appliance, construction, machinery, and equipment industries.    
• A culture that welcomes diversity, encourages innovation, and creates products that serve humanity.  
• An environment that values teamwork, safety, and sustainability. 
• A commitment to continuous improvement and the belief that we can create a better future for our employees and our global community by investing in people, processes, and technology. 

We Offer

• Comprehensive Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Plans – Eligible upon 1st day of hire 
• Health & Dependent Care (Flexible Spending Account) 
• 100% Matching 401K up to 6% 
• Life/Accidental Life Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Health Advocate Services 
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Tuition Reimbursement Program 
• Career Path System and Professional Training

Qualifications Required

• High school diploma and 2 years of related experience (i.e., storeroom, logistics, inventory management, shipping, etc.)

• Proficiency with computer work, data entry skills, and report preparation
• Ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment 
• Effective listening and proactive and transparent communication skills
• Dependability with flexibility to be on call or work onsite outside of normal business hours.
• Collaborative and cooperative

Your Purpose

You will provide support logistics and maintain customer service. You will 

make the arrangements for 

Your Work

• Arrange freight to move material to customers and internal locations using Transportation Management Systems and other methods as dictated by necessity including phone and email.

• Make arrangements

   between carriers, sales and warehouse to execute on-time shipments balancing costs and customer service.
• Identify/correct order and inventory issues with sales/warehouse and escalate as needed.
• Maintain validity of freight costs, correct errors, and confirm or process detention payments.
• Populate reports as required.
• Schedule carrier appointments in alignment with mill loading schedules and supervised instruction (for example the number of appointments with consideration for crane downtime, pre-load schedules, manpower on the shift, receiving, over-length loads, etc.).
• Continue the development of our relationship with the carrier base through effective communication for all parties.
• Enter and update necessary information on shipments including delivery comments, prioritization, or special shipping instructions.
• May negotiate spot or premium freight rates within limits of authority for local carriers to ensure on time shipments.
• Provide assistance or Logistics Operations as required.

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. 

If you are vision-impaired or have some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act / Accessible Canada Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866)-788-2798 or recruiting@gerdau.com

Empowering people who build the future.

We Offer:

• Starting Salary $64000 / year (includes base hourly rate plus scheduled overtime, biweekly production bonus and shift premiums). 
• Career Path System and Training
• Advancement Opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Flexible Shifts
• Benefits on Day One – Comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans
• 100% Matching 401K up to 6%
• Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability Plan
• Paid Life/Accident Insurance
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off

We Have: 

• A strong global presence with mini-mills that transform millions of metric tons of raw material to produce steel beams, flat-rolled steel, merchant bar, rebar, spikes, and wire used by the auto industry, appliance, construction, machinery, and equipment industries.    

• A culture that welcomes diversity, encourages innovation, and creates products that serve humanity.  

• An environment that values teamwork, safety, and sustainability. 

• A commitment to continuous improvement and the belief that we can create a better future for our employees and our global community by investing in people, processes, and technology. 

We Offer:

• Comprehensive Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Plans – Eligible upon 1st day of hire 
• Health & Dependent Care (Flexible Spending Account) 
• 100% Matching 401K up to 6% 
• Life/Accidental Life Insurance 
• Health Advocate Services 
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Tuition Reimbursement Program 
• Career Path System and Training 
• An empowering and open culture with the opportunity to grow and create 

You Have: 

• The desire to learn new roles and grow with the company
• Ability to read, write, and follow instructions
• Ability to use simple specifications, dials, and gauges to regulate electricity and water flow.
• High School Diploma or GED
• 1 year of industrial or manufacturing experience to include operating heavy mobile equipment 
• Flexibility to work a rotating 12 hr shift, days, nights and weekends 
•  Ability to climb stairs, climb ladders, reach, squat, tolerate prolonged sitting, standing or walking, balance, bend, operate mobile equipment, crawl, kneel, lift up to 75 lbs.
• Ability to work in cramped quarters, heights, extreme temperature conditions.

Your Purpose:

Primarily responsible for maintaining and stocking consumables for the Furnace or Casters, general housekeeping duties (includes 5S and cleaning), assisting other furnace operators as needed and may be responsible for collecting and running slag samples. 

Your Work:

• Unload trucks and stock supplies and/or consumables.
• Operate/stock temperature and sampling device used to take temperatures, oxygen readings and steel samples.
• May also take care of slag pots/pits as needed (i.e clean out pits with shovels, water, et).
• Assist in maintaining refractory (patching or gunning).
• Maintain runner/tap hole.
• Build and add electrodes.
• Record data in production systems.
• Communicate with team members.

#thegerdauwearecreating

Empowering people who build the future.

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants foremployment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee orapplicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, maritalstatus, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, orother legally protected status. All external applicants must be legally eligible to immediately work inthe country of hire without current or future sponsorship.

If you are vision-impaired or have some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act /Accessible Canada Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations relatedto applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866)-788-2798 or
recruiting@gerdau.com

#thegerdauwearecreating

This position is open for domestic candidates only.

Job Summary:

Plan, lay out, and perform all operations required to install, troubleshoot, repair, construct, modify, calibrate, test, service, and program highly complex equipment in support of steel production operation and related plant facilities.  Need to have knowledge of electrical and electronic wiring specification, properties of various materials, and the principles of operation and application of equipment.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Install, troubleshoot, and repair electrical and electronic controls and systems, using required knowledge and understanding of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, fluidic, and electrical systems/components, as well as how they operate.
2. Perform rounds and check machinery to identify abnormalities and ensure that machine functions are operating within the normal specifications. 
3. Exercise judgement when troubleshooting AC/DC motor controls, PLC, electrical drives, and all high-voltage systems at or below 480 volts. 
4. Inspect and perform daily maintenance on all shop machinery, mobile equipment, HVAC Systems, PLC networks, and cranes, and repairs or replaces worn items as required.
5. Service the electrical aspect of pumps, motors, cranes, and hydraulic/pneumatic systems as needed.
6. Lay out, install, and maintain a variety of complete electronically-controlled equipment, such as rolling mill loop controls, secondary distribution centers, programmable sequences, and pulpit control panel.
7. Balance loads and wire complex circuits.
8. Work with related diagnostic equipment including digital voltmeter, paper recorder, multi-volt meter, oscilloscope, and other electronic tools and equipment.
9. Maintain specified records of work performed, details of repairs, and materials usage. 
10. Interpret schematics and blueprints at an intermediate level.
11. Provide technical assistance to maintenance and production personnel as needed.

Additional Responsibilities:

1. Operate mobile equipment to lift and transport materials, including loaders, cranes (includes rigging principles), man-lifts, brick-lift, and forklifts.
2. Ensure daily preventative maintenance is performed on vehicles and mobile equipment to include fueling, cleaning, and checking /adding fluids as needed.
3. Follow all PPE requirements and safety rules and guidelines for all tasks being performed.
4. Assist in training of coworkers as needed.
5. Maintain communication with coworkers through two-way radio and hand signals.
6. Demonstrate ability and willingness to work as part of a self-directed team with limited supervision. 
7. Maintain work areas and equipment in clean and orderly condition.
8. Exhibit engagement in GBS tools and methodology.
9. Demonstrate basic computer skills, specifically, SAP experience.
10. Assist maintenance personnel as needed.
11. Perform all other duties as assigned.

Education/Experience:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Verifiable maintenance technical training.
• Understanding of shop mathematics with the use of drawings, specifications, charts, tables, and precision measuring instruments.
• Experience working in an industrial environment in a position containing a routine maintenance component.
• 3 to 5 years of heavy industrial electrical maintenance experience.
• Intermediate knowledge of AC/DC motor theory and ability to troubleshoot with PLC.
• Intermediate drive knowledge, electrical controls, NFPA 70E, and high voltage power systems.
• Intermediate knowledge of HVAC controls, electrical schematics, motor theory, and common electrical maintenance hand tools.

AAS in industrial maintenance and maintenance reliability certifications are preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to climb stairs, climb ladders, reach, squat, tolerate prolonged standing/walking, balance, bend, operate mobile equipment, crawl, kneel, and push and pull objects.
• Ability to reach, squat, and tolerate prolonged sitting.
• Ability to lift up to 70 lbs.
• Ability to operate hand controls with both hands and foot pedals with both feet.
• Ability to perform sustained overhead reaching.
• Ability to work in extreme ambient temperatures up to 160°F.
• Ability to work in cramped quarters and at heights.
• Ability to work a rotating shift schedule, including days, nights and weekends.
• Ability to tolerate working in areas where noise levels can reach 120 decibels.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to work on a variety of new projects and analyzing trends in a manufacturing environment? Are you curious, imaginative, and like to plan in advance? Join Gerdau and experience an empowering and open culture with a real opportunity to grow and create your future. 

Earning potential of $85000 - $120000 / year depending on technical experience plus an annual bonus. Relocation assistance within U.S. may be offered.

We Have: 

• A strong global presence with mills that transform millions of metric tons of raw material to produce steel beams, flat-rolled steel, merchant bar, rebar, spikes, and wire used by the auto industry, appliance, construction, machinery, and equipment industries.    
• A culture that welcomes diversity, encourages innovation, and creates products that serve humanity.  
• An environment that values teamwork, safety, and sustainability. 
• A commitment to continuous improvement and the belief that we can create a better future for our employees and our global community by investing in people, processes, and technology.
•  A Career Path System and Training.

We Offer:

• Comprehensive Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Plans – Eligible upon 1st day of hire 
• Health & Dependent Care (Flexible Spending Account) 
• 100% Matching 401K up to 6% 
• Life/Accidental Life Insurance 
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Annual Bonus 
• Health Advocate Services 
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Tuition Reimbursement Program 
• Career Path System and Training 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics or Electrical Engineering with 3-5 years manufacturing experience OR in lieu of education, 10 years work manufacturing experience programming PLC's.
• Strong knowledge of AC/DC controls and motors and drives.
• Ability to oversee electrical products, equipment, systems, etc. including elements of design, implementation, maintenance, and operational and safety standards.
• Prior experience with programming PLCs and developing ladder logic on Rockwell and Siemens S7-1516. 
• Solid understanding of PLC communication protocols (Profibus and Profinet preferred).
• Ability to troubleshoot equipment problems resulting from automation, communication, or HMI issues and implement strong corrective measures.
• Must be comfortable using MS Office, data acquisition software (IBA/PDA preferred).
• Must be willing to work in both an office setting and hands on in the field.

Your Purpose:

You will be responsible for rolling mill automation, training, troubleshooting major failures, software back-up, research, development, improvement and testing of electrical/electronic components, equipment, and systems. The position works closely with production and maintenance personnel, as well as management to ensure continuous operation and continuous improvement of equipment, and processes.  The position reports to the Maintenance General Foreman.

Your Work:

• Modify PLCs to help support the operations process, with PLC experience on one or more of the following:
  • GE innovation series controllers
  • Toshiba NV controllers
  • RX3i controllers
  • GE Genius Block I/O networks
  • Siemens S7/TIA
  • Allen Bradley PLC
• Modify HMI to help support the operations process, with HMI programming experience on one or more of the following:
  • GE Cimplicity
  • Ignition
  • WIN CC
  • Rockwell Automation
• Electrical and network experience on one or more of the following:
  • IBA Analytical tools
  • Computer networking
  • Cisco switching/router configuration
  • ABB LV and MV drives

Keywords: BSEE, Electrical Engineer, Automation Engineer, Controls Engineer, Process Engineer, automation, programming, control systems, PLC, HMI, SCADA, hydraulics, pneumatics, AC/CD, drives, motors, steel, metals, manufacturing

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

If you are vision-impaired or have some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act / Accessible Canada Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866)-788-2798 or recruiting@gerdau.com

Job Summary:

Move finished product from rolling mill to staging area for outbound shipments with the use of mobile or material handling equipment. Assist in a variety of functions related to the Logistics Department including inventory and quality checks.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: