Manufacturing Associate- Rolling Mill

Manufacturing Associate - Rolling Mill

Manufacturing Associate at Gerdau North America is a full-time role, entry level, focused on operating and maintaining rolling mill equipment.

• $68,000 to $72,000 per year, including an hourly rate of $21.16/hr (increasing to $22.66/hr after 90 days), biweekly production bonus, shift premiums, and 354 scheduled overtime hours per year.
• Growth opportunities: learning new roles and advancing within the company.
• Work‑life balance: rotating shift schedule.
• Use of cutting‑edge technology: heavy mobile equipment, overhead cranes, torches.
• Supportive environment that values safety, teamwork, and excellence.

• Desire to learn new roles and grow with the company.
• Successful completion of entrance exam.
• 3+ years manufacturing or industrial experience.
• Ability to work a 12‑hour rotating schedule, including days, nights, and two consecutive weekends a month.
• Basic computer skills.
• Experience with heavy mobile equipment, overhead cranes, cab crane, and torches (plus).
• General math skills, advanced problem‑solving, and multi‑tasking ability.
• Ability to use charts, schedules, and touchscreens when applicable.
• Ability to interpret instructions and use adjustable controls, HMIs, measuring instruments, and gauges.

• Your purpose: maintain equipment operations, safety standards, housekeeping, and bar quality inspections.
• Ensure all buckets are emptied as needed to allow continued operations.
• Ensure 5S area is maintained to standard at all times during the shift while observing safety.
• Maintain cleaning schedule.
• Assist maintenance as needed.
• Assist with saw blade changes, roll changes, and inspections.

• Ability to climb stairs, ladders, reach, squat, tolerate prolonged standing or walking, balance, bend, operate mobile equipment, crawl, kneel, push and pull objects.
• Ability to reach, squat, and tolerate prolonged sitting.
• Ability to lift up to 50 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 up to 160 ft.
• Ability to tolerate noise levels up to 120 decibels.

• Entry level

• Full‑time

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