Plant Operations & Maintenance Technician
Posted on: 8 Jan 2021
Forbes, MN
Job Description
This is the entry-level job posting for United Taconite located in Eveleth and Forbes, Minnesota.
We are accepting applications for current and future openings. If you do apply, please be sure to keep your resume and application up-to-date as things change.
Principal Functions
This position operates various ore processing and pelletizing equipment, such as crushers, filters, grinding mill areas, balling drum areas, furnace/kiln equipment etc. and also performs light maintenance on the equipment being operated.
People hired to fill this position will also have an opportunity to bid on any bargaining unit openings (including mining equipment operators) that develop.
Specific Responsibilities by Priority
This position involves a variety of operating areas; incumbents are expected to become trained in all areas over time for maximum flexibility in assignments. These positions work a rotating schedule of 12 hour shifts to provide 24/7 coverage for the facility.
Education Needed
2 years post secondary with 2 years experience; or equivalent experience
Successful candidates will need to pass a pre-employment physical, including a drug screen; background check, and other pre-employment testing.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, military or protected veteran status. The following links provide information regarding your Equal Employment Opportunity rights and protections: EEO is the Law & EEO is the Law Supplement. We are a drug-free workplace and conduct pre-employment testing as a condition of employment.
AK Steel Corporation
West Chester, OH
Our heritage of innovation spans more than 119 years, beginning in 1899 when the company’s predecessor, ARMCO, was incorporated in Middletown, Ohio. Over the past century, we have been a leader of innovation in the steel industry, provided jobs to hundreds of thousands of people and given back to our communities where our employees work and live
AK Steel is a leading producer of flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steel products, and carbon and stainless tubular products, primarily for the automotive, infrastructure and manufacturing, electrical power generation and distribution markets. Through its subsidiaries, the company also provides customer solutions with carbon and stainless steel tubing products, die design and tooling, and hot and cold stamped components.
Headquartered in West Chester, Ohio in Greater Cincinnati, the company has approximately 9,500 employees at steel manufacturing operations across seven states (Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia), as well as Canada and Mexico.
Roger K. Newport is AK Steel's Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors. He was named CEO January 1, 2016.
AK Steel is a publicly held company traded over the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AKS and is a component of the FORTUNE 500 - aligning the company with many of the most prominent corporations in America.
AK Steel's 2018 revenues reached approximately $6.82 billion. Today, the company is focused on a strategy to ensure we are well positioned as an innovative steel solutions provider to create innovative products and processes that surpass the needs of our customers today and for the future.
-
IndustryManufacturing
-
No. of Employees9,500+
-
Website
-
Jobs Posted280
