Job Description

At Gerdau, we empower our people to grow, thrive, and make a difference—together. With a culture built on trust and teamwork, we offer meaningful work, continuous development, and opportunities to shape your future. We invite you to come work with us, where your contributions are valued, your voice is heard, and your career is forged with purpose

Melt Shop Production Shift Supervisor

Lead the team that powers steel production.

At Gerdau, we're looking for an experienced leader with Melt Shop expertise who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and is passionate about safety, operational excellence, and developing people. In this role, you'll have a direct impact on production performance, employee engagement, and continuous improvement initiatives that drive the success of our operation.

About the Role

As the Melt Shop Production Shift Supervisor, you'll provide frontline leadership for a team responsible for producing high-quality steel safely, efficiently, and reliably. Reporting to the Melt Shop Superintendent, you'll lead daily operations, coach employees, solve challenges in real time, and drive improvements that strengthen safety, quality, productivity, and cost performance.

What You'll Do

• Lead and foster a strong safety-first culture
• Drive performance in production, quality, cost control, and employee development
• Coach, mentor, and develop hourly employees and future leaders
• Partner with maintenance, operations, and leadership teams to achieve business goals
• Identify and implement process improvements that increase efficiency and reliability
• Promote accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement throughout the department
• Champion Lean, 5S, and operational excellence initiatives
• Support training, workforce development, and standardization efforts

What We're Looking For

• Previous Melt Shop experience required
• 4-6 years of manufacturing or heavy industrial experience
• Proven leadership experience in a production environment
• Strong understanding of steelmaking operations, safety practices, and continuous improvement principles
• Ability to motivate teams, solve problems, and drive results
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, 5S, GBS, or similar operational excellence programs is preferred
• Associate degree in a technical or business-related field preferred; equivalent experience will be considered

Why Join Gerdau?

This is an opportunity to lead from the front, influence plant performance, and help shape the next generation of steel industry talent. You'll join a global organization that invests in its people, values innovation, and provides opportunities for long-term career growth.

If you're an experienced Melt Shop leader who is ready to make an impact, we invite you to apply and build your future with Gerdau.

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.

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