Job Summary:
The Combustion Engineer is the site technical expert for industrial combustion systems supporting a large, unionized aluminum rolling and manufacturing facility. This role partners closely with represented maintenance and production teams to troubleshoot, maintain, and improve furnaces, burners, combustion controls, fuel-train systems, PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) / HMI (Human-Machine Interface) controls, and related thermal-processing equipment. The engineer identifies equipment and process deficiencies, leads root-cause analysis and reliability improvements, develops safe and standardized work practices, and provides engineering, commissioning, startup, and operational support for major capital projects in a continuous heavy-manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities
- Model and promote Constellium’s Core Values of Safety, Respect, Trust, Transparency, and Collaboration while supporting continuous improvement and customer needs.
- Continually improve safety performance by reducing and, where possible, eliminating risk to support an injury-free work environment.
- Support product quality, on-time delivery, operational efficiency, and Manufacturing Excellence through standardized practices and measurable results.
- Maintain effective vendor relationships and remain current on combustion and combustion-controls technology.
- Lead and participate in multidisciplinary problem-solving efforts with technical, maintenance, and production teams; drive resolution of chronic issues and coordinate additional resources as needed.
- Use data historians and other process information to analyze issues, identify root causes, and support effective solutions.
- Identify and implement combustion-control solutions that improve process performance and equipment reliability.
- Mentor and train employees in combustion theory, safety, processes, controls, and standard work.
- Develop and deploy standard practices for the design, control, and maintenance of plant combustion systems.
- Support and, when assigned, lead capital and improvement projects by providing engineering, startup, and operational expertise.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferred; or 10 years of comparable industrial energy-management experience with a demonstrated record of results, required.
- Demonstrated expertise troubleshooting combustion systems and combustion-control systems, required.
- Working knowledge of PLC and HMI controls, required.
- Knowledge of applicable NFPA and NEC codes, required.
- Strong interpersonal, written, verbal, coaching, and training skills, required.
- Strong time-management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple concurrent projects in a deadline- and cost-constrained environment.
- Demonstrated decision quality, accountability, flexibility, collaboration, and ability to deliver results under changing or difficult conditions.
- Demonstrated ability to optimize work processes through standardization, measurable results, and continuous improvement.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, and Word.
- Experience with Microsoft Power BI and/or Visual Basic, preferred.
About Constellium: With approximately 1,200 employees, Constellium’s plant in Ravenswood, West Virginia, is one of the world’s largest rolled products facilities, offering customers the most powerful plate stretchers in the world, as well as one of the largest cold rolling mills. Built in 1957, the plant houses 62 acres (about 250,900 m²) of production facilities and is one of the top 50 businesses in West Virginia. We produce plate, sheet, and coil products for aerospace, defense, transportation, marine, and industrial uses. As the global leader in aluminum aerospace technology, we specialize in high-performance plates, sheets, and extrusions that bring cost and performance benefits to space programs and military and commercial aircraft. Our advanced aluminum products manufactured in the United States, France, and Switzerland can be found in platforms manufactured by Airbus, Applied Materials, Blue Origin, Boeing, Bombardier, Dassault, Embraer, General Dynamics, LAM, Lockheed Martin, SpaceX, and others. The Ravenswood facility is nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains along the Ohio River. It is the largest employer in Jackson County and one of the top 50 businesses in West Virginia. A culture of family, community, and hard work runs deep in Jackson County. Located in the western region of West Virginia, it is one of the most productive regions in the state, with Ripley as its county seat and Ravenswood serving as its largest municipality. Ripley sits between the Parkersburg and Charleston metropolitan areas. The region offers activities for a wide range of interests, including parks, lakes, forests, Civil War trails, golf courses, historical landmarks, museums and galleries, conference centers, the Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences, the Charleston Light Opera Guild, and more.
Constellium is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.